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at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund<br/>(Institutional Class/MXEDX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>45</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.45<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 45 0.0045 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1,279M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1,037</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>2.6M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Average Credit Quality</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">A1</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Weighted Average Maturity</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">12 years</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Effective Duration</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">5.25 years</td></tr></table> 1279000000 1037 2600000 0.39 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.26<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.12<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.61<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.52<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.46<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.75<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">CREDIT RATING ALLOCATION</div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;"> <div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super; text-transform: none;display:inline;">(a)</div> </div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122748.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="font-size: smaller;vertical-align: sub;display:inline;">(a) Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized.</div> </div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.26<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.12<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.61<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.52<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.46<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.75<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.0337 0.0326 0.0312 0.0261 0.0252 0.0246 0.0218 0.0197 0.0197 0.0175 Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized. <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund Investor Class MXEWX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund<br/>(Investor Class/MXEWX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>76</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.76<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 76 0.0076 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1,279M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1,037</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>2.6M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Average Credit Quality</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">A1</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Weighted Average Maturity</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">12 years</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Effective Duration</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">5.25 years</td></tr></table> 1279000000 1037 2600000 0.39 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.26<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.12<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.61<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.52<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.46<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.75<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">CREDIT RATING ALLOCATION</div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;"> <div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super; text-transform: none;display:inline;">(a)</div> </div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122777.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; text-align: justify; "><div style="font-size: smaller;vertical-align: sub;display:inline;">(a) Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized.</div> </div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.26<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.12<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.61<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.52<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.46<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.75%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.97<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.75<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.0337 0.0326 0.0312 0.0261 0.0252 0.0246 0.0218 0.0197 0.0197 0.0175 Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized. <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Institutional Class MXEGX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund<br/>(Institutional Class/MXEGX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>35</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.35<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 35 0.0035 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>927M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">171</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1.3M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">123<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Average Credit Quality</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Aa1</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Weighted Average Maturity</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">7 years</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Effective Duration</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">4.16 years</td></tr></table> 927000000 171 1300000 1.23 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">15.78<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">13.91<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.25%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11.09<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">10.29<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">7.54<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">6.86<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Home Loan Bank 3.70%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.95<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.19<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.68<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.64<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">CREDIT RATING ALLOCATION</div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;"> <div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super; text-transform: none;display:inline;">(a)</div> </div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122814.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; text-align: justify; "><div style="font-size: smaller;vertical-align: sub;display:inline;">(a) Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized.</div> </div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">15.78<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">13.91<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.25%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11.09<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">10.29<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">7.54<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">6.86<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Home Loan Bank 3.70%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.95<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.19<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.68<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.64<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.1578 0.1391 0.1109 0.1029 0.0754 0.0686 0.0495 0.0319 0.0168 0.0164 Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized. <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Class MXEYX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund<br/>(Investor Class/MXEYX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>70</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.70<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 70 0.007 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>927M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">171</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1.3M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">123<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Average Credit Quality</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Aa1</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Weighted Average Maturity</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">7 years</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Effective Duration</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">4.16 years</td></tr></table> 927000000 171 1300000 1.23 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">15.78<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">13.91<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.25%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11.09<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">10.29<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">7.54<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">6.86<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Home Loan Bank 3.70%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.95<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.19<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.68<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.64<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">CREDIT RATING ALLOCATION</div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;"> <div style="font-size: smaller; vertical-align: super; text-transform: none;display:inline;">(a)</div> </div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122843.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; text-align: justify; "><div style="font-size: smaller;vertical-align: sub;display:inline;">(a) Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized.</div> </div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.63%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">15.78<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">13.91<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.25%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11.09<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 0.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">10.29<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.13%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">7.54<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 1.88%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">6.86<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Federal Home Loan Bank 3.70%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.95<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds TIPS 2.38%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.19<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.68<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.64<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.1578 0.1391 0.1109 0.1029 0.0754 0.0686 0.0495 0.0319 0.0168 0.0164 Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). Our preferred vendor has been chosen based on asset coverage and historical ratings accuracy. When ratings are unavailable from our preferred vendor, other NRSROs may be utilized. <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund Institutional Class MXECX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund<br/>(Institutional Class/MXECX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>67</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.65<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 67 0.0065 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1,155M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">858</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>2.9M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 1155000000 858 2900000 0.11 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ASML Holding NV</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.58<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novartis AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novo Nordisk A/S Class B</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.15<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.08<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Unilever PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.04<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Roche Holding AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.93<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 3.66%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.92<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Shell PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.90<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tencent Holdings Ltd</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.87<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122684.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ASML Holding NV</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.58<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novartis AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novo Nordisk A/S Class B</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.15<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.08<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Unilever PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.04<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Roche Holding AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.93<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 3.66%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.92<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Shell PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.90<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tencent Holdings Ltd</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.87<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.0258 0.0137 0.0137 0.0115 0.0108 0.0104 0.0093 0.0092 0.009 0.0087 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund Investor Class MXEVX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund<br/>(Investor Class/MXEVX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>97</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.94<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 97 0.0094 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1,155M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">858</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>2.9M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">11<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 1155000000 858 2900000 0.11 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ASML Holding NV</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.58<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novartis AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novo Nordisk A/S Class B</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.15<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.08<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Unilever PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.04<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Roche Holding AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.93<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 3.66%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.92<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Shell PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.90<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tencent Holdings Ltd</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.87<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122719.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">ASML Holding NV</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.58<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novartis AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Novo Nordisk A/S Class B</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.37<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Sponsored ADR</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.15<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">HSBC Holdings PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.08<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Unilever PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.04<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Roche Holding AG</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.93<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">U.S. Treasury Bills 3.66%</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.92<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Shell PLC</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.90<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tencent Holdings Ltd</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">0.87<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.0258 0.0137 0.0137 0.0115 0.0108 0.0104 0.0093 0.0092 0.009 0.0087 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund Institutional Class MXEBX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund<br/>(Institutional Class/MXEBX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>58</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.55<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 58 0.0055 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>817M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">653</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1.8M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 817000000 653 1800000 0.18 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Apple Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">5.03<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">NVIDIA Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.57<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Microsoft Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.35<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Amazon.com Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.63<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.07<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Broadcom Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.71<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class A</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.60<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Advanced Micro Devices Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.49<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Micron Technology Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tesla Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.20<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">SECTOR ALLOCATION</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122618.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Apple Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">5.03<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">NVIDIA Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.57<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Microsoft Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.35<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Amazon.com Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.63<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.07<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Broadcom Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.71<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class A</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.60<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Advanced Micro Devices Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.49<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Micron Technology Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tesla Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.20<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 0.0503 0.0457 0.0335 0.0263 0.0207 0.0171 0.016 0.0149 0.0139 0.012 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund Investor Class MXETX This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund (the "Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. semi-annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents. You may also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-831-7129. https://www.empower.com/investments/empower-funds/fund-documents 1-866-831-7129 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund Expenses for the period ended </div> <div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">June 30, 2026</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund (Class)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding: 6pt 3pt 3pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Costs paid as a percentage<br/>of a $10,000 investment</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;">Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund<br/>(Investor Class/MXETX)</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>92</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom;">0.87<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 92 0.0087 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 10pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Key Fund Statistics</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Arial';">The following table outlines key fund statistics that you should pay attention to.</div><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Fund net assets</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>817M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total number of portfolio holdings</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">653</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Total advisory fee paid</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;"><div style="float: none; letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">$</div>1.8M</td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding: 6pt 10pt 3pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%; text-align: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period (not annualized)</div></td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 10pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">18<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table> 817000000 653 1800000 0.18 <div style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Graphical Representation of Holdings</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, representing percentages of the total investments of the Fund.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; display: table; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-right: 10pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Apple Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">5.03<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">NVIDIA Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.57<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Microsoft Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.35<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Amazon.com Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.63<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.07<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Broadcom Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.71<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class A</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.60<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Advanced Micro Devices Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.49<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Micron Technology Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tesla Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.20<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial'; flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0px; padding-left: 10pt; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0.5pt; box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; float: none;"><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">SECTOR ALLOCATION</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 2 Chart" src="chartimages_1122655.jpg" style="width: 301pt;"/> </div></div></div> <div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><div style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; letter-spacing: 1.25px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Top Ten Holdings</div> </div></div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Arial';"><table style="text-align:start; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; break-inside: avoid;"><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Apple Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">5.03<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">NVIDIA Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">4.57<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Microsoft Corp</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">3.35<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Amazon.com Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.63<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class C</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">2.07<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Broadcom Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.71<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Alphabet Inc Class A</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.60<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Advanced Micro Devices Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.49<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(140, 160, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Micron Technology Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.39<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr><tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt;">Tesla Inc</td><td style="break-inside: avoid-page; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; white-space: nowrap;">1.20<div style="letter-spacing: 0px; top: 0px;display:inline;">%</div></td></tr></table></div> 0.0503 0.0457 0.0335 0.0263 0.0207 0.0171 0.016 0.0149 0.0139 0.012 <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Material Fund Changes</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">There were no material changes to the Fund during the reporting period.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: rgb(0, 65, 133); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 4pt;"><div style="font-weight:bolder;display:inline;">Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants</div> </div><div style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; text-align: justify;">There were no changes in or disagreements with the Fund's accountants during the reporting period.</div> Security ratings disclosed with the exception of those labeled “Not Rated” are provided by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization ("NRSRO"). 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