GROWTH STOCK FUND

Fund Overview

Adviser:

Mason Street Advisors, LLC

Subadviser:

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC

Objective/Focus:

Invests in a diversified mix of equity securities of well established medium and large capitalization companies with above average earnings growth potential. The objective is long-term capital growth. Current income is a secondary objective.

Asset Class:

Large-Cap Stocks

Style:

Growth

Fund Facts as of 09/30/18

Fund Inception

05-03-1994

First Available for Variable Annuity

05-03-1994

First Available for Variable Life

05-03-1994

Net Assets

$1.1 Billion

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings % of Net Assets

Amazon.com, Inc.

7.2%

Apple, Inc.

6.8%

Microsoft Corp.

5.0%

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C

4.5%

Facebook, Inc. - Class A

3.9%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

2.9%

Visa, Inc. - Class A

2.5%

The Home Depot, Inc.

2.2%

International Business Machines Corp.

2.1%

Union Pacific Corp.

2.0%

Total % of Net Assets

39.1%

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Disclosed Holdings

Sector Weightings % of Equities

Information Technology

32.7%

Health Care

16.1%

Consumer Discretionary

15.0%

Communication Services

13.2%

Industrials

11.7%

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Mason Street Advisors, LLC (MSA) is the principal investment adviser for all the Portfolios in the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund (Series Fund). (Portfolios in the Series Fund 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, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC and Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

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