International Equity Fund
| Fund Overview | |
| Adviser: | Mason Street Advisors, LLC |
| Subadviser: | Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC |
| Objective/Focus: | Primarily invests in stocks of non-U.S. companies believed to be undervalued. Investments may include small, medium and large capitalization issues. The objective is long-term capital growth. |
| Asset Class: | International Stocks |
| Style: | Value |
| 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. Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks. | |
| Fund Facts as of 6/30/17 | |
| Fund Inception | 04-30-1993 |
| First Available for Variable Annuity | 04-30-1993 |
| First Available for Variable Life | 05-03-1994 |
| Net Assets | $1.82 Billion |
| Top 10 Portfolio Holdings | % of Net Assets |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 3.4% |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2.1% |
| BP PLC | 1.8% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.8% |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 1.7% |
| Merck KGaA | 1.7% |
| ING Groep NV | 1.6% |
| Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | 1.6% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 1.6% |
| Akzo Nobel NV | 1.6% |
| Total % of Net Assets | 18.9% |
| Download Publicly Disclosed Holdings | |
| Geographic Allocation | % of Equities |
| Europe | 60.6% |
| Asia | 32.4% |
| North America | 4.1% |
| Mid East/Africa | 1.5% |
| Latin America/Caribbean | 1.4% |
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