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| Adviser: |
Russell Investment Management Company |
| Fund Manager(s): |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC; MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.; Pzena Investment Management, LLC; William Blair & Company, LLC (Money managers listed are current as of 03/31/13. Russell has the right to employ or terminate a money manager at any time and without prior notification, as is consistent with its role as investment manager.) |
| Objective/Focus: |
A multi-manager fund that invests primarily in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, issued by companies domiciled outside the U.S. and in depository receipts, which represent ownership of securities of non-U.S. companies. The objective is to provide long-term capital growth. |
| Asset Class: |
International Stocks |
| Style: |
Value, Growth and Market-Oriented |
| Overseas investments can pose more risks than domestic investments. Unit values are subject to fluctuations in foreign stock markets, currency values, interest rates, government regulations and political conditions. |
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| Fund Inception |
04-30-1999 |
| First Available for Variable Annuity |
04-30-1999 |
| First Available for Variable Life |
06-30-1999 |
| Net Assets |
$361.91 Million |
| Top 10 Portfolio Holdings |
% of Net Assets |
| Novartis AG |
1.5% |
| Roche Holding AG |
1.5% |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. |
1.5% |
| Vodafone Group PLC |
1.4% |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC |
1.4% |
| Imperial Tobacco Group PLC |
1.3% |
| Nestle SA |
1.3% |
| Sanofi-Aventis |
1.3% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
1.2% |
| BP PLC |
1.2% |
| % of Total Portfolio |
13.6% |
| Country Diversification |
% of Equities |
| United Kingdom |
23.6% |
| Japan |
13.7% |
| France |
9.4% |
| Switzerland |
8.7% |
| Germany |
8.2% |
You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, expenses and charges of the investment company before you invest. Your Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Registered Representative can provide you with a contract and fund prospectus that will contain the information noted above, and other important information that you should read carefully before you invest or send money.
Mason Street Advisors, LLC (MSA), a wholly owned company of Northwestern Mutual, is a federally registered investment adviser. Mason Street Advisors, LLC (MSA) is the principal investment adviser for all the Portfolios in the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund (Series Fund) (NMSF). (Portfolios in the Series Funds are identified by the parenthetical next to the portfolio name.) MSA has engaged and oversees sub-advisers who provide day-to-day management for certain of the Series Fund Portfolios. Each sub-adviser may be replaced without the approval of shareholders. Please see the prospectus for more information. Additional fund options are advised by Russell Investments, Fidelity Investments® and Neuberger Berman Management, LLC.
All securities are offered through Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, (NMIS), Subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and member FINRA and SIPC.
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