Emerging Markets Equity Fund
| Fund Overview | |
| Adviser: | Mason Street Advisors, LLC |
| Subadviser: | Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited |
| Objective/Focus: | Normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers that are tied economically to emerging market countries. May invest in companies of any size. The objective is capital appreciation. |
| Asset Class: | Emerging Market International Stocks |
| Style: | Blend |
| Investments in emerging or developing markets involve exposure to economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature, and to political systems which have less stability than those of more developed countries. These securities are particularly subject to a risk of loss from political instability. | |
| Emerging market securities are subject to currency transfer restrictions and may experience delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures for a Fund's portfolio securities. | |
| The volatility of emerging markets can be significantly higher than other equity asset classes. | |
| Fund Facts as of 6/30/17 | |
| Fund Inception | 04-30-2007 |
| First Available for Variable Annuity | 04-30-2007 |
| First Available for Variable Life | 06-30-2011 |
| Net Assets | $633.94 Million |
| Top 10 Portfolio Holdings | % of Net Assets |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 5.0% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 4.1% |
| Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. | 3.9% |
| AIA Group, Ltd. | 3.4% |
| China Mobile, Ltd. | 3.0% |
| Astra International Tbk PT | 3.0% |
| ITC, Ltd. | 2.8% |
| Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, ADR | 2.7% |
| Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | 2.7% |
| Ayala Land, Inc. | 2.5% |
| Total % of Net Assets | 33.1% |
| Download Publicly Disclosed Holdings | |
| Geographic Allocation | % of Equities |
| Asia | 59.4% |
| Europe | 14.5% |
| Latin America/Caribbean | 14.5% |
| North America | 8.8% |
| Mid East/Africa | 2.8% |
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