MID CAP GROWTH STOCK FUND

Fund Overview

Adviser:

Mason Street Advisors, LLC

Subadviser:

Wellington Management Company LLP

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 09/30/18

Fund Inception

12-12-1990

First Available for Variable Annuity

12-03-1990

First Available for Variable Life

05-03-1994

Net Assets

$1.2 Billion

Top 10 Portfolio Holdings % of Net Assets

WEX, Inc.

2.4%

WPX Energy, Inc.

2.2%

Genpact, Ltd.

2.2%

VeriSign, Inc.

1.8%

CDW Corp.

1.8%

Markel Corp.

1.8%

TransUnion

1.8%

Lennox International, Inc.

1.8%

IDEX Corp.

1.7%

Global Payments, Inc.

1.5%

Total % of Net Assets

19.0%

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Disclosed Holdings

Sector Weightings % of Equities

Information Technology

27.9%

Industrials

19.3%

Health Care

19.2%

Financials

14.3%

Consumer Discretionary

5.6%

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