| Fund Overview | |
| Adviser: | Mason Street Advisors, LLC |
| Subadviser: | William Blair Investment Management, LLC |
| Objective/Focus: | Invests in stocks of mid-sized companies selected for their above-average growth potential. The objective is long-term capital growth. |
| Asset Class: | Mid-Cap Stocks |
| Style: | Growth |
| Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks. | |
| Investing in medium company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in large company stocks. | |
| Fund Facts as of 6/30/17 | |
| Fund Inception | 12-12-1990 |
| First Available for Variable Annuity | 12-03-1990 |
| First Available for Variable Life | 05-03-1994 |
| Net Assets | $1.05 Billion |
| Top 10 Portfolio Holdings | % of Net Assets |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | 3.6% |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 3.5% |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 3.4% |
| Copart, Inc. | 3.3% |
| Ball Corp. | 3.3% |
| SBA Communications Corp. | 3.2% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | 2.8% |
| Newell Brands, Inc. | 2.8% |
| Equifax, Inc. | 2.8% |
| Zoetis, Inc. | 2.7% |
| Total % of Net Assets | 31.4% |
| Download Publicly Disclosed Holdings | |
| Sector Weightings | % of Equities |
| Information Technology | 23.2% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 21.2% |
| Industrials | 20.5% |
| Health Care | 15.4% |
| Financials | 8.1% |
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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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