Risk Associated with the
Fund Holding Cash, Money Market Instruments and Other Short-Term Investments.
The Fund will, at times, hold assets in cash, money market instruments and other short-term
investments, which may hurt the Fund’s performance. These positions may also subject the Fund to additional risks and costs.
Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses passive underlying funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a
specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an
indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the
index.
Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other
forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or
political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected
for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a
whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in an underlying fund decreases in value.
Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There
is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to
inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified
rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
(CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a
TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or
conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries
or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation
(or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates,
global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, trade wars, retaliatory trade measures, sanctions and other trade barriers,
supply chain disruptions, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs
and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters
or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics or the threat or
potential of one or more such factors and occurrences.
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of
U.S. investments. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary
receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, unstable governments, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, decreased market liquidity, expropriation and nationalization risks,
sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations,
higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other
instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not
receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery
of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make
payments or delivery when due or default completely. Foreign market trading hours, clearance and
settlement procedures, and holiday schedules may limit an underlying fund’s ability to buy
and sell securities. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming
riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.
Emerging market countries typically have less established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political
uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price
volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers. Certain emerging market countries may
be subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and
record keeping and therefore, material information related to an investment may not be available or
reliable. Additionally, an underlying fund may have substantial difficulties exercising its legal
rights or enforcing a counterparty’s legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of
the United States, in particular, in emerging market countries, which can increase the risk of loss. From time to time, certain companies in which the Fund invests may operate in, or have dealings with, countries subject to sanctions or
embargoes imposed by the U.S. government and the United Nations and/or in countries the U.S.
government identified as state sponsors of terrorism. One or more of these companies may be subject to constraints under U.S. law or regulations that could negatively affect the company’s performance.
Additionally, one or more of these companies could suffer damage to its reputation if the market
identifies it as a company that invests or deals with countries that the U.S. government identifies as state sponsors of terrorism or subjects to sanctions.
Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the Fund and/or an underlying fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The
prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to
fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, contagion risk within a particular industry or sector or to other industries or
sectors, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in