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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file
number 811-07452
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
��Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 12/31/13
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIAMFR-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund had strong positive returns and outperformed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 40.13 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 39.79 | |
S&P 500 Index‚(Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 1000 Growth Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 33.48 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Indext (Peer Group Index) | | | | 34.73 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; tLipper Inc.
How we invest
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of US issuers at the time of investment.
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
Our investment process emphasizes rigorous bottom-up analysis of individual companies. We seek to invest in companies with strong or improving fundamentals, attractive valuation relative to growth prospects and earnings expectations that appear fair to conservative.
To narrow our investment universe, we utilize a holistic approach that emphasizes fundamental research and, to a lesser extent, includes quantitative analysis. At the end of this distillation process, we have a set of stocks to analyze in greater depth.
Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying companies with strong drivers of growth. We conduct rigorous bottom-up analysis to develop higher conviction in each company’s prospects for growth.
Through our analysis, we develop a mosaic of each company through detailed discussions with company management teams, competitors, distributors, suppliers, Wall Street analysts and customers. We also utilize a variety of valuation techniques based on the company in question, the industry in which the company operates, the stage of the business cycle and other factors that best reflect a company’s value.
Risk management plays an important role in portfolio construction as we attempt to maximize the relationship between risk and return. We seek to accomplish this goal by investing in companies with attractive fundamental prospects for growth, and we divide the portfolio between stable growth stocks and catalyst-driven stocks.
We consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons:
n | | The price target set at purchase has been reached. |
n | | There is deterioration in fundamentals. |
n | | The catalysts for growth are no longer present or are reflected in the stock price. |
n | | There is a more attractive investment opportunity. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | | 30.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 24.0 | |
Health Care | | | | 14.2 | |
Industrials | | | | 11.3 | |
Financials | | | | 6.0 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 4.5 | |
Energy | | | | 4.3 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.1 | |
Materials | | | | 0.8 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.6 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Apple Inc. | | | | 5.9 | % |
2. Google Inc.-Class A | | | | 5.3 | |
3. Facebook Inc.-Class A | | | | 4.9 | |
4. DISH Network Corp.-Class A | | | | 4.7 | |
5. Sprint Corp. | | | | 4.5 | |
6. Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | | 4.5 | |
7. Celgene Corp. | | | | 2.7 | |
8. Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | | 2.5 | |
9. Amazon.com, Inc. | | | | 2.4 | |
10. Mondelez International Inc.-Class A | | | | 2.2 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Internet Software & Services | | | | 11.8 | % |
2. Biotechnology | | | | 9.7 | |
3. Cable & Satellite | | | | 7.8 | |
4. Computer Hardware | | | | 6.1 | |
5. Internet Retail | | | | 4.9 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $838.4 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 75 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
During the reporting period, the Fund had double-digit positive returns and solidly outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index due primarily to positive stock selection. The Fund outperformed its style-specific index by the widest margins in the telecommunication services, consumer discretionary, information technology (IT), consumer staples and health care sectors. Some of this outperformance was offset by under-performance within the industrials sector and the relative drag of our modest cash position during a period of strong market performance.
The telecommunication services sector was the strongest performing sector for the Fund during the reporting period. Wireless communications company Sprint was a strong contributor to performance as it entertained several offers of strategic partnerships that resulted in a higher stock price before the company finally completed a merger during the reporting period.
Strong stock selection also drove the Fund’s outperformance in the consumer discretionary sector. One of the leading contributors to Fund performance was DISH Network, a leading provider of satellite cable television. The stock benefited from significant discussions about strategic corporate partnerships and increasing market recognition of the value in its broadband spectrum assets. Another contributor to Fund performance was Priceline.com, an online travel company. The company benefited from a merger with online services provider Kayak Software (not a Fund holding) during the reporting period.
The IT sector also contributed to Fund performance, driven by strong stock selection. The largest individual stock contributor for the Fund was social networking company Facebook. The company’s stock appreciated due to an increase in advertising revenue related to progress made in smartphone and tablet penetration. Additional technology contributors included Internet search giant Google and credit card company Visa.
Some of this outperformance was offset by an underweight exposure to the industrials sector. While the Fund’s industrials stocks posted solid positive returns, the Fund underperformed its style-specific benchmark because it did not hold several of the strongest performing index names, like 3M and UPS, during the reporting period. Additionally, the Fund’s position in United Continental Holdings underperformed and was sold during the reporting period.
We thank you for your commitment to Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Erik Voss Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. American Franchise |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Voss earned a BS in mathematics and an MS in finance from the University of Wisconsin. |
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| | Ido Cohen Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. |
Mr. Cohen earned a BS in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
3 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (7/3/95) | | | | 9.28 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.75 | |
5 Years | | | | 24.37 | |
1 Year | | | | 40.13 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/18/00) | | | | –0.52 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.48 | |
5 Years | | | | 24.06 | |
1 Year | | | | 39.79 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Capital Growth Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.90% and 1.15%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.98% and 1.23%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2014. See current prospectus for more information. |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mid-capitalization risk. Stocks of mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth stocks. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.38% | |
Aerospace & Defense–4.46% | |
B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b) | | | 75,930 | | | $ | 6,608,188 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 132,113 | | | | 12,071,165 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 39,268 | | | | 10,574,872 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 71,305 | | | | 8,114,509 | |
| | | | | | | 37,368,734 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.67% | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 144,510 | | | | 5,647,451 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.72% | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 110,361 | | | | 8,960,210 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 40,456 | | | | 5,502,825 | |
| | | | | | | 14,463,035 | |
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Application Software–1.88% | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | | | 285,120 | | | | 15,735,773 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.64% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 337,132 | | | | 13,778,585 | |
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Biotechnology–9.71% | |
Alkermes PLC(b) | | | 102,103 | | | | 4,151,508 | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 93,087 | | | | 10,626,812 | |
Biogen Idec Inc.(b) | | | 23,231 | | | | 6,498,872 | |
Celgene Corp.(b) | | | 133,399 | | | | 22,539,095 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 499,870 | | | | 37,565,231 | |
| | | | | | | 81,381,518 | |
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Brewers–1.10% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.–ADR (Belgium) | | | 86,814 | | | | 9,242,219 | |
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Broadcasting–1.13% | |
CBS Corp.–Class B | | | 148,930 | | | | 9,492,798 | |
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Cable & Satellite–7.80% | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 123,252 | | | | 6,404,790 | |
DIRECTV(b) | | | 85,947 | | | | 5,938,078 | |
DISH Network Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 672,924 | | | | 38,975,758 | |
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b) | | | 1,620,771 | | | | 5,656,491 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 61,976 | | | | 8,397,748 | |
| | | | | | | 65,372,865 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–1.06% | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 112,708 | | | | 8,889,280 | |
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Communications Equipment–2.89% | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 94,369 | | | | 8,574,368 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 211,277 | | | | 15,687,317 | |
| | | | | | | 24,261,685 | |
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Computer Hardware–6.14% | |
3D Systems Corp.(b)(c) | | | 24,692 | | | | 2,294,627 | |
Apple Inc. | | | 87,707 | | | | 49,213,275 | |
| | | | | | | 51,507,902 | |
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Construction & Engineering–2.89% | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 89,685 | | | $ | 7,200,808 | |
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 265,640 | | | | 8,771,433 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b) | | | 131,712 | | | | 8,296,539 | |
| | | | | | | 24,268,780 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.49% | |
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A | | | 12,688 | | | | 10,600,317 | |
Visa Inc.–Class A | | | 46,081 | | | | 10,261,317 | |
| | | | | | | 20,861,634 | |
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Drug Retail–0.81% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 94,701 | | | | 6,777,751 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.93% | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 55,957 | | | | 7,760,117 | |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.81% | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 57,990 | | | | 6,758,735 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.95% | |
Dollar General Corp.(b) | | | 131,430 | | | | 7,927,858 | |
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Health Care Facilities–0.89% | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 156,267 | | | | 7,455,499 | |
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Home Entertainment Software–0.30% | |
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | | | 108,878 | | | | 2,497,661 | |
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Home Improvement Retail–2.54% | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 429,728 | | | | 21,293,022 | |
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Household Appliances–1.02% | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 54,476 | | | | 8,545,105 | |
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Industrial Machinery–1.81% | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 104,394 | | | | 8,229,379 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC(b) | | | 113,004 | | | | 6,961,046 | |
| | | | | | | 15,190,425 | |
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Insurance Brokers–1.36% | |
Aon PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 135,598 | | | | 11,375,316 | |
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Internet Retail–4.88% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 49,488 | | | | 19,735,319 | |
Priceline.com Inc.(b) | | | 15,219 | | | | 17,690,566 | |
TripAdvisor Inc.(b) | | | 42,017 | | | | 3,480,268 | |
| | | | | | | 40,906,153 | |
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Internet Software & Services–11.79% | |
Baidu, Inc.–ADR (China)(b) | | | 19,720 | | | | 3,507,793 | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 46,446 | | | | 2,549,421 | |
Facebook Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 757,493 | | | | 41,404,567 | |
Google Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 39,639 | | | | 44,423,824 | |
LinkedIn Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 24,306 | | | | 5,270,270 | |
Twitter, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 27,281 | | | | 1,736,436 | |
| | | | | | | 98,892,311 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.93% | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 77,220 | | | $ | 7,797,676 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.70% | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 52,375 | | | | 5,831,956 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–0.57% | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 62,142 | | | | 4,747,649 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.33% | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 109,286 | | | | 9,847,761 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.(b) | | | 628,218 | | | | 9,731,097 | |
| | | | | | | 19,578,858 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.14% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 74,853 | | | | 5,937,340 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 19,802 | | | | 3,644,954 | |
| | | | | | | 9,582,294 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.81% | |
Phillips 66 | | | 87,773 | | | | 6,769,932 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–2.95% | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 302,403 | | | | 15,758,220 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 153,318 | | | | 8,966,037 | |
| | | | | | | 24,724,257 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–2.22% | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 527,909 | | | | 18,635,188 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–2.86% | |
Actavis PLC(b) | | | 39,046 | | | | 6,559,728 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 117,365 | | | | 6,237,950 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 38,698 | | | | 3,544,350 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 249,525 | | | | 7,642,950 | |
| | | | | | | 23,984,978 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.92% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 436,370 | | | | 7,719,385 | |
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Semiconductors–1.04% | |
Altera Corp. | | | 267,661 | | | | 8,707,012 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Specialized Finance–0.58% | |
CME Group Inc.–Class A | | | 61,725 | | | $ | 4,842,944 | |
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Specialized REIT’s–1.16% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 122,331 | | | | 9,764,460 | |
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Systems Software–1.77% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 319,005 | | | | 11,940,357 | |
VMware, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 32,188 | | | | 2,887,586 | |
| | | | | | | 14,827,943 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–0.48% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 85,291 | | | | 4,052,175 | |
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Trucking–0.72% | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 78,181 | | | | 6,043,391 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–4.53% | |
Sprint Corp.(b) | | | 3,529,619 | | | | 37,943,404 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $542,335,982) | | | | 833,205,714 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.78% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,274,831 | | | | 3,274,831 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,274,832 | | | | 3,274,832 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,549,663) | | | | 6,549,663 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.16% (Cost $548,885,645) | | | | 839,755,377 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan–0.36% | |
Money Market Funds–0.36% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $3,004,191)(d)(e) | | | 3,004,191 | | | | 3,004,191 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.52% (Cost $551,889,836) | | | | 842,759,568 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.52)% | | | | (4,351,446 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 838,408,122 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2013. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of December 31, 2013. |
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Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Securities on Loan at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received for Securities Loaned | | | Net Amount | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | | $ | 3,023,250 | | | $ | (3,004,191 | ) | | $ | 19,059 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $542,335,982)* | | $ | 833,205,714 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 9,553,854 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $551,889,836) | | | 842,759,568 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 789,174 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 24,625 | |
Dividends | | | 447,476 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 81,514 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 385,387 | |
Other assets | | | 387 | |
Total assets | | | 844,488,131 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,968,116 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 3,004,191 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 639,963 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,721 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 31,826 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 434,192 | |
Total liabilities | | | 6,080,009 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 838,408,122 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 661,358,446 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | (296,947 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (113,524,752 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 290,871,375 | |
| | $ | 838,408,122 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 580,620,467 | |
Series II | | $ | 257,787,655 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 11,467,980 | |
Series II | | | 5,199,595 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 50.63 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 49.58 | |
* | At December 31, 2013, securities with an aggregate value of $3,023,250 were on loan to brokers. |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $78,285) | | $ | 7,435,067 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $45,859) | | | 52,611 | |
Interest | | | 10,498 | |
Total investment income | | | 7,498,176 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 5,102,054 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 1,961,200 | |
Custodian fees | | | 38,621 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 593,629 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 91,014 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 59,458 | |
Other | | | 68,081 | |
Total expenses | | | 7,914,057 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (478,728 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 7,435,329 | |
Net investment income | | | 62,847 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $563,856) | | | 115,023,257 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (482 | ) |
| | | 115,022,775 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 143,861,918 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 260 | |
| | | 143,862,178 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 258,884,953 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 258,947,800 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 62,847 | | | $ | 2,548,252 | |
Net realized gain | | | 115,022,775 | | | | 15,714,490 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 143,862,178 | | | | (8,898,331 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 258,947,800 | | | | 9,364,411 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | �� | | | |
Series I | | | (2,241,984 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (576,996 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (2,818,980 | ) | | | — | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (92,234,602 | ) | | | 370,787,226 | |
Series ll | | | (46,160,962 | ) | | | 131,813,205 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (138,395,564 | ) | | | 502,600,431 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 117,733,256 | | | | 511,964,842 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 720,674,866 | | | | 208,710,024 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(296,947) and $2,413,124, respectively) | | $ | 838,408,122 | | | $ | 720,674,866 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund, is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the |
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| Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 0 | .695% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .67% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .645% | | |
Next $550 million | | | 0 | .62% | | |
Next $3.45 billion | | | 0 | .60% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .595% | | |
Next $2.25 billion | | | 0 | .57% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .545% | | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .52% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.90% and Series II shares to 1.15% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $478,728.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $180,247 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $1,780,953 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $9,161 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of December 31, 2013, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $1,581,464 and securities sales of $4,131,295, which resulted in net realized gains of $563,856.
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,818,980 | | | $ | — | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 198,756 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 289,590,963 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (121,900 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (395,660 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (112,222,483 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 661,358,446 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 838,408,122 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $113,458,204 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 93,041,814 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 93,041,814 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 5,236,281 | | | | — | | | | 5,236,281 | |
December 31, 2018 | | | 13,944,388 | | | | — | | | | 13,944,388 | |
| | $ | 112,222,483 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 112,222,483 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitation, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Service. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund and April 30, 2012, the date of the reorganizations of Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund and Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund into the Fund are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganizations, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganizations. |
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NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $567,611,987 and $700,075,065, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 291,180,694 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (1,589,731 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 289,590,963 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $553,168,605.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of fair fund settlements and wash sales adjustments, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $46,062, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $911,387 and shares of beneficial interest was increased by $865,325 . This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 372,037 | | | $ | 16,044,363 | | | | 789,397 | | | $ | 28,721,163 | |
Series II | | | 211,725 | | | | 9,101,632 | | | | 320,230 | | | | 11,081,001 | |
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Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,970,981 | | | | 445,461,917 | |
Series II | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,415,803 | | | | 161,335,668 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 49,800 | | | | 2,241,984 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Series II | | | 13,081 | | | | 576,996 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,635,529 | ) | | | (110,520,949 | ) | | | (2,934,105 | ) | | | (103,395,854 | ) |
Series II | | | (1,335,787 | ) | | | (55,839,590 | ) | | | (1,160,262 | ) | | | (40,603,464 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (3,324,673 | ) | | $ | (138,395,564 | ) | | | 13,402,044 | | | $ | 502,600,431 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 19% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | As of the open of business on April 30, 2012, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund and Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund (the “Target Funds”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on November 30, 2011 and by the shareholders of the Target Funds on April 2, 2012. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 16,386,784 shares of the Fund for 23,847,677 shares outstanding of Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund and 2,145,577 shares outstanding of Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund as of the close of business on April 27, 2012. Each class of the Target Funds were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Funds to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 27, 2012. Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 27, 2012 of $586,894,436, including $120,477,190 of unrealized appreciation and Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 27, 2012 of $19,903,149, including $5,495,250 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $226,713,532. The net assets immediately after the acquisition were $833,511,117. |
| The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2012, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows: |
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Net investment income | | $ | 2,254,431 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains | | | 92,187,134 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 94,441,565 | |
| The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Funds that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since April 30, 2012. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Return of capital distributions | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(b) | |
Series I(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 36.28 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 14.50 | | | $ | 14.54 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | 50.63 | | | | 40.13 | %(d) | | $ | 580,620 | | | | 0.90 | %(e) | | | 0.96 | %(e) | | | 0.08 | %(e) | | | 75 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 31.90 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 4.19 | | | | 4.38 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36.28 | | | | 13.73 | (d) | | | 496,341 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 190 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 34.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (2.10 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31.90 | | | | (6.18 | )(d) | | | 122,986 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 28.37 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 5.60 | | | | 5.63 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34.00 | | | | 19.84 | (d) | | | 74,870 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 158 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 17.10 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 11.26 | | | | 11.30 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(f) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 28.37 | | | | 66.07 | | | | 74,214 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 13 | |
Series II(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 35.55 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 14.20 | | | | 14.13 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 49.58 | | | | 39.79 | (d) | | | 257,788 | | | | 1.15 | (e) | | | 1.21 | (e) | | | (0.17 | )(e) | | | 75 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 31.35 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.20 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 35.55 | | | | 13.40 | (d) | | | 224,334 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 190 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 33.49 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (2.00 | ) | | | (2.14 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31.35 | | | | (6.39 | )(d) | | | 85,724 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.24 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 126 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 28.01 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 5.53 | | | | 5.48 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33.49 | | | | 19.56 | (d) | | | 109,920 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 158 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 16.91 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 11.12 | | | | 11.10 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28.01 | | | | 65.64 | (g) | | | 112,533 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 13 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $14,357,093 and sold of $15,173,740 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund and Invesco V.I. Leisure Fund into the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $81,993,574 and sold of $49,870,241 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Large Cap Growth Fund into the Fund. |
(c) | On June 1, 2010, the predecessor Fund’s former Class I and Class II shares were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(d) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $524,495 and $237,452 for Series I and Series II, respectively. |
(f) | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
(g) | These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25%. |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,285.20 | | | $ | 5.18 | | | $ | 1,020.67 | | | $ | 4.58 | | | | 0.90 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,283.50 | | | | 6.62 | | | | 1,019.41 | | | | 5.85 | | | | 1.15 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. American Value Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIAMVA-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. American Value Fund outperformed the Russell Midcap Value Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. Both stock selection and sector allocation contributed to overall Fund performance.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 34.27 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 33.93 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell Midcap Value Index¡ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 33.46 | |
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Value Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 36.07 | |
Source(s): | ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; |
¡Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We call our investment philosophy “value with a catalyst.” We believe undervalued companies that are experiencing positive changes (i.e., “catalysts”) have the potential to generate long-term stock price appreciation for shareholders. We generally seek to identify companies that are out of favor with investors, earning below their potential and attractively valued. For these companies, we attempt to identify catalysts that may improve the financial results and/or correct the undervaluation. Typical examples of catalysts include improved operational efficiency, changing industry dynamics and a change in management. We initially identify potential investments through a series of quantitative screens that look at valuation and rate of return metrics. We then conduct fundamental research on the most attractive opportunities. The research process includes a thorough review of a company’s financial statements, an evaluation of its competitive position and an assessment of its stability. During the research process, we also value the company under various scenarios to determine if the investment is an attractive opportunity relative to its risks.
This is also where we typically identify the positive catalyst, a prerequisite for a potential investment. Finally, we set price targets for each of the Fund’s holdings by applying historical and/or peer group valuation multiples to our estimate of normalized earnings.
In short, our goal is to capitalize on perceived market skepticism toward a company’s stock by analyzing the company’s operations in the context of a cyclical environment and identifying one or more catalysts that may improve the company’s financial performance. Improved financial performance, in turn, has the potential to drive the company’s stock price higher.
We typically sell an investment when it reaches our estimate of fair value or when we identify a more attractive investment opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncer-
tainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, major US equity market indexes and all sectors of the Russell Midcap Value Index posted double-digit returns.
Stock selection in the materials sector made a positive contribution to absolute and relative performance. W. R. Grace, a chemical supplier for refineries, was a top performer due to producing solid profits throughout the reporting period. Food packaging company Sealed Air returned to profitability after incurring a loss a year ago when it absorbed a large onetime charge.
Stock selection and underweight exposure to the financials sector also contributed to Fund performance. Being
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
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Financials | | | | 22.9 | % |
Industrials | | | | 17.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.4 | |
Health Care | | | | 9.1 | |
Information Technology | | | | 6.9 | |
Energy | | | | 6.8 | |
Materials | | | | 6.5 | |
Utilities | | | | 5.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 2.6 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 5.2 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | | |
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1. ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | | 3.5 | % |
2. ACE Ltd. | | | | 3.0 | |
3. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | | 3.0 | |
4. Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | | 2.9 | |
5. Snap-on Inc. | | | | 2.9 | |
6. Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | | 2.8 | |
7. Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | | 2.8 | |
8. Comerica Inc. | | | | 2.7 | |
9. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.-Class A | | | | 2.6 | |
10. tw telecom inc. | | | | 2.6 | |
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Top Five Industries* | | |
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1. Health Care Facilities | | | | 5.8 | % |
2. Regional Banks | | | | 5.4 | |
3. Industrial Machinery | | | | 5.3 | |
4. Insurance Brokers | | | | 4.7 | |
5. Apparel Retail | | | | 3.9 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $477.6 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 49 | |
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substantially underweighted versus the Russell Midcap Value Index in real estate investment trusts (REITs) was the largest contributor within this sector, as REITs materially underperformed the sector and style-specific benchmark.
An underweight position in the utilities sector was also a contributor to relative Fund performance, as it was the second-worst performing sector for the style-specific benchmark.
Strong stock selection and overweight exposure to the industrials sector contributed to relative performance as well. Capital goods company Ingersoll-Rand and airplane manufacturer Textron were among the top performers within the sector. Textron, the maker of Cessna aircraft and Bell helicopters, rallied later in the reporting period, after announcing a deal to purchase plane maker Beechcraft (not a Fund holding).
An overweight allocation to the consumer discretionary sector was another contributor to relative Fund performance. Johnson Controls and Newell Rubber-maid were the two large contributors in this sector. Johnson Controls posted consecutive quarters of outstanding profits based on improved execution and cost controls, despite a challenging economic environment. Newell Rubbermaid showed good execution under new executive leadership.
In the information technology sector, the Fund generated a positive absolute return, but poor stock selection hurt relative Fund performance. Both Fidelity National Information Services and FLIR Systems appreciated markedly over the year and were sold from the Fund due to valuations. These positive performers, however, were offset by holdings like Diebold which posted positive, but markedly lower returns than the sector and style-specific benchmark. Diebold under-performed after it reported decreasing revenue for three consecutive quarters, resulting in negative earnings projections. Notably, not owning Micron Technology was the largest relative detractor, as the company returned over 240% for the reporting period.
Stock selection within the health care sector also dampened relative performance. HealthSouth performed well for the reporting period, posting returns of almost 60%; however, this was offset by poor relative performance from Brook-dale Senior Living, with the stock performing in the single digits. Brookdale had a volatile year in terms of returns and reported mixed financial results.
In the energy sector, poor stock selection and an underweight position hurt relative Fund performance. Newfield Exploration and Noble were the largest detractors within this sector. Newfield Exploration posted negative returns for the reporting period, as the company struggled to meet production targets.
In the consumer staples sector, stock selection detracted from Fund performance as well. Although ConAgra Foods was up markedly through the early part of the reporting period, the stock sold off later in the year after reporting two negative earnings surprises. The company also reported food volumes below plan due to category and customer challenges.
As we are focused on bottom-up stock selection, the Fund’s allocation to cash was a result of our sensitivity to valuation and perceived remaining stock price upside. This discipline becomes more crucial in a rapidly rising market in an attempt to protect investor returns through an entire cycle. Harvesting well-performing holdings with limited upside potential created a higher cash position for the Fund during the reporting period and detracted from relative performance.
Equity markets, although providing investors strong absolute returns, experienced continued volatility during the reporting period, based on the anticipation of the Fed slowing its asset purchases and resulting rising rates that may occur. We believe that market volatility creates opportunities to invest in companies with attractive valuations and strong fundamentals. We believe that ultimately those valuations and fundamentals will be reflected in those companies’ stock prices.
We are committed to working to achieve positive returns for the Fund’s shareholders through an entire market cycle. Thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. American Value Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Thomas Copper Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is co-lead manager of Invesco V.I. |
American Value Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Copper earned a BA in economics and political science from Tulane University and an MBA from Baylor University. |
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| | John Mazanec Portfolio manager, is co-lead manager of Invesco V.I. American Value Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. |
Mr. Mazanec earned a BS from DePauw University and an MBA from Harvard University. |
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| | Sergio Marcheli Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. American Value Fund. He joined Invesco in |
2010. Mr. Marcheli earned a BBA from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
3 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (1/2/97) | | | | 10.79 | % |
10 Years | | | | 10.28 | |
5 Years | | | | 22.02 | |
1 Year | | | | 34.27 | |
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Inception (5/5/03) | | | | 12.42 | % |
10 Years | | | | 10.15 | |
5 Years | | | | 21.87 | |
1 Year | | | | 33.93 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Universal Institutional Funds Mid Cap Value Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. American Value Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.00% and 1.25%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses
incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund’s investment objective is to provide above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies,
difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
REIT risk/real estate risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve
or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value stocks. The Russell Midcap Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks–94.82% | |
Aerospace & Defense–1.67% | |
Textron Inc. | | | 216,351 | | | $ | 7,953,063 | |
|
Alternative Carriers–2.57% | |
tw telecom inc.(b) | | | 403,456 | | | | 12,293,304 | |
|
Apparel Retail–3.86% | |
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b) | | | 435,493 | | | | 9,215,032 | |
Express, Inc.(b) | | | 492,819 | | | | 9,200,931 | |
| | | | | | | 18,415,963 | |
|
Application Software–2.21% | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 751,567 | | | | 10,536,969 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.17% | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 167,437 | | | | 10,362,676 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–2.94% | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 273,376 | | | | 14,024,189 | |
|
Automotive Retail–1.97% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 84,815 | | | | 9,387,324 | |
|
Building Products–0.57% | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 62,110 | | | | 2,744,656 | |
|
Computer Hardware–1.50% | |
Diebold, Inc. | | | 216,389 | | | | 7,143,001 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–2.12% | |
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 306,832 | | | | 10,131,593 | |
|
Diversified Banks–2.68% | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 269,168 | | | | 12,796,247 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.51% | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 29,915 | | | | 2,414,141 | |
|
Electric Utilities–1.77% | |
Edison International | | | 182,323 | | | | 8,441,555 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.56% | |
Flextronics International Ltd. (Singapore)(b) | | | 961,799 | | | | 7,473,178 | |
|
Gas Utilities–1.34% | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 102,740 | | | | 6,388,373 | |
|
General Merchandise Stores–1.85% | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 136,169 | | | | 8,846,900 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.76% | |
CareFusion Corp.(b) | | | 210,966 | | | | 8,400,666 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–5.84% | |
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(b) | | | 311,219 | | | | 8,458,933 | |
HealthSouth Corp. | | | 353,300 | | | | 11,771,956 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B | | | 94,289 | | | | 7,661,924 | |
| | | | | | | 27,892,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Heavy Electrical Equipment–2.27% | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The) | | | 317,565 | | | $ | 10,857,547 | |
|
Housewares & Specialties–2.79% | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | 410,971 | | | | 13,319,570 | |
|
Human Resource & Employment Services–2.22% | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 252,126 | | | | 10,586,771 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–5.28% | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC(b) | | | 187,428 | | | | 11,545,565 | |
Snap-on Inc. | | | 124,658 | | | | 13,652,544 | |
| | | | | | | 25,198,109 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–4.71% | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 291,777 | | | | 14,110,336 | |
Willis Group Holdings PLC | | | 186,869 | | | | 8,373,600 | |
| | | | | | | 22,483,936 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.22% | |
Stifel Financial Corp.(b) | | | 221,273 | | | | 10,603,402 | |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.61% | |
Teradata Corp.(b) | | | 169,296 | | | | 7,701,275 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.51% | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 174,664 | | | | 7,201,397 | |
|
Multi-Utilities–2.28% | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 469,162 | | | | 10,875,175 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–2.11% | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 269,119 | | | | 10,083,889 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.87% | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(b) | | | 363,000 | | | | 8,940,690 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–2.82% | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 349,716 | | | | 13,488,546 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–3.45% | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 489,517 | | | | 16,496,723 | |
|
Paper Packaging–3.80% | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 298,603 | | | | 10,167,432 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 191,235 | | | | 7,978,324 | |
| | | | | | | 18,145,756 | |
|
Personal Products–0.74% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 205,673 | | | | 3,541,689 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–3.04% | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 140,412 | | | | 14,536,854 | |
|
Real Estate Operating Companies–2.63% | |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 658,904 | | | | 12,585,066 | |
|
Regional Banks–5.42% | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 304,978 | | | | 11,381,779 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Regional Banks–(continued) | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b) | | | 36,439 | | | $ | 2,266,506 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 232,394 | | | | 10,718,011 | |
Zions Bancorp. | | | 51,428 | | | | 1,540,783 | |
| | | | | | | 25,907,079 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–2.27% | |
W.R. Grace & Co.(b) | | | 109,550 | | | | 10,831,208 | |
|
Trucking–2.89% | |
Swift Transportation Co.(b) | | | 208,106 | | | | 4,622,034 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 370,804 | | | | 9,169,983 | |
| | | | | | | 13,792,017 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $331,364,870) | | | | 452,823,310 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Expiration Date | | | | |
Put Options Purchased–0.00% | |
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.00% | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Cost $114,623) | | | 1,135 | | | $ | 32 | | | | Jan-14 | | | | 8,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Money Market Funds–5.44% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 12,998,295 | | | $ | 12,998,295 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 12,998,295 | | | | 12,998,295 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $25,996,590) | | | | 25,996,590 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.26% (Cost $357,476,083) | | | | 478,828,412 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.26)% | | | | (1,250,188 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 477,578,224 | |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $331,479,493) | | $ | 452,831,822 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 25,996,590 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $357,476,083) | | | 478,828,412 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 434,526 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 771,623 | |
Dividends | | | 383,544 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 43,148 | |
Total assets | | | 480,461,253 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,962,647 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 329,272 | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $25,124) | | | 67,000 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 450,829 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,129 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 22,259 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 49,893 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,883,029 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 477,578,224 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 322,483,879 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 899,612 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 32,884,280 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 121,310,453 | |
| | $ | 477,578,224 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 156,823,740 | |
Series II | | $ | 320,754,484 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 7,886,165 | |
Series II | | | 16,261,201 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 19.89 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 19.73 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends | | $ | 5,709,325 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 21,073 | |
Interest | | | 80,959 | |
Total investment income | | | 5,811,357 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,032,554 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 1,028,153 | |
Custodian fees | | | 15,139 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 686,661 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 25,737 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 42,015 | |
Other | | | 66,692 | |
Total expenses | | | 4,896,951 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (43,930 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 4,853,021 | |
Net investment income | | | 958,336 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $54,395) | | | 44,163,082 | |
Option contracts written | | | 86,659 | |
| | | 44,249,741 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 75,803,751 | |
Option contracts written | | | (41,876 | ) |
| | | 75,761,875 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 120,011,616 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 120,969,952 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 958,336 | | | $ | 2,508,249 | |
Net realized gain | | | 44,249,741 | | | | 24,089,689 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 75,761,875 | | | | 24,164,824 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 120,969,952 | | | | 50,762,762 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |
Series I | | | (973,786 | ) | | | (939,816 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,555,508 | ) | | | (1,300,592 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (2,529,294 | ) | | | (2,240,408 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | |
Series l | | | (16,003,140 | ) | | | (18,810,976 | ) |
Series ll | | | 23,196,508 | | | | 29,381,427 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 7,193,368 | | | | 10,570,451 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 125,634,026 | | | | 59,092,805 | |
|
Net assets: | |
Beginning of year | | | 351,944,198 | | | | 292,851,393 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $899,612 and $2,489,827, respectively) | | $ | 477,578,224 | | | $ | 351,944,198 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund, is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the |
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| Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Call Options Written and Purchased — The Fund may write covered call options and/or buy call options. A covered call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price during the option period. Options written by the Fund normally will have expiration dates between three and nine months from the date written. The exercise price of a call option may be below, equal to, or above the current market value of the underlying security at the time the option is written. |
When the Fund writes a covered call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as an asset and an equivalent liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written covered call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written covered call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised.
When the Fund buys a call option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the investment is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current value of the option purchased. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased.
J. | Put Options Purchased — The Fund may purchase put options including options on securities indexes and/or futures contracts. By purchasing a put option, the Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option’s underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays an option premium. The option’s underlying instrument may be a security, securities index, or a futures contract. Put options may be used by the Fund to hedge securities it owns by locking in a minimum price at which the Fund can sell. If security prices fall, the put option could be exercised to offset all or a portion of the Fund’s resulting losses. At the same time, because the maximum the Fund has at risk is the cost of the option, purchasing put options does not eliminate the potential for the Fund to profit from an increase in the value of the securities hedged. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. In addition, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any option purchased. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.72% | |
Over $1 billion | | | 0.65% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $43,930.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $101,873 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $926,280 for services provided by insurance companies.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund's Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $6,125 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 478,828,412 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 478,828,412 | |
Options* | | | (41,876 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (41,876 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 478,786,536 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 478,786,536 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Equity risk | | | | | | | | |
Option contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (41,876 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Options written, at value. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Options* | |
Realized Gain | | | | |
Equity risk | | $ | 86,659 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Equity risk | | | (41,876 | ) |
Total | | $ | 44,783 | |
* | The average notional value of option contracts outstanding during the period was $899,208. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
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Open Options Written | |
| | Contract Month | | | Strike Price | | | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Calls | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 35 | | | | 1,675 | | | $ | 25,124 | | | $ | 67,000 | | | $ | (41,876 | ) |
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Transactions During the Period | |
| | Call Option Contracts | |
| | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Beginning of period | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Written | | | 2,571 | | | | 262,375 | |
Closed | | | (896 | ) | | | (237,251 | ) |
End of period | | | 1,675 | | | $ | 25,124 | |
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $185,200 and securities sales of $295,630, which resulted in net realized gains of $54,395.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,529,294 | | | $ | 2,240,408 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,080,156 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 33,751,156 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 120,540,828 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (41,876 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (235,919 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 322,483,879 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 477,578,224 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $10,434,799 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $181,656,883 and $166,025,844, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 123,673,164 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (3,132,336 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 120,540,828 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $358,287,584.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of REIT distributions and fair funds settlements, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $19,257, and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $19,257. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 895,207 | | | $ | 15,703,262 | | | | 862,272 | | | $ | 12,101,117 | |
Series II | | | 4,725,902 | | | | 82,234,030 | | | | 4,694,680 | | | | 66,155,232 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 52,552 | | | | 973,785 | | | | 64,460 | | | | 939,816 | |
Series II | | | 84,584 | | | | 1,555,508 | | | | 89,758 | | | | 1,300,592 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,862,072 | ) | | | (32,680,187 | ) | | | (2,248,757 | ) | | | (31,851,909 | ) |
Series II | | | (3,450,540 | ) | | | (60,593,030 | ) | | | (2,696,745 | ) | | | (38,074,397 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 445,633 | | | $ | 7,193,368 | | | | 765,668 | | | $ | 10,570,451 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 62% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 14.91 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 5.03 | | | $ | 5.10 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 19.89 | | | | 34.27 | % | | $ | 156,824 | | | | 0.99 | %(d) | | | 1.00 | %(d) | | | 0.39 | %(d) | | | 42 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.81 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 2.08 | | | | 2.20 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 14.91 | | | | 17.21 | | | | 131,233 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.79 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 12.81 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 129,658 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.56 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 2.33 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 12.79 | | | | 22.24 | | | | 162,472 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.69 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 2.98 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 10.56 | | | | 39.21 | | | | 158,853 | �� | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 64 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 14.81 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 5.02 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 19.73 | | | | 33.93 | | | | 320,754 | | | | 1.24 | (d) | | | 1.25 | (d) | | | 0.14 | (d) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.74 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.16 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 14.81 | | | | 16.98 | | | | 220,711 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.72 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.74 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 163,194 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.50 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 2.32 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 12.72 | | | | 22.18 | | | | 151,985 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 7.64 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.96 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 10.50 | | | | 39.16 | | | | 121,046 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 64 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $146,524 and $274,665 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. American Value Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. American Value Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,157.80 | | | $ | 5.38 | | | $ | 1,020.21 | | | $ | 5.04 | | | | 0.99 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,156.60 | | | | 6.74 | | | | 1,018.95 | | | | 6.31 | | | | 1.24 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIIBRA-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund underperformed the Custom V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index, the Fund’s custom style-specific benchmark. As a result of the Fund’s asset class diversification, periods in which equity markets enjoy strong performance are periods in which the Fund’s performance may lag the benchmark. Despite rising yields and sagging commodity prices, both of which created headwinds, the Fund, excluding variable product issuer charges, posted positive absolute returns with its strategic equity and active positioning driving results for the year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 1.70 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 1.42 | |
MSCI World Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 26.68 | |
Custom VI Balanced-Risk Allocation Index¡ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 14.47 | |
Source(s): | ‚Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; |
¡Invesco, IDC via FactSet Research Systems Inc.
How we invest
The Fund’s investment process, under normal conditions, is implemented with derivatives and other financially linked instruments that create economic leverage and whose performance is expected to correspond to US and international equity, fixed income and commodity markets. The Fund invests in derivatives and other financially linked instruments such as total return swaps, futures and exchange-traded funds. Using derivatives allows us to gain more exposure to the asset classes than investing in more traditional assets such as stocks and bonds would allow. The Fund seeks to gain expo-
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Target Risk Allocation and Notional |
Asset Weights† |
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Asset Class | | Risk Allocation* | | % of Total Net Assets as of 12/31/13** |
Equities | | | | 49.97 | % | | | | 39.73 | % |
Fixed Income | | | | 26.83 | | | | | 83.40 | |
Commodities | | | | 23.20 | | | | | 23.64 | |
*Based on the expected market exposure.
**Due to the use of leverage, the percentages may not equal 100%.
†Risk contribution is measured as the standard deviation of each asset class as a percentage of total portfolio standard deviation. The risk contribution of each underlying asset determines the dollar weighting of the asset. Standard deviation measures a fund’s range of total returns and fluctuations over a defined period of time.
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Total Net Assets | | $1.4 billion |
The Fund uses commodity-linked derivative investments and enhanced investment techniques such as leverage.
sure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Our philosophy is based on the idea that understanding, managing and allocating risk is fundamental to a properly constructed portfolio. The Fund uses a risk premium capture strategy that seeks to generate returns by investing in equity, fixed income and commodity markets using a risk-balanced investment process. Our primary goal is to build a portfolio that may perform well in diverse economic environments – recessionary, non-inflationary growth and inflationary growth – while balancing the amount of risk contributed by its exposure to equity, fixed income and commodity markets. We use a disciplined, three-step investment process that seeks to build a portfolio that attempts to limit the impact that poor performance from any single asset has on overall Fund performance.
We begin the process by selecting representative assets for each asset class (equities, fixed income and commodities) from a universe of more than 50 assets.
We consider three criteria when selecting assets:
n | | Low correlation among the assets – We estimate long-term correlation among assets. |
n | | Theoretical basis for excess return – We analyze each asset’s expected excess return over cash (its risk premium). |
n | | Liquidity, transparency and flexibility – The strategy is implemented using exchange-traded futures and other derivative or financially linked instruments. This ensures ample capacity and allows for daily liquidity while providing pure asset-class exposure. |
Next, we seek to construct the portfolio so that an approximately equal amount of risk comes from the equity, fixed income and commodity allocations. This balanced-risk allocation drives the weight of each asset class. We believe this approach may help mitigate large losses in capital and improve the portfolio’s risk-reward profile, which is commonly referred to as the Sharpe ratio. We re-estimate the risk contributed by each asset and re-optimize the portfolio periodically, or when new assets are added to the portfolio. Typically, the majority of the leverage in the Fund stems from the fixed income exposure, since it is the asset class that requires upsizing due to its generally lower risk profile.
Finally, we periodically adjust portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while remaining consistent with the optimized portfolio structure. The positions are weighted to reflect the volatility of each asset (e.g., bonds tend to have larger active positions than equities). This step is crucial because various asset classes respond differently to different economic environments. Active positioning better aligns the portfolio with the prevailing economic climate.
While the Fund’s investment process is principally implemented with derivatives and other financially linked instruments, the Fund generally maintains 50% to 100% of its total assets (including assets held by the Subsidiary) in cash and cash equivalent instruments, including affiliated money market funds, as margin or collateral for the Fund’s obligations under these derivative transactions. The larger the value of the Fund’s derivative positions, as opposed to positions held in non-derivative instruments, the more the Fund will be required to maintain cash and cash equivalents as margin or collateral for such derivatives.
Market conditions and your Fund
The fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, experienced volatility from geopolitical issues but, overall, was dominated by strong equity markets. Tactical shifts throughout the reporting period helped us navigate through difficult environments and benefited Fund returns.
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Equities were the primary driver of results for the first quarter, but gains weren’t uniform across all markets. Japan was a top performer due to investor enthusiasm surrounding the actions of the Bank of Japan. Bonds also posted gains in the first quarter, with German government-issued bonds leading the way as European investors sought perceived safe haven assets after the Italian elections and during the Cyprus banking crisis. Commodities performed strongly at the start of the year, but sold off late in the quarter as weakness in the Chinese and European economies, a rising dollar and increased supplies of agricultural commodities and industrial metals depressed prices. Tactical positioning for the quarter aided results as overweight exposure to equities and bonds helped offset a slight drag from overweight commodity exposure.
The second quarter was unusual, with a broad cross-section of markets declining, limiting the benefits of the Fund’s focus on economic diversification. Environments like this are rare but not unprecedented and have typically been short-lived. Equities continued to provide narrow leadership across the major asset classes with European and US markets finishing positively, but not keeping pace with the Japanese market. Only the Hong Kong and UK markets finished down for the quarter. Most commodity prices fell, with precious metals suffering the steepest declines. Government bonds sold off across the globe as investors perceived that the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) had signaled its intention to accelerate the reduction and cessation of its bond purchasing programs. Results from tactical shifts were flat for the second quarter.
In the third quarter, equities led results as all six markets in which the Fund invests were positive, with Europe, US small caps and Hong Kong posting double-digit gains. Tactical positioning benefited results as we were overweight all six markets for the entire quarter. Strategic commodities also aided results as all four commodity complexes posted gains. Tactical positioning in commodities detracted from results in the quarter as negative results from positioning in agriculture and industrial metals slightly outweighed positive results from positioning in precious metals and energy. Bonds rose marginally as gains in Japanese and German government bonds were diluted by negative results from the UK, US, Australia and Canada. Tactical positioning in bonds produced flat results as positive returns from general underweight exposure to the UK were negated by losses
from general overweight exposure to Germany and the US.
Fourth quarter results were led by US large cap equities which posted double-digit returns, but price advances in Japanese, US small cap and European equities were impressive as well. Tactical positioning in equities helped performance as we remained overweight in all of the markets in the Fund. With the exception of Japan, government bond yields in developed markets drifted higher due to fears the Fed would begin tapering its asset purchases, improving economic data and deteriorating investor sentiment for perceived safe haven assets. As a result, the strategic and tactical performance from government bonds detracted from returns. From an asset class perspective, strategic and tactical commodities detracted from results while performance was mixed at the complex level.
Please note that our strategy is principally implemented with derivative instruments that include futures and total return swaps. Therefore, all or most of the performance of the strategy, both positive and negative, can be attributed to these instruments. Derivatives can be a cost-effective way to gain exposure to asset classes. However, derivatives may amplify traditional investment risks through the creation of leverage and may be less liquid than traditional securities.
Thank you for your continued commitment to Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Asset allocation/diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of loss.
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| | Mark Ahnrud Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk |
Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ahnrud earned a BS in finance and investments from Babson College and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business. |
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| | Chris Devine Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk |
Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Devine earned a BA in economics from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of Georgia. |
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| | Scott Hixon Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk |
Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 1994. Mr. Hixon earned a BBA in finance from Georgia Southern University and an MBA in finance from Georgia State University. |
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| | Christian Ulrich Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk |
Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ulrich earned the equivalent of a BBA from the KV Zurich Business School in Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| | Scott Wolle Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk |
Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 1999. Mr. Wolle earned a BS in finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Assisted by the Invesco Global Asset Allocation Team |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es) since Inception
Fund data from 1/23/09; index data from 1/31/09
1 | Source(s): Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, IDC via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (1/23/09) | | | | 12.11 | % |
1 Year | | | | 1.70 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (1/23/09) | | | | 11.81 | % |
1 Year | | | | 1.42 | |
The returns shown above include the returns of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the first predecessor fund) for the period June 1, 2010, to May 2, 2011, the date the first predecessor fund was reorganized into the Fund, and the returns of Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio (the second predecessor fund) for the period prior to June 1, 2010, the date the second predecessor fund was reorganized into the first predecessor fund. The second predecessor fund was advised by Van Kampen Asset Management. Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor funds and Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor funds because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and
cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.80% and 1.05%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.17% and 1.42%, respectively.1 The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly.
Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | The expense ratio includes acquired fund fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests of 0.02% for Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. |
2 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2014. See current prospectus for more information. |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund’s investment objective is total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Commodity-linked notes risk. The Fund’s investments in commodity-linked notes may involve substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value. In addition to risks associated with the underlying commodities, they may be subject to additional special risks, such as the lack of a secondary trading market and temporary price distortions due to speculators and/or the continuous rolling over of futures contracts underlying the notes. Commodity-linked notes are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the Fund.
Commodity risk. The Fund’s significant investment exposure to the commodities markets and/or a particular sector of the commodities markets, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies, war, acts of terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates and/ or investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Because the Fund’s performance is linked to the performance of potentially volatile commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant fluctuations in the value of the Fund’s shares.
Correlation risk. Changes in the value of two investments or asset classes may not track or offset each other in the manner anticipated by the portfolio managers. Because the Fund’s investment strategy seeks to balance risk across three asset classes and, within each asset class, to balance risk across different
countries and commodities, to the extent either the three asset classes or the selected countries and commodities are correlated in a way not anticipated by the portfolio managers, the Fund’s risk allocation process may not succeed in achieving its investment objective.
Counterparty risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Currency/exchange rate risk. The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to
changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions. These risks are greater for the Fund than most other mutual funds because the Fund will implement its investment strategy primarily through derivative instruments rather than direct investments in stocks and bonds.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Exchange-traded funds risk. An investment by the Fund in exchange-traded funds generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, an exchange-traded fund may be subject to the following: (1) a discount of the exchange-traded fund’s shares to its net asset value; (2) failure to develop an active trading market for the exchange-traded fund’s shares; (3) the listing exchange halting trading of the exchange-traded fund’s shares; (4) failure of the exchange-traded fund’s shares to track the referenced asset; and (5) holding troubled securities in the referenced index or basket of investments. Exchange-traded funds may involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the exchange-traded funds in which it invests. Further, certain of the exchange-traded funds in which the Fund may invest are leveraged. The more the Fund invests in such leveraged exchange-traded funds, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments.
Exchange-traded notes risk. Exchange-traded notes are subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer, and the value of the exchange-traded note may drop due to a downgrade in the
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issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying market benchmark or strategy remaining unchanged. The value of an exchange-traded note may also be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the exchange-traded note, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating, and economic, legal, political, or geographic events that affect the referenced underlying market or strategy. Exchange-traded notes are also subject to counterparty risk.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration. The risk may be magnified due to the Fund’s use of derivatives that provided leveraged exposure to government bonds.
Leverage risk. Leverage exists when the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing cash in an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the asset or transaction and the Fund could lose more than it invested. Leverage created from borrowing or certain types of transactions or instruments may impair the Fund’s liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. There is no assurance that the Fund’s use of the leveraged instruments will enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s significant use of derivatives and leverage could, under certain market conditions, cause the Fund’s losses to be more significant than other mutual funds and, in extreme market conditions, could cause a complete loss of your investment.
Liquidity risk. The Fund may hold illiquid securities that may be unable to sell at the preferred time or price and could lose its entire investment in such securities. The Fund’s significant use of derivative instruments may cause liquidity risk to be greater than other mutual funds
that invest in more traditional assets such as stocks and bonds, which trade on markets with more market participants.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. Because the Fund’s investment process relies heavily on its asset allocation process, market movements that are counter to the portfolio managers’ expectations may have a significant adverse effect on the Fund’s net asset value. Further, the portfolio managers’ use of instruments that provide economic leverage increases the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value, which increases the potential of greater losses that may cause the Fund to liquidate positions when it may not be advantageous to do so.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Non-diversification risk. The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in a small number of issuers or a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund.
Subsidiary risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and, except as otherwise noted in its prospectus, is not subject to the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in its prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Tax risk. The tax treatment of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be adversely affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If, as a result of any such adverse action, the income of the Fund from certain commodity-linked derivatives was treated as non-qualifying income, the Fund might fail to qualify as a regulated investment company and be subject to federal income tax at the Fund level. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a number of private letter rulings
to other mutual funds, including to another Invesco fund (upon which only the fund that received the private letter ruling can rely), which indicate that income from a fund’s investment in certain commodity-linked notes and a wholly owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked derivatives, such as the Subsidiary, constitutes qualifying income. However, the Internal Revenue Service has suspended issuance of any further private letter rulings pending a review of its position. Should the Internal Revenue Service issue guidance, or Congress enact legislation, that adversely affects the tax treatment of the Fund’s use of commodity-linked notes or the Subsidiary (which guidance might be applied to the Fund retroactively), it could limit the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategy and the Fund might not qualify as a regulated investment company for one or more years. In this event, the Fund’s Board of Trustees may authorize a significant change in investment strategy or Fund liquidation. The Fund also may incur transaction and other costs to comply with any new or additional guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.
US government obligations risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
Volatility risk. The Fund may have investments that appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time. This may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for nonresident investors.
The Custom V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index, created by Invesco to serve as a benchmark for Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, comprises the following indexes: MSCI World (60%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate (40%).
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index,
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including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–9.82%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.13 | % | | | 01/09/14 | | | $ | 10,800,000 | | | $ | 10,799,979 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.13 | % | | | 01/09/14 | | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,299,993 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 01/09/14 | | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,499,989 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.14 | % | | | 01/09/14 | | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,699,997 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b)(c) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 01/23/14 | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,999,868 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.06 | % | | | 01/23/14 | | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,999,956 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b)(c) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 02/06/14 | | | | 16,536,000 | | | | 16,535,758 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.06 | % | | | 02/06/14 | | | | 11,289,000 | | | | 11,288,835 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 02/27/14 | | | | 9,684,000 | | | | 9,683,698 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.05 | % | | | 02/27/14 | | | | 6,611,000 | | | | 6,610,794 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 03/06/14 | | | | 18,810,000 | | | | 18,808,352 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.05 | % | | | 03/06/14 | | | | 810,000 | | | | 809,929 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 06/12/14 | | | | 2,410,000 | | | | 2,409,514 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.07 | % | | | 06/12/14 | | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,649,667 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.08 | % | | | 06/12/14 | | | | 2,570,000 | | | | 2,569,482 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.08 | % | | | 06/12/14 | | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,749,647 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills(b) | | | 0.09 | % | | | 06/19/14 | | | | 21,090,000 | | | | 21,082,611 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.09 | % | | | 06/19/14 | | | | 890,000 | | | | 889,688 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $135,382,501) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 135,387,757 | |
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Commodity-Linked Securities–2.15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Commodity Linked EMTN, U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus 0.04% (linked to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 1 Agriculture Commodity Index, multiplied by two)(b)(d) | | | | | | | 12/11/14 | | | | 10,272,220 | | | | 10,356,824 | |
Cargill, Inc., Commodity Linked Notes, one month LIBOR rate minus 0.1% (linked to the Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index, multiplied by two)(b)(d) | | | | | | | 05/12/14 | | | | 8,048,680 | | | | 9,251,089 | |
Cargill, Inc., Commodity Linked Notes, one month LIBOR rate minus 0.1% (linked to the Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index, multiplied by two)(b)(d) | | | | | | | 12/19/14 | | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,030,301 | |
Total Commodity-Linked Securities (Cost $28,320,900) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,638,214 | |
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Money Market Funds–80.76% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 148,234,656 | | | | 148,234,656 | |
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund–Series I(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 20,440,309 | | | | 20,440,309 | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 222,351,984 | | | | 222,351,984 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 166,763,988 | | | | 166,763,988 | |
STIC (Global Series) PLC–U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio–Institutional Class (Ireland)(b)(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 166,186,686 | | | | 166,186,686 | |
STIC Prime Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 185,293,320 | | | | 185,293,320 | |
Treasury Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 203,822,652 | | | | 203,822,652 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,113,093,595) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,113,093,595 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–92.73% (Cost $1,276,796,996) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,278,119,566 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–7.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100,185,633 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,378,305,199 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements at Period-End(f) | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Brent Crude(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 238 | | | | February-2014 | | | $ | 26,370,400 | | | $ | (98,865 | ) |
Gas Oil(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 177 | | | | January-2014 | | | | 16,713,225 | | | | 7,020 | |
Gasoline Reformulated Blendstock Oxygenate Blending(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 168 | | | | February-2014 | | | | 19,657,310 | | | | 560,580 | |
Heating Oil(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 45 | | | | February-2014 | | | | 5,793,228 | | | | 101,897 | |
Silver(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 353 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 34,188,050 | | | | (978,151 | ) |
WTI Crude(b) | | | Long | | | | | | 167 | | | | June-2014 | | | | 16,245,760 | | | | 561,139 | |
Subtotal–Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 153,620 | |
Australia 10 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | | | 2,175 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 222,607,846 | | | $ | 1,881,723 | |
Canada 10 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | | | 1,702 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 203,079,910 | | | | (2,152,170 | ) |
Euro Bonds | | | Long | | | | | | 1,151 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 220,382,069 | | | | (3,583,502 | ) |
Japan 10 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | | | 114 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 155,175,990 | | | | (729,325 | ) |
Long Gilt | | | Long | | | | | | 1,193 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 210,520,788 | | | | (4,351,797 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 20 Year Bonds | | | Long | | | | | | 798 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 102,393,375 | | | | (1,525,413 | ) |
Subtotal–Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (10,460,484 | ) |
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Long | | | | | | 2,335 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 99,844,282 | | | $ | 5,607,735 | |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | Long | | | | | | 1,085 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 99,879,675 | | | | 3,068,835 | |
FTSE 100 Index | | | Long | | | | | | 973 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 107,916,014 | | | | 4,412,498 | |
Hang Seng Index | | | Long | | | | | | 491 | | | | January-2014 | | | | 73,872,888 | | | | 1,416,793 | |
Russell 2000 Index Mini | | | Long | | | | | | 727 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 84,433,780 | | | | 4,056,037 | |
Tokyo Stock Price Index | | | Long | | | | | | 820 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 101,438,883 | | | | 3,705,664 | |
Subtotal–Market Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 22,267,562 | |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 11,960,698 | |
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Swap Agreements | | | | | Counterparty | | | | | Termination Date | | | | | | | |
Receive a return equal to the Dow Jones-UBS Gold Index and pay the product of (i) 0.15% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Bank of America Securities LLC | | | 156,500 | | | | December-2014 | | | $ | 24,724,386 | | | $ | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the MLCX Dynamic Enhanced Copper Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.25% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Bank of America Securities LLC | | | 22,000 | | | | May-2014 | | | | 15,315,491 | | | | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Index and pay the product of (i) 0.33% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Barclays Capital Inc. | | | 49,100 | | | | May-2014 | | | | 28,420,469 | | | | 302,800 | |
Receive a return equal to the Barclays Commodity Strategy 1635 Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.53% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Barclays Capital Inc. | | | 31,400 | | | | October-2014 | | | | 20,442,031 | | | | (299,195 | ) |
Receive a return equal to the Single Commodity Gold Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.12% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Cargill, Inc. | | | 16,300 | | | | May-2014 | | | | 14,645,903 | | | | 0 | |
Receive a return equal to the CIBC Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index and pay the product of (i) 0.30% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | 312,000 | | | | April-2014 | | | | 28,200,962 | | | | 572,333 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Swap Agreements | | Type of Contract | | | Counterparty | | Number of Contracts | | | Termination Date | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Receive a return equal to the Goldman Sachs Alpha Basket B472 Excess Return Strategy and pay the product of (i) 0.60% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 24,000 | | | | November-2014 | | | $ | 13,669,130 | | | $ | (273,811 | ) |
Receive a return equal to the J.P. Morgan Bespoke Commodity 165 Index and pay the product of (i) 0.49% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | JPMorgan Securities Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | October-2014 | | | | 9,287,219 | | | | (121,596 | ) |
Receive a return equal to the S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return and pay the product of (i) 0.09% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | JPMorgan Securities Inc. | | | 184,500 | | | | April-2014 | | | | 18,594,260 | | | | 82,325 | |
Receive a return equal to the S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Index Excess Return and pay the product of (i) 0.38% of the Notional Amount multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365.(b) | | | Long | | | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 3,000 | | | | October-2014 | | | | 332,499 | | | | 5,109 | |
Total Swap Agreements–Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | $ | 267,965 | |
Investments Abbreviations:
EMTN – European Medium Term Notes
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
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Index Information: |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 1 Agriculture | | — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 1 Agriculture Commodity Index is a basket of indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Sugar, Soybeans, Soybean Meal and Live Cattle. |
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Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | — Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index is comprised of four commodity indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Sugar, Soybeans, Soybean Meal and Live Cattle. |
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Dow Jones-UBS Gold Index | | — Dow Jones UBS Gold Index is commodity index composed of future contracts on gold. |
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MLCX Dynamic Enhanced Copper Excess Return Index | | — Merrill Lynch Commodity Extra Dynamic Enhanced Copper Excess Return Index is a commodity index composed of future contracts on copper. |
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Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Index | | — Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Index is a commodity index that provides exposure to future contracts on copper. |
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Barclays Commodity Strategy 1635 Excess Return Index | | — Barclays Commodity Strategy 1635 Excess Return Index is comprised of four commodity indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Sugar, Soybean, Soymeal and Live Cattle. |
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Single Commodity Gold Excess Return Index | | — Single Commodity Gold Excess Return Index is commodity index composed of future contracts on gold. |
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CIBC Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index | | — CIBC Dynamic Roll LME Copper Index is a commodity index composed of future contracts on copper. |
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Goldman Sachs Alpha Basket B472 Excess Return Strategy | | — Goldman Sachs Alpha Basket B472 Excess Return Strategy is a basket of four indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Sugar, Soybean, Soybean Meal and Live Cattle. |
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JP Morgan Bespoke Commodity 165 Index | | — JP Morgan Bespoke Commodity 165 Index is comprised of four commodity indices that provide exposure to various components of the agriculture markets. The underlying commodities comprising the indices are: Soybean, Soybean Meal, Seasonal Sugar and Live Cattle. |
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S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return | | — S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return is commodity index composed of future contracts on gold. |
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S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Index | | — S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Index is commodity index composed of future contracts on aluminum. |
Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Securities traded on a discount basis. The interest rates shown represent the discount rates at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | The investment is owned by the subsidiary. See Note 5. |
(c) | All or a portion of the value was designated as collateral for swap agreements. See Note 1M and Note 4. |
(d) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $29,638,214, which represented 2.15% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(f) | Futures collateralized by $82,681,000 cash held with Goldman Sachs & Co., the futures commission merchant. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $163,703,401) | | $ | 165,025,971 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 1,113,093,595 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,276,796,996) | | | 1,278,119,566 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $112,463) | | | 92,867 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts | | | 82,681,000 | |
Variation margin | | | 182,479 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 19,549,258 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 42,345 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 857,198 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 81,789 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements | | | 581,047 | |
Total assets | | | 1,382,187,549 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,028,534 | |
Swap agreements | | | 980,455 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,411,889 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,344 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 50,409 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 96,637 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements | | | 313,082 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,882,350 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,378,305,199 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,293,735,060 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (121,668 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 71,160,217 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 13,531,590 | |
| | $ | 1,378,305,199 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 8,820,517 | |
Series II | | $ | 1,369,484,682 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 716,929 | |
Series II | | | 112,184,074 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 12.30 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 12.21 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 605,897 | |
Interest | | | 110,684 | |
| | | 716,581 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 13,370,383 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 2,690,580 | |
Custodian fees | | | 21,872 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 3,670,516 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 13,944 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 91,676 | |
Other | | | 201,205 | |
Total expenses | | | 20,060,176 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (6,042,687 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 14,017,489 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (13,300,908 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (1,961,383 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | (6,715,854 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 62,738,293 | |
Swap agreements | | | (32,167,007 | ) |
| | | 21,894,049 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 3,596,264 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (12,606 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 4,689,801 | |
Swap agreements | | | 2,816,077 | |
| | | 11,089,536 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 32,983,585 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 19,682,677 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (13,300,908 | ) | | $ | (6,558,065 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 21,894,049 | | | | 79,594,274 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 11,089,536 | | | | (1,536,928 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 19,682,677 | | | | 71,499,281 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (155,774 | ) | | | (77,493 | ) |
Series ll | | | (23,299,211 | ) | | | (9,112,949 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (23,454,985 | ) | | | (9,190,442 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (273,003 | ) | | | (34,204 | ) |
Series ll | | | (44,221,706 | ) | | | (4,174,439 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (44,494,709 | ) | | | (4,208,643 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (1,259,550 | ) | | | 5,276,102 | |
Series ll | | | 73,671,743 | | | | 1,028,414,257 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 72,412,193 | | | | 1,033,690,359 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 24,145,176 | | | | 1,091,790,555 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,354,160,023 | | | | 262,369,468 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(121,668) and $25,953,683, respectively) | | $ | 1,378,305,199 | | | $ | 1,354,160,023 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed
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options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Consolidated Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Consolidated Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. |
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The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print.
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust, and under the Subsidiary’s organizational documents, the directors and officers of the Subsidiary, are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and/or the Subsidiary, respectively. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Structured Securities — The Fund may invest in structured securities. Structured securities are a type of derivative security whose value is determined by reference to changes in the value of underlying securities, currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (“reference instruments”). Most structured securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates) and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument. |
Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instruments. In addition to the credit risk of structured securities and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Changes in the daily value of structured securities are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the structured securities mature or are sold, the Fund recognizes a realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
L. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the |
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| proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
M. | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between two parties (“Counterparties”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.
N. | Leverage Risk — Leverage exists when a Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
O. | Other Risks — The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in exchange traded funds and commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange traded notes, that may provide leverage and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. |
The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly.
P. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 0 | .95% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .925% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .90% | | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .875% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .85% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .825% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .80% | | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .775% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc., Invesco Canada Ltd. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the Subsidiary pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets as set forth in the table above.
Effective July 1, 2013, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.78% and Series II shares to 1.03% of average daily net assets. Prior to July 1, 2013, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses to 0.72% and 0.97% of average net assets for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The total annual fund operating expenses used in determining whether the Fund meets or exceeds the expense limitations described above do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of a Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees of the investment companies in which a Fund invests. As a result, the total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement may exceed the expense limits above. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $6,042,687.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $344,950 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $2,345,630 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Money Market Funds | | $ | 1,113,093,595 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,113,093,595 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | — | | | | 135,387,757 | | | | — | | | | 135,387,757 | |
Commodity-Linked Securities | | | — | | | | 29,638,214 | | | | — | | | | 29,638,214 | |
| | $ | 1,113,093,595 | | | $ | 165,025,971 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,278,119,566 | |
Futures Contracts* | | $ | 11,960,698 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,960,698 | |
Swap Agreements* | | | — | | | | 267,965 | | | | — | | | | 267,965 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,125,054,293 | | | $ | 165,293,936 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,290,348,229 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation. |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Commodity risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 1,230,636 | | | $ | (1,077,016 | ) |
Swap agreements(b) | | | 581,047 | | | | (313,082 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 1,881,723 | | | | (12,342,207 | ) |
Market risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 22,267,562 | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 25,960,968 | | | $ | (13,732,305 | ) |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(b) | Values are disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements and Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures Contracts* | | | Swap Agreements* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | $ | (26,322,581 | ) | | $ | (32,153,428 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | (42,899,445 | ) | | | (13,579 | ) |
Market risk | | | 131,960,319 | | | | — | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | $ | 4,248,892 | | | $ | 2,816,077 | |
Interest rate risk | | | (11,269,310 | ) | | | — | |
Market risk | | | 11,710,219 | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 67,428,094 | | | $ | (29,350,930 | ) |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $1,943,412,202 and $207,211,394, respectively. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
Counterparty | | Gross amounts presented in Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities(a) | | | Gross amounts offset in Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
| | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount(b) | |
Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs & Co.(c) | | $ | 24,149,285 | | | $ | (12,342,207 | ) | | $ | 11,807,078 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,807,078 | |
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Subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Securities LLC(d) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0 | |
Barclays Capital Inc.(d) | | | 302,800 | | | | (299,195 | ) | | | 3,605 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,605 | |
CIBC World Markets Corp.(d) | | | 572,333 | | | | — | | | | 572,333 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 572,333 | |
Goldman Sachs & Co.(c) | | | 1,230,636 | | | | (1,077,016 | ) | | | 153,620 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 153,620 | |
JPMorgan Securities Inc.(d) | | | 82,325 | | | | (82,325 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC(d) | | | 5,109 | | | | — | | | | 5,109 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,109 | |
Subtotal–Subsidiary | | $ | 2,193,203 | | | $ | (1,458,536 | ) | | $ | 734,667 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 734,667 | |
Total | | $ | 26,342,488 | | | $ | (13,800,743 | ) | | $ | 12,541,745 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,541,745 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Counterparty | | Gross amounts presented in Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities(a) | | | Gross amounts offset in Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
| | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount(b) | |
Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs & Co.(c) | | $ | 12,342,207 | | | $ | (12,342,207 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Capital Inc.(d) | | $ | 299,195 | | | $ | (299,195 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Cargill, Inc.(d) | | | 0 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co.(c) | | | 1,077,016 | | | | (1,077,016 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co.(d) | | | 273,811 | | | | — | | | | 273,811 | | | | (273,811 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Securities Inc.(d) | | | 121,596 | | | | (82,325 | ) | | | 39,271 | | | | (39,271 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Subtotal–Subsidiary | | $ | 1,771,618 | | | $ | (1,458,536 | ) | | $ | 313,082 | | | $ | (313,082 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Total | | $ | 14,113,825 | | | $ | (13,800,743 | ) | | $ | 313,082 | | | $ | (313,082 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. |
(b) | The Fund and the Subsidiary are recognized as separate legal entities and as such are subject to separate netting arrangements with the counterparties. |
(c) | Futures contracts counterparty. |
(d) | Swap agreements counterparty. |
NOTE 5—Subsidiary Information
The Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments includes the holdings, including any investments in derivatives, of both the Fund and the Subsidiary. The Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets include the account balances of both the Fund and the Subsidiary, and all interfund transactions have been eliminated.
The table below summarizes the financial information of the Subsidiary recognized in the consolidated financial statements referred to above.
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Selected Financial Information | | Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”) | |
Total assets | | $ | 323,983,030 | |
Total liabilities | | | (1,950,009 | ) |
Net assets | | | 322,033,021 | |
Total investment income | | | 191,407 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (3,058,821 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (1,964,592 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (26,324,911 | ) |
Swap agreements | | | (32,153,428 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 3,596,837 | |
Futures contracts | | | 4,248,891 | |
Swap agreements | | | 2,816,077 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (52,839,947 | ) |
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 54,852,811 | | | $ | 9,385,414 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 13,096,883 | | | | 4,013,671 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 67,949,694 | | | $ | 13,399,085 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 43,645,728 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 35,590,185 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 1,322,570 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 4,103,043 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (91,387 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,293,735,060 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,378,305,199 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to swap agreements and futures contracts.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $28,320,900 and $18,958,221, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,322,719 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (149 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,322,570 | |
Cost of investments is the same for financial reporting and tax purposes.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign futures, swap income and net operating losses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $10,680,542, undistributed net realized gain was increased by $47,046,699 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $57,727,241. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 207,164 | | | $ | 2,643,732 | | | | 580,788 | | | $ | 7,112,873 | |
Series II | | | 38,806,552 | | | | 487,478,913 | | | | 89,709,269 | | | | 1,093,292,927 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 34,804 | | | | 427,741 | | | | 8,809 | | | | 111,428 | |
Series II | | | 5,534,502 | | | | 67,520,918 | | | | 1,056,225 | | | | 13,287,315 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (343,623 | ) | | | (4,331,023 | ) | | | (158,889 | ) | | | (1,948,199 | ) |
Series II | | | (39,055,450 | ) | | | (481,328,088 | ) | | | (6,320,776 | ) | | | (78,165,985 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 5,183,949 | | | $ | 72,412,193 | | | | 84,875,426 | | | $ | 1,033,690,359 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 91% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 12—Consolidated Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents consolidated financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | Total from investment operations | | Dividends from net investment income | | Distributions from net realized gains | | Total distributions | | Net asset value, end of period | | Total return(b) | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover(c) |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | $ | 12.65 | | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | | $ | 0.30 | | | | $ | 0.22 | | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | | $ | (0.57 | ) | | | $ | 12.30 | | | | | 1.70 | % | | | $ | 8,821 | | | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | | 1.11 | %(d) | | | | (0.65 | )%(d) | | | | 76 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | | 11.53 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 1.34 | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 12.65 | | | | | 10.98 | | | | | 10,354 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | | 188 | |
Year ended 12/31/11(e) | | | | 13.09 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (2.70 | ) | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | | 11.53 | | | | | 11.00 | | | | | 4,472 | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | 142 | |
Year ended 12/31/10(f) | | | | 12.00 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | 13.09 | | | | | 10.57 | | | | | 17 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 0.88 | (g) | | | | 444 | |
Eleven months ended 12/31/09(h) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 2.67 | | | | | 2.71 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | 12.00 | | | | | 28.21 | | | | | 120 | | | | | 0.90 | (i)(j) | | | | 1.46 | (i)(j) | | | | 0.41 | (g)(i)(j) | | | | 87 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | | 12.57 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 0.30 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | | 12.21 | | | | | 1.50 | | | | | 1,369,485 | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | 1.36 | (d) | | | | (0.90 | )(d) | | | | 76 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | | 11.49 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 1.32 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 12.57 | | | | | 10.64 | | | | | 1,343,806 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | 188 | |
Year ended 12/31/11(e) | | | | 13.05 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 1.27 | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (2.70 | ) | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | | 11.49 | | | | | 10.61 | | | | | 257,898 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 1.47 | | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | 142 | |
Year ended 12/31/10(f) | | | | 12.10 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | 13.05 | | | | | 9.32 | | | | | 75 | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | 0.59 | (g) | | | | 444 | |
Eleven months ended 12/31/09(h) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 2.74 | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | 12.10 | | | | | 27.86 | (k) | | | | 110 | | | | | 1.15 | (i)(j) | | | | 1.71 | (i)(j) | | | | 0.44 | (g)(i)(j) | | | | 87 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $9,837 and $1,468,207 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | Prior to May 2, 2011, the Fund operated as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). On such date, holders of the Predecessor Fund’s Series I and Series II shares received Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of the Fund. |
(f) | On June 1, 2010, the Class I and Class II shares of the Invesco Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of the Predecessor Fund. |
(g) | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the eleven months ended December 31, 2009 was 0.48% and (0.15)% for Series I shares and 0.19% and (0.12)% for Series II shares, respectively. |
(h) | Commencement date of January 23, 2009. |
(i) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratio of expenses to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.08% at December 31, 2009. |
(k) | These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25%. |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statement of operations and of changes in net assets and the consolidated financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These consolidated financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,055.30 | | | $ | 3.52 | | | $ | 1,021.78 | | | $ | 3.47 | | | | 0.68 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,053.60 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 1,020.52 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 0.93 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 13,096,883 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.06 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VICOM-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund outperformed its style-specific benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. Stock selection was the main driver of performance for the reporting period, as portfolio construction is based solely on bottom-up stock selection.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 35.97 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 35.65 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 1000 Value Index¡ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.53 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 33.68 | |
Source(s): | ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; |
¡Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
Our strategy aims to capitalize on market inefficiencies by investing in companies that appear undervalued relative to the market in general. Ultimately, we believe the market will recognize the value in these companies, and we may sell them as the stock prices begin to reflect their intrinsic value. We feel that stock selection, as opposed to making sector bets, may provide a more consistent opportunity for success. In addition, we seek to take advantage of pricing anomalies by purchasing undervalued stocks before a recognizable catalyst arises.
The Fund’s investable universe includes, but is not limited to, all large-cap US dollar-denominated equities and American Depository Receipts. To distill these investments, we first filter for companies with sufficient liquidity. We filter the remaining securities on valuation metrics depending on the growth or cyclical nature of their business. The result of this filtering process is a pool of highly liquid securities that we believe are statistically inexpensive relative to the broader market. Companies identified in the filtering process are thoroughly analyzed to assess intrinsic value and their ability to achieve fair value.
We will initiate a purchase of a security only if we believe the potential for stock price appreciation outweighs potential downside risk. To be eligible for inclusion in the Fund, a stock must meet the following criteria:
n | | It is statistically cheap on the basis of its primary valuation criteria, which depend on the cyclical or growth nature of its business. |
n | | Rigorous fundamental analysis shows that the company is undervalued and possesses potential financial strength and improved quality of management for potential future growth. |
Portfolio construction is bottom-up and stock-specific, concentrating on individual company fundamental analysis and valuation. Therefore, while we monitor and are aware of our positions relative to the style-specific index, they do not play a major role in the construction of the Fund.
We seek to manage risk with portfolio construction through diversification across most major sectors and the assistance of an independent quantitative risk control group. Risk management is continual. The Fund is regularly reviewed to ensure it is optimally constructed on a risk-reward basis.
Our sell discipline is just as important as the buy decision and is based on the same principles: relative value and fundamentals. While no sale is automatic, we typically sell a security if it meets one or more of the following criteria:
n | | We believe the target price has been realized, and we no longer consider the company undervalued. |
n | | We determine that a better value opportunity can be found elsewhere. |
n | | Our research shows that a company is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals beyond what we feel to be a tolerable level and the trend is likely to be a long-term issue. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown. In December, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all sectors of the Russell 1000 Value Index provided double-digit returns.
On the positive side of sector performance, strong stock selection within the financials sector, and having no
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Financials | | | | 24.6 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 15.6 | |
Energy | | | | 14.9 | |
Health Care | | | | 14.6 | |
Information Technology | | | | 9.6 | |
Industrials | | | | 7.1 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 5.4 | |
Utilities | | | | 2.3 | |
Materials | | | | 2.1 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.9 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.9 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | | |
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1. Citigroup Inc. | | | | 4.1 | % |
2. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 3.3 | |
3. Weatherford International Ltd. | | | | 2.4 | |
4. Viacom Inc.-Class B | | | | 2.3 | |
5. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | | 2.3 | |
6. General Motors Co. | | | | 2.3 | |
7. General Electric Co. | | | | 2.2 | |
8. Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | 2.2 | |
9. Halliburton Co. | | | | 2.1 | |
10. Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | 2.1 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $2.2 billion | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 75 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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exposure to real estate investment trusts was one of the strongest contributors to relative performance. Also, Morgan Stanley contributed to performance, as the firm delivered positive earnings surprises for consecutive quarters.
An overweight position and performance of select stocks in the consumer discretionary sector were large contributors to Fund performance, mainly within media. Holdings such as Viacom and Twenty-First Century Fox contributed the most within this industry. Viacom had a strong run in 2013, after reporting consecutive quarters of strong profits, with a large increase in profits from the film unit later in the reporting period.
Stock selection and an underweight in the telecommunication services sector also contributed to Fund performance, mainly from a material underweight in AT&T, followed by contributions from Vodafone Group.
Favorable stock selection and an overweight in the information technology sector boosted performance as well, with Microsoft, Yahoo! and Hewlett-Packard as the clear contributors. Both Yahoo! and Hewlett-Packard returned over 100% for the reporting period. Since Marissa Mayer became chief executive officer of Yahoo!, the company has acquired more than a dozen tech companies to increase its market presence.
A material underweight to utilities enhanced relative performance, as this was the second-worst performing sector in the style-specific benchmark.
Stock selection in and underweight exposure to the energy sector helped Fund performance as well. The largest relative contributor within the sector was not owning Exxon Mobil, as the company performed poorly on a relative basis. Also, Halliburton contributed to performance, assisted by stock buy-backs and a 39% increase in dividends earlier in the year.
Strong stock selection in the materials sector enhanced relative Fund performance. Notably, having no exposure to miners boosted Fund performance, as margins and earnings were negatively affected by gold and other metals experiencing steep declines during 2013.
Favorable stock selection in the consumer staples sector also helped Fund performance. Being underweight Procter & Gamble and having exposure to Tyson Foods both boosted performance for the reporting period. We sold our position in Procter & Gamble during the year. Tyson returned almost 74% during the reporting period.
Stock selection and an overweight position in the health care sector,
specifically in pharmaceuticals, assisted performance. Bristol-Myers Squibb, a large pharmaceuticals provider, returned over 60% during the reporting period, helped by improving earnings and a presentation of important new clinical data for immune-oncology and diabetes treatments. Health care services provider Cardinal Health outperformed both the Fund’s style-specific benchmark and sector.
We used currency forward contracts during the reporting period for the purpose of hedging currency exposure of non-US-based companies held in the Fund. Derivatives were used solely for the purpose of hedging and not for speculative purposes or leverage. The use of currency forward contracts had a very small positive impact on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index for the reporting period.
On the negative side, cash acted as a detractor to relative performance. Although the cash position averaged only 4% for the reporting period, cash utilized for investment opportunities and allowances for redemptions from the Fund detracted from performance in such a strong equity market.
An underweight to industrials detracted from relative performance, offsetting strong stock selection within the sector, as the sector returned over 40% for the reporting period.
During the year, trading activity for the portfolio remained muted. Toward the end of the reporting period, we increased positions in health care, energy and consumer staples companies. Conversely, we continued to trim select insurance and technology stocks. The majority of activity occurred in the consumer discretionary sector where we continued to reduce media and select retail companies that have performed well.
Thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Kevin Holt Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco |
V.I. Comstock Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Holt earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
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| | Devin Armstrong Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. |
Comstock Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Armstrong earned a BS in psychology and finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA in finance from Columbia University. |
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| | Jason Leder Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. |
Comstock Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Leder earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Columbia University. |
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| | Matthew Seinsheimer Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. |
Comstock Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Seinsheimer earned a BBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| | James (Jay) Warwick Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund. He joined Invesco |
in 2010. Mr. Warwick earned a BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University and an MBA from the University of Houston. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Inception (4/30/99) | | | | 7.03 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.91 | |
5 Years | | | | 18.91 | |
1 Year | | | | 35.97 | |
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Inception (9/18/00) | | | | 7.15 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.63 | |
5 Years | | | | 18.60 | |
1 Year | | | | 35.65 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Comstock Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.78% and 1.03%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.85% and 1.10%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2015. See current prospectus for more information. |
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returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were
included, the total returns would be lower. Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard,
which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal in the Fund risks of investing
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their
currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
REIT risk/real estate risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available
information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.14% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.03% | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 199,882 | | | $ | 18,263,218 | |
Textron Inc. | | | 733,669 | | | | 26,969,673 | |
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Aluminum–1.03% | |
Alcoa Inc. | | | 2,161,828 | | | | 22,980,232 | |
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Application Software–0.62% | |
Autodesk, Inc.(b) | | | 275,091 | | | | 13,845,330 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–3.17% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 1,497,762 | | | | 52,331,804 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 248,460 | | | | 18,234,480 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–1.16% | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 504,772 | | | | 25,894,804 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–2.33% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 1,268,283 | | | | 51,834,726 | |
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Cable & Satellite–3.16% | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 694,999 | | | | 36,115,623 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 253,996 | | | | 34,416,458 | |
| | | | | | | 70,532,081 | |
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Communications Equipment–1.18% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,172,153 | | | | 26,314,835 | |
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Computer Hardware–1.86% | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 1,478,779 | | | | 41,376,237 | |
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Department Stores–0.97% | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 379,374 | | | | 21,529,475 | |
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Diversified Banks–2.70% | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 282,153 | | | | 11,398,981 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,074,930 | | | | 48,801,822 | |
| | | | | | | 60,200,803 | |
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Drug Retail–1.75% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 544,083 | | | | 38,940,020 | |
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Electric Utilities–1.62% | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 339,727 | | | | 11,204,197 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 827,147 | | | | 24,888,853 | |
| | | | | | | 36,093,050 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–1.26% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 400,657 | | | | 28,118,108 | |
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Electronic Components–1.22% | |
Corning Inc. | | | 1,522,331 | | | | 27,127,938 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.72% | |
Target Corp. | | | 253,370 | | | $ | 16,030,720 | |
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Health Care Distributors–0.72% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 241,157 | | | | 16,111,699 | |
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Health Care Services–0.61% | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 194,896 | | | | 13,689,495 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.58% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 877,325 | | | | 35,242,145 | |
|
Housewares & Specialties–0.67% | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | 460,574 | | | | 14,927,203 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–2.23% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 1,774,243 | | | | 49,732,031 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–1.62% | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 87,149 | | | | 3,851,114 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 522,798 | | | | 32,204,357 | |
| | | | | | | 36,055,471 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–8.92% | |
BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 929,990 | | | | 45,206,814 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 213,965 | | | | 26,726,368 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 482,305 | | | | 31,291,949 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 279,832 | | | | 26,612,023 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 613,349 | | | | 43,713,383 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | | 717,135 | | | | 25,135,582 | |
| | | | | | | 198,686,119 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.96% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 243,333 | | | | 8,555,588 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 263,977 | | | | 12,971,830 | |
| | | | | | | 21,527,418 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–2.06% | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 551,828 | | | | 30,289,839 | |
Yahoo! Inc.(b) | | | 388,020 | | | | 15,691,529 | |
| | | | | | | 45,981,368 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.71% | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 140,264 | | | | 24,863,197 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 1,131,554 | | | | 35,485,533 | |
| | | | | | | 60,348,730 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–2.03% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 217,514 | | | | 14,529,935 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 570,406 | | | | 30,756,292 | |
| | | | | | | 45,286,227 | |
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Managed Health Care–3.26% | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 601,307 | | | | 45,278,417 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Managed Health Care–(continued) | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 295,758 | | | $ | 27,325,082 | |
| | | | | | | 72,603,499 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–4.95% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 230,933 | | | | 16,100,649 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.–Class B | | | 942,100 | | | | 32,596,660 | |
Viacom Inc.–Class B | | | 622,831 | | | | 54,398,059 | |
Vivendi S.A. (France) | | | 273,053 | | | | 7,223,902 | |
| | | | | | | 110,319,270 | |
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Multi-Utilities–0.68% | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 374,279 | | | | 15,075,958 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–0.43% | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 255,145 | | | | 9,560,283 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–4.49% | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 940,436 | | | | 47,727,127 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.(b) | | | 3,372,246 | | | | 52,236,091 | |
| | | | | | | 99,963,218 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.08% | |
QEP Resources Inc. | | | 783,393 | | | | 24,010,996 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–9.01% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,355,912 | | | | 36,681,550 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 1,740,269 | | | | 90,685,417 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,254,160 | | | | 73,343,277 | |
| | | | | | | 200,710,244 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–3.68% | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 858,385 | | | | 28,927,574 | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 611,970 | | | | 21,602,541 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A | | | 394,932 | | | | 13,214,425 | |
Unilever N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 452,229 | | | | 18,193,173 | |
| | | | | | | 81,937,713 | |
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Paper Products–1.09% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 495,242 | | | | 24,281,715 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–10.02% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 612,247 | | | | 32,540,928 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals–(continued) | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 410,353 | | | $ | 21,908,747 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 926,635 | | | | 46,378,082 | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 408,479 | | | | 32,688,930 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 1,225,751 | | | | 37,544,753 | |
Roche Holding AG–ADR (Switzerland) | | | 295,575 | | | | 20,705,383 | |
Sanofi–ADR (France) | | | 586,432 | | | | 31,450,348 | |
| | | | | | | 223,217,171 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–2.28% | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 772,262 | | | | 42,119,170 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 95,373 | | | | 8,635,071 | |
| | | | | | | 50,754,241 | |
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Regional Banks–2.66% | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,188,832 | | | | 25,001,137 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 441,583 | | | | 34,258,009 | |
| | | | | | | 59,259,146 | |
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Semiconductors–0.83% | |
Intel Corp. | | | 710,395 | | | | 18,441,854 | |
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Systems Software–1.82% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 1,083,387 | | | | 40,551,175 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.97% | |
Vodafone Group PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 547,782 | | | | 21,533,310 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,696,341,387) | | | | 2,186,425,233 | |
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Money Market Funds–2.84% | | | | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 31,586,670 | | | | 31,586,670 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 31,586,670 | | | | 31,586,670 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $63,173,340) | | | | 63,173,340 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.98% (Cost $1,759,514,727) | | | | 2,249,598,573 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.98)% | | | | (21,735,802 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 2,227,862,771 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,696,341,387) | | $ | 2,186,425,233 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 63,173,340 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,759,514,727) | | | 2,249,598,573 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $59) | | | 60 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 3,554,658 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 270,248 | |
Dividends | | | 3,474,534 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 59,256 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 168,662 | |
Total assets | | | 2,257,125,991 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,882,062 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 23,019,417 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 615,374 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 2,498,584 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,535 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 40,258 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 204,990 | |
Total liabilities | | | 29,263,220 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 2,227,862,771 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,974,246,593 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 23,909,284 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (259,768,506 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 489,475,400 | |
| | $ | 2,227,862,771 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 311,836,747 | |
Series II | | $ | 1,916,026,024 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 17,568,037 | |
Series II | | | 108,382,344 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.75 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.68 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $782,264) | | $ | 44,353,949 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 35,565 | |
Total investment income | | | 44,389,514 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 11,744,375 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 5,436,710 | |
Custodian fees | | | 73,150 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 4,507,588 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 37,261 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 119,641 | |
Other | | | 118,546 | |
Total expenses | | | 22,037,271 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (1,679,908 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 20,357,363 | |
Net investment income | | | 24,032,151 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $241,409) | | | 162,437,854 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (20,740 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (8,861,509 | ) |
| | | 153,555,605 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 452,548,697 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 6,928 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 2,392,423 | |
| | | 454,948,048 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 608,503,653 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 632,535,804 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 24,032,151 | | | $ | 29,982,774 | |
Net realized gain | | | 153,555,605 | | | | 75,264,850 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 454,948,048 | | | | 219,912,553 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 632,535,804 | | | | 325,160,177 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,795,702 | ) | | | (4,448,545 | ) |
Series ll | | | (25,448,903 | ) | | | (24,222,015 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (30,244,605 | ) | | | (28,670,560 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (21,202,269 | ) | | | (53,247,968 | ) |
Series ll | | | (244,847,685 | ) | | | (142,005,504 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (266,049,954 | ) | | | (195,253,472 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 336,241,245 | | | | 101,236,145 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,891,621,526 | | | | 1,790,385,381 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $23,909,284 and $30,140,492, respectively) | | $ | 2,227,862,771 | | | $ | 1,891,621,526 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the |
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| Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $500 million | | | 0.60% | |
Over $500 million | | | 0.55% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective May 1, 2013, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.78% and Series II shares to 1.03% of average daily net assets. Prior to May 1, 2013, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.72% and Series II shares to 0.97% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,679,908.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $426,685 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $5,010,025 for services provided by insurance companies.
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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 2,188,980,358 | | | $ | 60,618,215 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,249,598,573 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (615,374 | ) | | | — | | | | (615,374 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 2,188,980,358 | | | $ | 60,002,841 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,248,983,199 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts(a) | | $ | 115,200 | | | $ | (730,574 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (8,861,509 | ) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | |
Currency risk | | | 2,392,423 | |
Total | | $ | (6,469,086 | ) |
* | The average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $189,864,923. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at Period-End | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
01/17/14 | | CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | CAD | | | | 21,770,332 | | | | USD | | | | 20,450,267 | | | $ | 20,486,189 | | | $ | (35,922 | ) |
01/17/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | CHF | | | | 13,656,677 | | | | USD | | | | 15,351,480 | | | | 15,310,638 | | | | 40,842 | |
01/17/14 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | CHF | | | | 12,465,843 | | | | USD | | | | 14,012,548 | | | | 13,975,582 | | | | 36,966 | |
01/17/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | CHF | | | | 13,656,669 | | | | USD | | | | 15,348,021 | | | | 15,310,629 | | | | 37,392 | |
01/17/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | EUR | | | | 14,536,523 | | | | USD | | | | 19,971,075 | | | | 19,998,764 | | | | (27,689 | ) |
01/17/14 | | CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | EUR | | | | 14,536,523 | | | | USD | | | | 19,968,531 | | | | 19,998,763 | | | | (30,232 | ) |
01/17/14 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | EUR | | | | 14,536,525 | | | | USD | | | | 19,971,368 | | | | 19,998,766 | | | | (27,398 | ) |
01/17/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | EUR | | | | 14,696,583 | | | | USD | | | | 20,189,769 | | | | 20,218,968 | | | | (29,199 | ) |
01/17/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | GBP | | | | 11,417,622 | | | | USD | | | | 18,755,728 | | | | 18,905,751 | | | | (150,023 | ) |
01/17/14 | | CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | GBP | | | | 11,417,622 | | | | USD | | | | 18,756,641 | | | | 18,905,751 | | | | (149,110 | ) |
01/17/14 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | GBP | | | | 10,176,740 | | | | USD | | | | 16,720,414 | | | | 16,851,049 | | | | (130,635 | ) |
01/17/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | GBP | | | | 11,417,622 | | | | USD | | | | 18,755,385 | | | | 18,905,751 | | | | (150,366 | ) |
Total forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (615,374 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
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CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | | – Euro |
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GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $ | 40,842 | | | $ | (40,842 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Citibank, N.A. | | | 36,966 | | | | (36,966 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 37,392 | | | | (37,392 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 115,200 | | | $ | (115,200 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $ | 177,712 | | | $ | (40,842 | ) | | $ | 136,870 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 136,870 | |
CIBC World Markets Corp. | | | 215,264 | | | | — | | | | 215,264 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 215,264 | |
Citibank, N.A. | | | 158,033 | | | | (36,966 | ) | | | 121,067 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 121,067 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 179,565 | | | | (37,392 | ) | | | 142,173 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 142,173 | |
Total | | $ | 730,574 | | | $ | (115,200 | ) | | $ | 615,374 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 615,374 | |
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $651,486, which resulted in net realized gains of $241,409.
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NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 30,244,605 | | | $ | 28,670,560 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 24,573,465 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 488,043,373 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 6,929 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (197,556 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (258,810,033 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,974,246,593 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 2,227,862,771 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $154,919,585 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 258,810,033 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 258,810,033 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
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NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $218,048,997 and $503,695,596, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 569,864,490 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (81,821,117 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 488,043,373 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,761,555,200.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and fair fund settlements, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $18,754 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $18,754. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,838,995 | | | $ | 28,829,985 | | | | 402,978 | | | $ | 5,045,720 | |
Series II | | | 6,957,139 | | | | 109,015,706 | | | | 8,047,364 | | | | 99,973,148 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 296,764 | | | | 4,795,702 | | | | 342,459 | | | | 4,448,545 | |
Series II | | | 1,579,696 | | | | 25,448,903 | | | | 1,870,411 | | | | 24,221,820 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (3,486,962 | ) | | | (54,827,956 | ) | | | (4,996,146 | ) | | | (62,742,233 | ) |
Series II | | | (24,285,108 | ) | | | (379,312,294 | ) | | | (21,242,957 | ) | | | (266,200,472 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (17,099,476 | ) | | $ | (266,049,954 | ) | | | (15,575,891 | ) | | $ | (195,253,472 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 62% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(b) | |
Series I(c) | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 13.27 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 4.53 | | | $ | 4.75 | | | $ | (0.27 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.27 | ) | | $ | 17.75 | | | | 35.97 | %(d) | | $ | 311,837 | | | | 0.76 | %(e) | | | 0.84 | %(e) | | | 1.36 | %(e) | | | 11 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.32 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 2.17 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 13.27 | | | | 19.23 | (d) | | | 250,995 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.71 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 11.32 | | | | (1.84 | )(d) | | | 262,319 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.11 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.61 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 11.71 | | | | 15.98 | (d) | | | 223,354 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.25 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.28 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 10.11 | | | | 28.78 | | | | 148,060 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 1.91 | | | | 27 | |
Series II(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 13.22 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 4.69 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 17.68 | | | | 35.65 | (d) | | | 1,916,026 | | | | 1.01 | (e) | | | 1.09 | (e) | | | 1.11 | (e) | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.28 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 13.22 | | | | 18.92 | (d) | | | 1,640,627 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.67 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 11.28 | | | | (2.11 | )(d) | | | 1,528,067 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.10 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.58 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 11.67 | | | | 15.70 | (d) | | | 1,664,751 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.22 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 2.25 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 10.10 | | | | 28.41 | (f) | | | 2,165,319 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 27 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $21,084,025 and sold of $6,434,519 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Fund into the Fund. |
(c) | On June 1, 2010, the Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares of the Fund, respectively. |
(d) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $286,851 and $1,803,035 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(f) | These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25%. |
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,156.70 | | | $ | 4.23 | | | $ | 1,021.28 | | | $ | 3.97 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,155.50 | | | | 5.59 | | | | 1,020.02 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 1.03 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VICEQ-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund’s returns were positive, with investments in the health care, financials and information technology sectors making the strongest impact on results. The Fund lagged its broad market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and its style-specific benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. Investments in the materials sector were the largest detractor from the Fund’s results versus its style-specific benchmark. The Fund’s allocation to cash also tempered results for the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 29.25 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 28.94 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 1000 Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 33.11 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 32.85 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to manage your Fund with the goal of achieving long-term realized investor returns exceeding those of passive benchmarks across a full market cycle, which we define as market trough to market trough, or peak to peak. As Fund managers, we believe investors need a reason to stick with the Fund for long periods of time in order to realize these returns, and believe the best way we can encourage this behavior is by striving to deliver a smoother, less volatile investor experience. The portfolio we construct is intended to provide attractive participation during positive-trending equity markets, but with a greater emphasis on comparative downside protection potential during more turbulent, down-trending equity markets. We position the Fund to act as a “conservative cornerstone” – a stable foundation for a well-diversified portfolio.
The Fund’s portfolio is comprised of what we call “core stocks.” A core stock encompasses elements of growth (revenues, profits, economic value) and value (both absolute and comparative measures). Along this growth-value continuum, we seek to identify and invest in areas of temporary disconnection between market perception and the view our research uncovers.
To build a portfolio of core stocks, we conduct thorough fundamental research of businesses to gain a deeper understanding of the companies’ prospects, growth potential and return on invested capital (ROIC) characteristics. The analytical process we use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial, business and valuation.
Financial analysis provides insights into historical ROIC (a key indicator of business quality) and historical capital allocation (a key indicator of management quality). Business analysis evaluates the competitive landscape and any structural
or cyclical business opportunities or threats and allows us to identify key revenue, profit and return drivers of the company. Both the financial and business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models that help us appraise a company’s intrinsic worth. Our valuation analysis employs three primary techniques: discounted cash flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value.
We consider selling a stock when it exceeds our target price, we have not seen a demonstrable improvement in fundamentals, or a more compelling investments opportunity exists.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013 was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shut-
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Health Care | | | | 18.4 | % |
Information Technology | | | | 15.0 | |
Financials | | | | 13.1 | |
Energy | | | | 11.5 | |
Industrials | | | | 10.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 7.4 | |
Materials | | | | 4.9 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.3 | |
Utilities | | | | 0.9 | |
Money Market Funds | | | | | |
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 14.5 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. American Express Co. | | | | 2.5 | % |
2. General Electric Co. | | | | 2.5 | |
3. TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | | 2.2 | |
4. Northern Trust Corp. | | | | 2.2 | |
5. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Class A | | | | 2.1 | |
6. HCA Holdings, Inc. | | | | 2.1 | |
7. Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | | 2.0 | |
8. Progressive Corp. (The) | | | | 2.0 | |
9. Sanofi-ADR | | | | 1.8 | |
10. Analog Devices, Inc. | | | | 1.8 | |
| | | | | |
Top Five Industries* |
1. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 8.4 | % |
2. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | | 5.1 | |
3. Property and Casualty Insurance | | | | 4.1 | |
4. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | | 4.0 | |
5. Semiconductors | | | | 3.4 | |
| | | | | |
Total Net Assets | | | | $1.3 billion | |
| |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 72 | |
| | |
| | The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security. *Excluding money market fund holdings. |
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down, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
The largest contributor to Fund results for the reporting period was Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in therapeutics for the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C. The company’s shares rose significantly during the reporting period after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s single-tablet HIV combination drug, Stribild. The company’s shares also rose amid a broader upward move in the biotechnology industry toward the end of the reporting period. Growing investor excitement over the strong future prospects for its hepatitis C virus franchise also lifted Gilead Sciences’ stock.
Another key contributor was American Express, the world’s largest issuer of credit cards measured by purchase volume. The company delivered strong earnings growth as revenues and credit costs improved. The company also returned capital to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases. We believe the company is well positioned in the credit card industry with durable competitive advantages, a strong brand and a seasoned management team.
Another key contributor was Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production firm with key assets in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford and Barnett shale sites. Production volumes and revenues were up year-over-year, and the promising projections for new production in its Wolfcamp site boosted the company’s shares during the reporting period.
Two of the Fund’s largest detractors were metals and mining companies Kinross Gold and Agnico-Eagle Mines, both of which were hurt by declining gold prices during the reporting period. Agnico-Eagle Mines, a gold producer based in Canada, returned to profitability during the reporting period, following a series of unexpected operational disruptions at two of the company’s mines that resulted in impairment charges in 2012.
However, the company’s earnings were hurt by higher production costs and lower gold prices.
During the reporting period, we increased our exposure to the more cyclical areas of the market, such as the consumer discretionary, industrials and energy sectors and we reduced our exposure to the more defensive consumer staples and health care sectors. However, at the end of the reporting period, the health care sector remained our largest overweight position relative to the Russell 1000 Index, and the largest underweight position was in the consumer discretionary sector.
Regardless of market conditions, our goal for Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund remains the same: to serve as a conservative cornerstone for your investment portfolio. We seek to provide attractive upside participation with strong potential downside protection, so that over a full market cycle the Fund may deliver superior investment results with the potential for reduced risk and a smoother investor experience.
As always, we thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund.
Diversification does not eliminate the risk of loss.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Ronald Sloan Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager and chief investment officer of Invesco’s domestic |
core investments team, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Sloan earned a BS in business administration and an MBA from the University of Missouri. |
| | |
| | Tyler Dann II Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2004. Mr. Dann earned a BA from Princeton University. |
| | |
| | Brian Nelson Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2004. Mr. Nelson earned a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
| | | | | |
Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/2/94) | | | | 8.54 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.66 | |
5 Years | | | | 15.64 | |
1 Year | | | | 29.25 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (10/24/01) | | | | 6.97 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.39 | |
5 Years | | | | 15.35 | |
1 Year | | | | 28.94 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial
adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.90% and 1.15%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered
through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Cash/cash equivalents risk. Holding cash or cash equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Debt securities risk. The Fund may invest in debt securities that are affected by changing interest rates and changes in their effective maturities and credit quality.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap stocks. The Russell 1000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–85.47% | |
Air Freight & Logistics–0.71% | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 65,490 | | | $ | 9,415,497 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.15% | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 460,721 | | | | 28,514,023 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.22% | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 315,617 | | | | 16,191,152 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–0.98% | |
Daimler AG (Germany) | | | 149,637 | | | | 12,949,260 | |
|
Biotechnology–2.03% | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 358,433 | | | | 26,936,240 | |
|
Brewers–1.20% | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | | | 282,966 | | | | 15,888,541 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–1.13% | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 190,412 | | | | 15,017,794 | |
|
Communications Equipment–3.30% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 584,320 | | | | 13,117,984 | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 122,471 | | | | 11,127,715 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 263,258 | | | | 19,546,907 | |
| | | | 43,792,606 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.74% | |
EMC Corp. | | | 389,939 | | | | 9,806,966 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.67% | |
Caterpillar Inc. | | | 98,247 | | | | 8,921,810 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.59% | |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | | 305,495 | | | | 7,750,776 | |
|
Consumer Finance–2.52% | |
American Express Co. | | | 368,363 | | | | 33,421,575 | |
|
Department Stores–1.80% | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 446,002 | | | | 23,816,507 | |
|
Diversified Banks–1.27% | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 415,308 | | | | 16,778,443 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.75% | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 225,000 | | | | 9,990,000 | |
|
Electric Utilities–0.93% | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 177,824 | | | | 12,271,634 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.75% | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 130,669 | | | | 9,946,524 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–2.19% | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 527,911 | | | | 29,093,175 | |
|
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.06% | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 298,384 | | | | 14,104,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Food Retail–0.88% | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 296,341 | | | $ | 11,714,360 | |
|
General Merchandise Stores–0.40% | |
Target Corp. | | | 84,787 | | | | 5,364,474 | |
|
Gold–0.47% | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | | | 72,960 | | | | 1,924,685 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada) | | | 990,000 | | | | 4,336,200 | |
| | | | 6,260,885 | |
|
Health Care Distributors–1.03% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 203,526 | | | | 13,597,572 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.13% | |
Covidien PLC | | | 219,399 | | | | 14,941,072 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–2.11% | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 585,165 | | | | 27,918,222 | |
|
Health Care Services–1.07% | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 202,113 | | | | 14,196,417 | |
|
Heavy Electrical Equipment–0.75% | |
ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 377,886 | | | | 9,982,958 | |
|
Home Improvement Retail–1.07% | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 286,473 | | | | 14,194,737 | |
|
Household Products–1.08% | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 175,221 | | | | 14,264,742 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–2.46% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 1,164,909 | | | | 32,652,399 | |
|
Industrial Gases–1.18% | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 140,285 | | | | 15,681,057 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–2.88% | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | 178,076 | | | | 14,972,630 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 136,321 | | | | 17,536,333 | |
Sandvik AB (Sweden) | | | 396,290 | | | | 5,610,083 | |
| | | | 38,119,046 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–1.80% | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 493,879 | | | | 23,883,988 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–2.45% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 152,988 | | | | 19,109,731 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 140,200 | | | | 13,333,020 | |
| | | | 32,442,751 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–1.15% | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 277,888 | | | | 15,253,272 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.26% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 641,912 | | | | 16,689,712 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.05% | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 74,295 | | | $ | 13,935,513 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.60% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 291,185 | | | | 16,652,870 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 159,746 | | | | 17,787,717 | |
| | | | 34,440,587 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–0.77% | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.–Class A | | | 290,845 | | | | 10,231,927 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–5.08% | |
Cameron International Corp.(b) | | | 372,280 | | | | 22,161,828 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 333,073 | | | | 16,903,455 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 103,485 | | | | 9,325,033 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.(b) | | | 1,221,552 | | | | 18,921,841 | |
| | | | 67,312,157 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.97% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 119,053 | | | | 9,443,284 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 75,411 | | | | 12,656,982 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 198,461 | | | | 13,517,179 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 92,140 | | | | 16,960,210 | |
| | | | 52,577,655 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.10% | |
Danone S.A. (France) | | | 202,978 | | | | 14,644,046 | |
|
Paper Products–0.89% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 241,225 | | | | 11,827,262 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–8.43% | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 108,871 | | | | 12,093,391 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 328,981 | | | | 16,465,499 | |
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland) | | | 209,949 | | | | 16,875,700 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 396,259 | | | | 12,137,413 | |
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) | | | 71,522 | | | | 20,047,706 | |
Sanofi–ADR (France) | | | 452,752 | | | | 24,281,090 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 299,398 | | | | 9,787,321 | |
| | | | 111,688,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Property & Casualty Insurance–4.09% | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 157 | | | $ | 27,930,300 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 965,472 | | | | 26,328,422 | |
| | | | 54,258,722 | |
|
Railroads–1.73% | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 110,365 | | | | 10,245,183 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 75,663 | | | | 12,711,384 | |
| | | | 22,956,567 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.65% | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 134,659 | | | | 8,680,119 | |
|
Semiconductors–3.42% | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 471,838 | | | | 24,030,709 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) | | | 6,047,823 | | | | 21,307,229 | |
| | | | 45,337,938 | |
|
Systems Software–2.53% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 429,635 | | | | 16,081,238 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 738,767 | | | | 17,420,126 | |
| | | | 33,501,364 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $751,249,052) | | | | 1,133,156,776 | |
|
Money Market Funds–14.40% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 95,445,338 | | | | 95,445,338 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 95,445,338 | | | | 95,445,338 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $190,890,676) | | | | 190,890,676 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.87% (Cost $942,139,728) | | | | 1,324,047,452 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.13% | | | | 1,675,019 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,325,722,471 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $751,249,052) | | $ | 1,133,156,776 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 190,890,676 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $942,139,728) | | | 1,324,047,452 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,470,092) | | | 1,460,714 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 380,323 | |
Dividends | | | 1,575,893 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 430,757 | |
Other assets | | | 148,507 | |
Total assets | | | 1,328,043,646 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 908,508 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 889,730 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,982 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 10,618 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 510,337 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,321,175 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,325,722,471 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 931,287,260 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 10,258,645 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 2,267,294 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 381,909,272 | |
| | $ | 1,325,722,471 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 1,167,022,744 | |
Series II | | $ | 158,699,727 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 30,364,461 | |
Series II | | | 4,173,361 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 38.43 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 38.03 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $671,125) | | $ | 21,987,531 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 98,648 | |
Total investment income | | | 22,086,179 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 7,599,281 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 3,318,743 | |
Custodian fees | | | 67,584 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 333,592 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 59,087 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 81,976 | |
Other | | | 83,957 | |
Total expenses | | | 11,544,220 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (211,263 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 11,332,957 | |
Net investment income | | | 10,753,222 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $133,514) | | | 105,363,467 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (31,522 | ) |
| | | 105,331,945 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 200,785,951 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (19,553 | ) |
| | | 200,766,398 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 306,098,343 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | $316,851,565 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 10,753,222 | | | $ | 14,806,822 | |
Net realized gain | | | 105,331,945 | | | | 45,482,074 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 200,766,398 | | | | 90,993,715 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 316,851,565 | | | | 151,282,611 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |
Series I | | | (15,433,838 | ) | | | (10,258,120 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,757,717 | ) | | | (825,074 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (17,191,555 | ) | | | (11,083,194 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | |
Series l | | | (134,770,231 | ) | | | (189,370,062 | ) |
Series ll | | | 17,964,440 | | | | 49,735,579 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (116,805,791 | ) | | | (139,634,483 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 182,854,219 | | | | 564,934 | |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,142,868,252 | | | | 1,142,303,318 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $10,258,645 and $16,728,501, respectively) | | $ | 1,325,722,471 | | | $ | 1,142,868,252 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued
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at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
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I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.65% | |
Over $250 million | | | 0.60% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $211,263.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $291,514 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $3,027,229 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $291 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 1,244,704,654 | | | $ | 79,342,798 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,324,047,452 | |
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $1,470,253, which resulted in net realized gains of $133,514.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 17,191,555 | | | $ | 11,083,194 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 10,740,312 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 6,202,011 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 377,973,007 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 1,548 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (481,667 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 931,287,260 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,325,722,471 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $98,532,582 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $268,863,008 and $433,339,680, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 385,959,149 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (7,986,142 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 377,973,007 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $946,074,445.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $31,523 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $31,523. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,238,342 | | | $ | 43,467,088 | | | | 633,084 | | | $ | 18,165,623 | |
Series II | | | 1,014,754 | | | | 35,054,079 | | | | 2,065,035 | | | | 59,301,631 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 428,004 | | | | 15,433,838 | | | | 343,081 | | | | 10,258,120 | |
Series II | | | 49,236 | | | | 1,757,717 | | | | 27,836 | | | | 825,074 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,596,646 | ) | | | (193,671,157 | ) | | | (7,514,023 | ) | | | (217,793,805 | ) |
Series II | | | (548,495 | ) | | | (18,847,356 | ) | | | (363,524 | ) | | | (10,391,126 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (3,414,805 | ) | | $ | (116,805,791 | ) | | | (4,808,511 | ) | | $ | (139,634,483 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 46% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 30.14 | | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 8.47 | | | $ | 8.78 | | | $ | (0.49 | ) | | $ | 38.43 | | | | 29.25 | % | | $ | 1,167,023 | | | | 0.88 | %(d) | | | 0.90 | %(d) | | | 0.89 | %(d) | | | 25 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 26.72 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 3.71 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 30.14 | | | | 13.88 | | | | 1,033,655 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 27.03 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 26.72 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1,091,171 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 24.92 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 2.36 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 27.03 | | | | 9.56 | | | | 1,345,658 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 47 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 19.75 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 5.39 | | | | 5.58 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 24.92 | | | | 28.30 | | | | 1,456,822 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 21 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 29.86 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 8.39 | | | | 8.61 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 38.03 | | | | 28.94 | | | | 158,700 | | | | 1.13 | (d) | | | 1.15 | (d) | | | 0.64 | (d) | | | 25 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 26.51 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.61 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 29.86 | | | | 13.61 | | | | 109,213 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 26.82 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 26.51 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 51,132 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 24.75 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 26.82 | | | | 9.25 | | | | 35,025 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 47 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 19.62 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 5.34 | | | | 5.48 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 24.75 | | | | 27.98 | | | | 34,275 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 21 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,112,277 and $133,437 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,140.40 | | | $ | 4.75 | | | $ | 1,020.77 | | | $ | 4.48 | | | | 0.88 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,139.10 | | | | 6.09 | | | | 1,019.51 | | | | 5.75 | | | | 1.13 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIDDI-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund delivered positive returns, but slightly lagged its broad market and style-specific indexes, the S&P 500 Index and Russel 1000 Value Index, respectively. The Fund’s returns were largely driven by strength in financial, consumer staples, consumer discretionary and industrial stocks. All sectors of the Fund posted gains, but results were tempered by the Fund’s investments in the utilities sector, which delivered positive returns but trailed the Russell 1000 Value Index during the year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 31.04 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 30.76 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 1000 Value Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.53 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 33.68 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
n Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
Our total return approach emphasizes long-term capital appreciation, current income and capital preservation. The Fund may serve as a foundation within a well-diversified asset allocation strategy, complementing more aggressive and cyclical investments.
We seek companies that we believe have normalized earnings power greater than that implied by their current market valuation and that return capital to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases. The Fund may invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in companies that pay dividends. Currently, all stocks in the portfolio pay dividends, and the Fund pays a quarterly dividend to shareholders. We seek to mitigate risk utilizing a valuation framework, careful stock selection and a
rigorous buy-and-sell discipline.
We look for dividend-paying companies with strong profitability, solid balance sheets and capital allocation policies that support sustained or increasing dividends and share repurchases. We perform extensive fundamental research, incorporating both financial statement analysis and an assessment of the potential reward relative to the downside risk to determine a fair valuation over our two- to three-year investment horizon for each stock. We believe our process may provide a valuable combination of dividend income, price appreciation and capital preservation.
We maintain a rigorous sell discipline and consider selling or trimming a stock when it no longer meets our investment criteria, including when:
n | | A stock reaches its fair valuation (target price). |
n | | A company’s fundamental business prospects deteriorate. |
n | | A more attractive investment opportunity presents itself. |
Market conditions and your Fund
During the year ended December 31, 2013, major US stock market indexes rose to multiyear highs.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors. Overall, fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained stable during the reporting period following a significant recovery in prior years.
The Fund’s investments within the financials and consumer staples sectors contributed the most to results during the fiscal year. Charles Schwab was the largest contributor to Fund performance. The company reported an increase in total revenues and positive trends in client asset levels and flows. We believe the company’s earnings power and franchise value are underappreciated.
Consumer staples holding Walgreen also had a large positive impact on the Fund. The company’s revenues benefited from higher volumes from its preferred relationships with the largest Medicare Part D providers, its win back of Express Scripts (not a Fund holding) customers and its growing loyalty card membership. Profit margins also improved due to increased sales of generic drugs, tight expense control and better-than-expected first-year synergies from its acquisition of Alliance Boots.
While the utilities sector made a positive contribution to absolute returns, select holdings, such as Consolidated Edison, detracted from relative Fund
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 23.9 | % |
Financials | | | | 20.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 12.2 | |
Utilities | | | | 11.0 | |
Industrials | | | | 9.6 | |
Health Care | | | | 6.3 | |
Energy | | | | 5.6 | |
Information Technology | | | | 4.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 2.7 | |
Materials | | | | 1.4 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.1 | |
| | | | | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. General Mills, Inc. | | | | 3.2 | % |
2. Heineken N.V. | | | | 2.5 | |
3. Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | | 2.3 | |
4. Zions Bancorp. | | | | 2.3 | |
5. SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | | 2.0 | |
6. Campbell Soup Co. | | | | 2.0 | |
7. Raytheon Co. | | | | 2.0 | |
8. Sysco Corp. | | | | 2.0 | |
9. Walgreen Co. | | | | 1.8 | |
10. Federated Investors, Inc.-Class B | | | | 1.8 | |
| | | | | |
Total Net Assets | | | | $419.2 million | |
| |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 78 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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performance. Uncertainty surrounding the New York utility’s ability to maintain current returns on equity raised concerns over future profitability. We initiated a position in Consolidated Edison during the year as we believe the company is undervalued with an attractive and sustainable yield. Additionally, we believe tight execution of the company’s storm hardening expenditures and transmission upgrades could support improved returns.
Our strategy focuses on three key elements over a full market cycle – capital appreciation, current income and capital preservation. While we’re still finding attractive “appreciation” investments, in our view, they were more plentiful in prior years. Today, we are very mindful of income and preservation and are diligently focusing on the risk-reward profile of our investments. We want to avoid overpaying for cyclically peak earnings and/or margins at this point in the profit cycle.
In the consumer staples sector, we opportunistically added to several existing holdings during the fiscal year. We have numerous positions in this sector, each with company-specific considerations that could lead to improving fundamentals. Overall, we believe their profit margins are sustainable and valuations are reasonable. Dividend growth remains a key use of free cash flow at these companies.
We also actively invested in the energy sector during the reporting period, although the Fund remained underweight in this sector versus its broad market index at the close of the year. The energy sector has represented a small portion of the portfolio for several years as we were concerned that increased capital expenditures and rising input costs would weigh on profitability. This risk became more apparent during the year, and the energy sector lagged the overall market. We believe valuations are more attractive and fundamentals should improve as margins are near historical troughs and steps are being taken to address overcapacity in the sector.
The financials sector remained a large weighting in the portfolio. Many of our investments did well during the reporting period as capital ratios improved, the credit cycle continued to mature, and loan growth, particularly commercial and industrial, was positive. We modestly reduced our exposure to the financials sector on this strength.
We believe the economy will remain in recovery mode, though without significant acceleration from here. Overall, it’s important to recognize the progress companies have made in recent years, driving earnings and major market averages to new highs. Consumers have also made substantial progress with respect to repairing their balance sheets. Over the last four years, we have seen consumers pay down debt and benefit from rising home prices and record-low mortgage rates.2 Income growth has not been as robust, but unemployment trends have continued to improve. Going forward, we believe attractive investments still exist, but the opportunity set is narrower and the risks of missteps are higher as market valuation multiples have broadly expanded and earnings expectations have risen. We remain focused on our total return strategy that emphasizes capital appreciation, current income and capital preservation over a full market cycle. We believe this approach can serve our investors well.
We are grateful for the opportunity to help investors achieve their financial goals and we thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund.
2 | Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Meggan Walsh Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Diversified |
Dividend Fund. She joined Invesco in 1991. Ms. Walsh earned a BS in finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland. |
| | |
| | Jonathan Harrington Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2001. Mr. Harrington earned a BA in history and philosophy from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (3/1/90) | | | | 8.04 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.10 | |
5 Years | | | | 16.44 | |
1 Year | | | | 31.04 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (6/5/00) | | | | 4.72 | % |
10 Years | | | | 5.83 | |
5 Years | | | | 16.14 | |
1 Year | | | | 30.76 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Dividend Growth Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.68% and 0.93%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing
variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund’s investment objective is to provide reasonable current income and long-term growth of income and capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Call risk. If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of debt securities with high interest rates will prepay or call their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.92% | |
Aerospace & Defense–3.71% | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 74,914 | | | $ | 7,158,033 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 92,685 | | | | 8,406,529 | |
| | | | | | | 15,564,562 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics–1.31% | |
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | | | 52,057 | | | | 5,470,150 | |
|
Apparel Retail–1.19% | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 62,569 | | | | 1,944,019 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 48,027 | | | | 3,060,761 | |
| | | | | | | 5,004,780 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.97% | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 93,961 | | | | 5,274,031 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 37,739 | | | | 2,971,946 | |
| | | | | | | 8,245,977 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–3.37% | |
Federated Investors, Inc.–Class B | | | 259,229 | | | | 7,465,795 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 152,967 | | | | 6,651,005 | |
| | | | | | | 14,116,800 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.21% | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 98,970 | | | | 5,077,161 | |
|
Brewers–2.51% | |
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands) | | | 155,649 | | | | 10,540,175 | |
|
Building Products–1.47% | |
Masco Corp. | | | 270,442 | | | | 6,157,964 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.23% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 63,979 | | | | 5,170,143 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.23% | |
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Australia) | | | 227,094 | | | | 977,034 | |
|
Drug Retail–1.83% | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 133,419 | | | | 7,663,587 | |
|
Electric Utilities–6.98% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 106,609 | | | | 4,982,905 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 83,487 | | | | 5,761,438 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 43,262 | | | | 2,737,187 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 227,341 | | | | 6,226,870 | |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 258,620 | | | | 4,947,400 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 153,515 | | | | 4,619,266 | |
| | | | | | | 29,275,066 | |
|
Food Distributors–1.99% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 231,491 | | | | 8,356,825 | |
|
Gas Utilities–1.12% | |
AGL Resources Inc. | | | 99,424 | | | | 4,695,796 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
General Merchandise Stores–1.57% | |
Target Corp. | | | 103,816 | | | $ | 6,568,438 | |
| | |
Health Care Equipment–2.23% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 52,956 | | | | 3,039,145 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 83,968 | | | | 6,309,355 | |
| | | | | | | 9,348,500 | |
|
Heavy Electrical Equipment–0.99% | |
ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 157,117 | | | | 4,150,702 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.92% | |
Accor S.A. (France) | | | 94,041 | | | | 4,446,439 | |
Marriott International Inc.–Class A | | | 72,915 | | | | 3,599,084 | |
| | | | | | | 8,045,523 | |
|
Household Products–3.40% | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 68,680 | | | | 7,174,313 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 87,184 | | | | 7,097,649 | |
| | | | | | | 14,271,962 | |
|
Housewares & Specialties–1.59% | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | 204,995 | | | | 6,643,888 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–1.34% | |
Pentair Ltd. | | | 72,300 | | | | 5,615,541 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–3.05% | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class B (United Kingdom) | | | 184,147 | | | | 6,930,135 | |
Total S.A. (France) | | | 95,291 | | | | 5,837,944 | |
| | | | | | | 12,768,079 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–2.69% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 195,409 | | | | 6,870,580 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) | | | 257,198 | | | | 4,398,393 | |
| | | | | | | 11,268,973 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.72% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 276,996 | | | | 7,201,896 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–3.46% | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 122,974 | | | | 6,347,918 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 29,574 | | | | 2,727,314 | |
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | | | 82,102 | | | | 5,439,258 | |
| | | | | | | 14,514,490 | |
|
Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.68% | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 41,165 | | | | 2,850,265 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.03% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 61,835 | | | | 4,311,136 | |
|
Multi-Utilities–2.88% | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 84,219 | | | | 4,655,626 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 48,002 | | | | 3,105,249 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 47,972 | | | | 4,305,967 | |
| | | | | | | 12,066,842 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.17% | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 289,273 | | | $ | 4,914,748 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.35% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 102,667 | | | | 5,673,378 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–8.93% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 195,389 | | | | 8,456,436 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 272,236 | | | | 13,587,299 | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | | | 135,011 | | | | 7,279,793 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 31,449 | | | | 2,634,168 | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 155,143 | | | | 5,476,548 | |
| | | | | | | 37,434,244 | |
|
Paper Packaging–1.47% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 61,691 | | | | 3,096,271 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 73,865 | | | | 3,081,648 | |
| | | | | | | 6,177,919 | |
|
Paper Products–0.70% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 59,657 | | | | 2,924,983 | |
|
Personal Products–0.81% | |
L’Oreal S.A. (France) | | | 19,251 | | | | 3,390,343 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–4.12% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 48,642 | | | | 2,585,322 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 113,945 | | | | 5,811,195 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 68,063 | | | | 6,233,890 | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 32,941 | | | | 2,636,136 | |
| | | | | | | 17,266,543 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.91% | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 42,284 | | | | 3,828,393 | |
|
Regional Banks–8.49% | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 35,093 | | | | 2,611,972 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 203,765 | | | | 4,285,178 | |
KeyCorp | | | 454,037 | | | | 6,093,177 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 37,753 | | | | 4,395,204 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 229,822 | | | | 8,459,748 | |
Zions Bancorp. | | | 325,019 | | | | 9,737,569 | |
| | | | | | | 35,582,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Restaurants–1.05% | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 49,204 | | | $ | 2,280,113 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 38,993 | | | | 2,120,050 | |
| | | | | | | 4,400,163 | |
|
Semiconductors–2.36% | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 106,560 | | | | 4,853,808 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 114,716 | | | | 5,037,180 | |
| | | | | | | 9,890,988 | |
|
Soft Drinks–2.34% | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 237,560 | | | | 9,813,604 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–0.46% | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 61,200 | | | | 1,932,084 | |
|
Systems Software–0.61% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 68,583 | | | | 2,567,062 | |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.64% | |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 728,768 | | | | 6,872,282 | |
|
Tobacco–1.84% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 117,654 | | | | 4,516,737 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 36,502 | | | | 3,180,419 | |
| | | | | | | 7,697,156 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $304,853,128) | | | | 406,308,993 | |
| | |
Money Market Funds–2.88% | | | | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 6,035,014 | | | | 6,035,014 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 6,035,014 | | | | 6,035,014 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $12,070,028) | | | | 12,070,028 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.80% (Cost $316,923,156) | | | | 418,379,021 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.20% | | | | 829,482 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 419,208,503 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $304,853,128) | | $ | 406,308,993 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 12,070,028 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $316,923,156) | | | 418,379,021 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $5,880) | | | 5,901 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 457,124 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 210,066 | |
Dividends | | | 700,647 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 74,000 | |
Other assets | | | 3,156 | |
Total assets | | | 419,829,915 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 4,241 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 254,374 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 11,455 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 225,656 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,249 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 21,435 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 103,002 | |
Total liabilities | | | 621,412 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 419,208,503 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 368,812,727 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 6,546,094 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (57,595,337 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 101,445,019 | |
| | $ | 419,208,503 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 321,580,606 | |
Series II | | $ | 97,627,897 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 15,365,912 | |
Series II | | | 4,682,478 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 20.93 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 20.85 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $103,978) | | $ | 9,593,540 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 13,206 | |
Total investment income | | | 9,606,746 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,946,580 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 711,664 | |
Custodian fees | | | 20,120 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 213,987 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 22,104 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 49,802 | |
Other | | | 55,097 | |
Total expenses | | | 3,019,354 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (28,114 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 2,991,240 | |
Net investment income | | | 6,615,506 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 31,926,967 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 5,985 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (716,841 | ) |
| | | 31,216,111 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 65,063,319 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 1,046 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 162,298 | |
| | | 65,226,663 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 96,442,774 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 103,058,280 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 6,615,506 | | | $ | 7,491,024 | |
Net realized gain | | | 31,216,111 | | | | 15,904,682 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 65,226,663 | | | | 33,682,450 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 103,058,280 | | | | 57,078,156 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |
Series I | | | (6,904,089 | ) | | | (5,387,849 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,824,400 | ) | | | (1,277,732 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (8,728,489 | ) | | | (6,665,581 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series l | | | (23,555,974 | ) | | | (22,261,163 | ) |
Series ll | | | 4,386,872 | | | | (6,378,324 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (19,169,102 | ) | | | (28,639,487 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 75,160,689 | | | | 21,773,088 | |
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Net assets: | |
Beginning of year | | | 344,047,814 | | | | 322,274,726 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $6,546,094 and $8,646,796, respectively) | | $ | 419,208,503 | | | $ | 344,047,814 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide reasonable current income and long-term growth of income and capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued
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at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities' prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund's net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
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I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 0 | .545% | | |
Next $750 million | | | 0 | .42% | | |
Next $1 billion | | | 0 | .395% | | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0 | .37% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser's obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $28,114.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $94,485 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $617,179 for services provided by insurance companies.
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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund's Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $765 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 386,285,091 | | | $ | 32,093,930 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 418,379,021 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (11,455 | ) | | | — | | | | (11,455 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 386,285,091 | | | $ | 32,082,475 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 418,367,566 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (11,455 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (716,841 | ) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | |
Currency risk | | | 162,298 | |
Total | | $ | (554,543 | ) |
* | The average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $11,981,847. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at Period-End | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
02/18/14 | | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | | | EUR | | | | 4,786,236 | | | | USD | | | | 6,579,519 | | | $ | 6,584,555 | | | $ | (5,036 | ) |
02/18/14 | | Citibank Capital Inc. | | | EUR | | | | 5,086,257 | | | | USD | | | | 6,990,882 | | | | 6,997,301 | | | | (6,419 | ) |
Total forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (11,455 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
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EUR | | – Euro |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Funds enter into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | | $ | 5,036 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,036 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,036 | |
Citibank Capital Inc. | | | 6,419 | | | | — | | | | 6,419 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,419 | |
Total | | $ | 11,455 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,455 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,455 | |
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 8,728,489 | | | $ | 6,665,581 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 6,642,255 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 100,834,843 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 609 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (96,161 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (56,985,770 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 368,812,727 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 419,208,503 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $31,008,575 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 7,577,250 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,577,250 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 49,408,520 | | | | — | | | | 49,408,520 | |
| | $ | 56,985,770 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 56,985,770 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund and Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Dividend Growth Fund into the Fund are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $74,557,348 and $91,590,915, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 106,507,356 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (5,672,513 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 100,834,843 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $317,544,178.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and fair funds settlements, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $12,281 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $12,281. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 2,000,631 | | | $ | 37,904,984 | | | | 1,577,471 | | | $ | 24,311,856 | |
Series II | | | 1,107,260 | | | | 21,023,400 | | | | 610,747 | | | | 9,439,806 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 357,170 | | | | 6,904,089 | | | | 336,320 | | | | 5,387,849 | |
Series II | | | 94,676 | | | | 1,824,400 | | | | 79,958 | | | | 1,277,732 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (3,605,314 | ) | | | (68,365,047 | ) | | | (3,376,184 | ) | | | (51,960,868 | ) |
Series II | | | (980,095 | ) | | | (18,460,928 | ) | | | (1,116,302 | ) | | | (17,095,862 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,025,672 | ) | | $ | (19,169,102 | ) | | | (1,887,990 | ) | | $ | (28,639,487 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 77% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 16.34 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 4.70 | | | $ | 5.03 | | | $ | (0.44 | ) | | $ | 20.93 | | | | 31.04 | % | | $ | 321,581 | | | | 0.71 | %(d) | | | 0.72 | %(d) | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | 20 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 14.04 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.62 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 16.34 | | | | 18.72 | | | | 271,407 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.24 | | | | 0.31 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 14.04 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 253,850 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 13.13 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.35 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 14.24 | | | | 10.48 | | | | 179,518 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 78 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 10.78 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.57 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 13.13 | | | | 24.30 | | | | 192,279 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 44 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 16.28 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 4.98 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 20.85 | | | | 30.76 | | | | 97,628 | | | | 0.96 | (d) | | | 0.97 | (d) | | | 1.51 | (d) | | | 20 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 14.00 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.57 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 16.28 | | | | 18.37 | | | | 72,641 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 11 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.20 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 14.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 68,424 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 13.09 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 14.20 | | | | 10.20 | | | | 51,394 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 78 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 10.75 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.53 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 13.09 | | | | 23.94 | | | | 64,463 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 44 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $134,975,378 and sold of $57,441,776 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Dividend Growth Fund and Invesco V.I. Financial Services Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $303,472 and $85,595 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,131.10 | | | $ | 3.81 | | | $ | 1,021.63 | | | $ | 3.62 | | | | 0.71 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,130.00 | | | | 5.15 | | | | 1,020.37 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 0.96 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | �� | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIDIN-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund outperformed its style-specific index, the Barclays U.S. Credit Index. Security selection was the primary contributor to the Fund’s performance versus its style-specific benchmark for the year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 0.05 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | -0.26 | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | -2.02 | |
Barclays U.S. Credit Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | -2.01 | |
Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | -1.55 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in corporate bonds, US government securities (including US government agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS)) and securities issued by foreign governments, their agencies or instrumentalities. Up to 50% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in foreign securities, including up to 15% in securities of issuers located in developing markets, and up to 35% may be invested in lower quality, high yield debt securities (so-called “junk bonds”). The Fund also may invest in derivative instruments, specifically credit default swaps, credit default swap indexes, interest rate futures and forward foreign currency contracts.
We believe dynamic and complex fixed income markets may create opportunities for investors that are best captured by independent specialists interconnected as a global team. We use this philosophy in an effort to generate a total return consisting of income and capital appreciation. Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investment vehicles
are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value. Our security selection is supported by a team of independent specialists. Team members conduct top-down macroeconomic as well as bottom-up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner.
Sell decisions are based on:
n | | A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro-risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning or sector exposure). |
n | | The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer. |
n | | Degradation of an issuer’s credit quality. |
n | | Realignment of a valuation target. |
n | | Presentation of a better relative value opportunity. |
n | | The general liquidity needs of the Fund. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy, strong US equity market returns and generally negative US bond market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence
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Portfolio Composition | | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes | | | | 88.1 | % |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 4.3 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | | 3.9 | |
Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | | 2.3 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.4 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $19.8 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 536 | |
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Top Five Fixed Income Holdings* |
1. U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | 2.5 | % |
2. U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | 1.6 | |
3. EPR Properties | | | | 1.4 | |
4. Citigroup Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
5. Bank of America Corp. | | | | 1.3 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding US Treasury bills and money market fund holdings.
trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US bond markets were unremarkable for much of the first half of the year, but from late May through June, bond and stock markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, and bond yields rose in response to increased market volatility during the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in January 2014. In contrast to a rallying stock market following the Fed’s announcement, longer term bond yields rose, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield breaking 3% by year end.1 For only the third time in 34 years, investment grade bonds finished the year in the red.1 For the reporting period, longer-term, high credit quality, rate sensitive segments of the US bond market generally lost ground; however, high yield bonds, bank loans and short-term bonds were some of the few bond market segments that delivered positive returns in 2013.
With this economic and market environment as a backdrop, the Fund outperformed its style-specific benchmark. Outperformance from our asset allocation and sector selection decisions was broad based but was mainly attributed to our consistent overweight allocation to the investment grade financials sector and sustained underweight exposure to the government-related segments of the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Credit Index. Off-benchmark allocations to high yield corporate bonds and US dollar-denominated emerging market debt were maintained within ranges of 15% to 20% and 5% to 10% of market value, respectively. The
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high yield allocation was a notable contributor to the relative performance of the Fund, while emerging market bonds underperformed US investment-grade corporate bonds during the year.
Security selection was the largest contributor to outperformance throughout the year, and it came from within several major credit market sectors represented in the Fund. The Fund’s financials sector holdings meaningfully outperformed financials sector bonds in the style-specific benchmark. Also, our overweight exposure to the lower end of the investment grade quality spectrum was a beneficial strategy as lower rated investment grade credits outperformed higher quality credits in 2013.
Throughout the year, we used several strategies to help manage the Fund’s overall credit risk and liquidity needs. Our allocations to US Treasuries and cash as well as our limited use of credit default swaps (notional value of less than 5% of the Fund) as hedges against credit market volatility were small detractors from relative performance for the year. Although credit default swaps helped dampen portfolio volatility in May and June when credit markets were most unsettled, they were a drag on relative returns during the second half of the year as credit markets recovered.
The Fund used active duration and yield curve positioning for risk management and for generating alpha versus its style-specific benchmark. Duration measures a portfolio’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes, with a shorter duration portfolio tending to be less sensitive to these changes. The Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning were maintained close to that of the style-specific benchmark, on average, but the timing of changes and degree of variance from the benchmark generated a positive relative return even as rates rose throughout the second half of the reporting period. Buying and selling US Treasury futures contracts were important tools we used to manage interest rate risk and to maintain our targeted portfolio duration
We thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund.
Asset allocation/diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of loss.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Chuck Burge Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. |
Mr. Burge earned a BS in economics from Texas A&M University and an MBA in finance and accounting from Rice University. |
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| | Darren Hughes Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Diversified Income |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1992. Mr. Hughes earned a BBA in finance and economics from Baylor University. |
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| | Scott Roberts Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Diversified Income |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Roberts earned a BBA in finance from the University of Houston. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (5/5/93) | | | | 4.33 | % |
10 Years | | | | 3.44 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.70 | |
1 Year | | | | 0.05 | |
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Inception (3/14/02) | | | | 3.77 | % |
10 Years | | | | 3.17 | |
5 Years | | | | 7.41 | |
1 Year | | | | -0.26 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in
net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.75% and 1.00%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.49% and 1.74%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase
shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2015. See current prospectus for more information. |
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Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require
adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial
Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes,
nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Geographic focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries.
High yield bond (junk bond) risk. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments
may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages.
US government obligations risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
The Barclays U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of publicly issued, SEC-registered US corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes.
The Lipper VUF Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of corporate debt BBB-rated variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes–88.08% | |
Advertising–0.12% | |
Omnicom Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.63%, 05/01/22 | | $ | 25,000 | | | $ | 24,263 | |
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Aerospace & Defense–0.44% | |
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 10/01/21(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,045 | |
B/E Aerospace Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 04/01/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,175 | |
Bombardier Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/22(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,988 | |
7.75%, 03/15/20(b) | | | 15,000 | | | | 17,062 | |
DigitalGlobe Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 02/01/21(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,910 | |
GenCorp Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 03/15/21 | | | 19,000 | | | | 20,401 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 03/15/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,205 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.00%, 06/01/17 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,825 | |
TransDigm Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 5.50%, 10/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,925 | |
7.50%, 07/15/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,400 | |
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Agricultural Products–0.17% | |
Ingredion Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.63%, 04/15/37 | | | 30,000 | | | | 33,637 | |
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Airlines–2.39% | |
Air Canada Pass Through Trust (Canada), Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.38%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,888 | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.00%, 01/31/18(b) | | | 65,353 | | | | 69,438 | |
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 9.00%, 07/08/16 | | | 96,337 | | | | 110,547 | |
Series 2009-2, Class B, Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 9.25%, 05/10/17 | | | 9,144 | | | | 10,019 | |
Series 2010-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.00%, 01/12/19 | | | 11,167 | | | | 11,499 | |
Series 2012-3, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.13%, 04/29/18 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,158 | |
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-2, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.95%, 05/23/19 | | | 46,456 | | | | 50,332 | |
Series 2012-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.75%, 05/07/20 | | | 55,796 | | | | 59,911 | |
Hawaiian Airlines, Series 2013-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 3.90%, 01/15/26 | | | 70,000 | | | | 65,056 | |
Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.95%, 01/15/22 | | | 35,000 | | | | 32,550 | |
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United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.30%, 08/15/25 | | $ | 25,000 | | | $ | 25,578 | |
United Continental Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 06/01/18 | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,660 | |
US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 8.00%, 10/01/19 | | | 959 | | | | 1,075 | |
Series 2012-1, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 9.13%, 10/01/15 | | | 843 | | | | 904 | |
Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.38%, 11/15/21 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,987 | |
Virgin Australia Pass Through Trust (Australia), Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.00%, 10/23/20(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,008 | |
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Alternative Carriers–0.13% | |
Level 3 Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.88%, 06/01/19 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,380 | |
Level 3 Financing Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 3.85%, 01/15/18(b)(c) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,034 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 06/01/20 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,574 | |
8.63%, 07/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,612 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 01/15/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,055 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.17% | |
Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/21(b) | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,675 | |
L Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 02/15/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,052 | |
8.50%, 06/15/19 | | | 10,000 | | | | 12,050 | |
Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,190 | |
| | | | | | | 33,967 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.16% | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/22 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,820 | |
7.63%, 05/15/20 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,500 | |
PVH Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 12/15/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,903 | |
William Carter Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,070 | |
| | | | | | | 31,293 | |
|
Application Software–0.06% | |
Nuance Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 11,790 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.70% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series D, Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 4.50%(d) | | | 40,000 | | | | 36,000 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–(continued) | |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 08/15/42(b) | | $ | 45,000 | | | $ | 49,324 | |
Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 03/30/43(b) | | | 55,000 | | | | 53,468 | |
| | | | | | | 138,792 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.43% | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 02/15/19 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,070 | |
6.25%, 03/15/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,325 | |
Stackpole International Intermediate Co. S.A./Stackpole International Powder Metal (Canada), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,585 | |
TRW Automotive Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.45%, 12/01/23(b) | | | 65,000 | | | | 63,781 | |
| | | | | | | 84,761 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–1.97% | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 09/20/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,495 | |
General Motors Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.50%, 10/02/18(b) | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,200 | |
4.88%, 10/02/23(b) | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,050 | |
Hyundai Capital America (South Korea), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.88%, 08/09/18(b) | | | 47,000 | | | | 46,587 | |
| | | | | | | 390,332 | |
|
Automotive Retail–0.77% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.50%, 12/01/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,820 | |
5.75%, 05/01/20 | | | 95,000 | | | | 103,340 | |
| | | | | | | 153,160 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.48% | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Series A, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,037 | |
Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/22 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,157 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,169 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.88%, 04/01/43 | | | 70,000 | | | | 64,633 | |
LIN Television Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 01/15/21 | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,630 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,075 | |
Starz LLC/Starz Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 09/15/19 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,060 | |
| | | | | | | 94,761 | |
|
Building Products–0.79% | |
Builders FirstSource Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 7.63%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,219 | |
Building Materials Holding Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.00%, 09/15/18(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Building Products–(continued) | |
Gibraltar Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.25%, 02/01/21 | | $ | 19,000 | | | $ | 19,712 | |
Norbord Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sec. Notes, 5.38%, 12/01/20(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999 | |
Nortek Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 04/15/21 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,687 | |
10.00%, 12/01/18 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,513 | |
Owens Corning Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.20%, 12/15/22 | | | 40,000 | | | | 38,341 | |
USG Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,095 | |
7.88%, 03/30/20(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 13,560 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 01/15/18 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,875 | |
| | | | | | | 157,701 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–5.03% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/21(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,788 | |
Comcast Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.25%, 01/15/33 | | | 80,000 | | | | 73,902 | |
COX Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.45%, 12/15/14 | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,350 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 06/30/43(b) | | | 55,000 | | | | 44,699 | |
8.38%, 03/01/39(b) | | | 75,000 | | | | 90,702 | |
9.38%, 01/15/19(b) | | | 140,000 | | | | 176,509 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.40%, 03/15/17 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,535 | |
5.15%, 03/15/42 | | | 70,000 | | | | 62,833 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 1.75%, 01/15/18 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,298 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.13%, 05/01/20 | | | 28,000 | | | | 28,105 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 06/15/19 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,340 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 06/15/21 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,960 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 6.63%, 12/15/22 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,422 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/20 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,585 | |
7.50%, 04/01/21 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,840 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,930 | |
8.13%, 06/01/23(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,450 | |
NBC Universal Media LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.10%, 04/01/14 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,159 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 07/01/18 | | | 55,000 | | | | 62,221 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 02/01/20 | | | 38,000 | | | | 38,625 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Cable & Satellite–(continued) | |
ViaSat Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 06/15/20 | | $ | 13,000 | | | $ | 13,861 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/18 | | | 200,000 | | | | 208,916 | |
| | | | | | | 998,030 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.73% | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 07/01/20 | | | 17,000 | | | | 18,700 | |
9.13%, 12/01/18 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,185 | |
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.00%, 12/15/15 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,460 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 02/15/20 | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,675 | |
9.00%, 02/15/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,925 | |
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Sec. Notes, 11.00%, 10/01/21(b) | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,337 | |
Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,405 | |
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 12/15/21 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,469 | |
6.75%, 10/01/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,413 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 03/15/22 | | | 12,000 | | | | 13,410 | |
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 04/15/21 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,950 | |
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.13%, 02/01/15(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,869 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.38%, 03/15/22 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,162 | |
| | | | | | | 144,960 | |
|
Catalog Retail–0.43% | |
QVC Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.38%, 03/15/23 | | | 90,000 | | | | 84,654 | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.22% | |
CONSOL Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 04/01/20 | | | 23,000 | | | | 25,185 | |
Peabody Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,580 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 09/15/20 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,540 | |
| | | | | | | 43,305 | |
|
Communications Equipment–0.12% | |
Avaya Inc., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.50%, 03/01/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,860 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 04/01/19(b) | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,794 | |
9.00%, 04/01/19(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,275 | |
| | | | | | | 23,929 | |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.08% | |
Rent-A-Center Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Computer Hardware–0.01% | |
NCR Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.88%, 12/15/21(b) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,045 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.08% | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 11/01/21 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,575 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–0.44% | |
Dycom Investments Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 01/15/21 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,162 | |
Tutor Perini Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/01/18 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,875 | |
URS Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 04/01/22(b) | | | 45,000 | | | | 44,466 | |
| | | | | | | 87,503 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.24% | |
Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.50%, 11/01/19(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,275 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 04/15/19(b) | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,065 | |
Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 11/01/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,675 | |
Navistar International Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 11/01/21 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,487 | |
Terex Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 05/15/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,150 | |
| | | | | | | 46,652 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.16% | |
CPG Merger Sub LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/21(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,150 | |
Ply Gem Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.38%, 04/15/17 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,240 | |
Texas Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.25%, 08/15/20 | | | 19,000 | | | | 21,280 | |
US Concrete, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 12/01/18(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,100 | |
| | | | | | | 31,770 | |
|
Consumer Finance–0.62% | |
Ally Financial Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,518 | |
8.00%, 03/15/20 | | | 32,000 | | | | 38,400 | |
SLM Corp., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.25%, 01/25/16 | | | 75,000 | | | | 81,379 | |
| | | | | | | 123,297 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.46% | |
Computer Sciences Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.45%, 09/15/22 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,062 | |
CoreLogic, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 06/01/21 | | | 17,000 | | | | 18,530 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–(continued) | |
First Data Corp., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 01/15/21(b) | | $ | 24,000 | | | $ | 25,560 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 06/15/19(b) | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,675 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 12.63%, 01/15/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,710 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 11.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,055 | |
11.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,165 | |
| | | | | | | 91,757 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.07% | |
Constellation Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 05/15/17 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,625 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 05/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,130 | |
| | | | | | | 13,755 | |
|
Diversified Banks–5.62% | |
ABN Amro Bank N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.00%, 01/31/14(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,325 | |
Bank of Montreal (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 0.80%, 11/06/15 | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,359 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 03/30/22 | | | 45,000 | | | | 46,183 | |
ING Bank N.V. (Netherlands), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 5.13%, 05/01/15(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,356 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Italy), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.88%, 01/15/19 | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,400 | |
PNC Bank, N.A., Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 3.80%, 07/25/23 | | | 45,000 | | | | 43,612 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/19/23 | | | 65,000 | | | | 65,324 | |
Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.13%, 12/15/22 | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,241 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), REGS, Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 9.50%, 03/16/22(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 8,215 | |
Societe Generale S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.50%, 01/15/14(b) | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,061 | |
Standard Chartered PLC (Hong Kong), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 11/18/14(b) | | | 55,000 | | | | 57,372 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.38%, 11/02/43 | | | 170,000 | | | | 174,111 | |
| | | | | | | 1,114,559 | |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–1.05% | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.50%, 08/08/23(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 209,350 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–3.17% | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 09/30/43 | | | 69,000 | | | | 69,973 | |
6.50%, 04/01/19 | | | 125,000 | | | | 148,840 | |
FMG Resources Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 04/01/22(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,570 | |
8.25%, 11/01/19(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 18,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Diversified Metals & Mining–(continued) | |
Glencore Funding LLC (Switzerland), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 2.50%, 01/15/19(b) | | $ | 102,000 | | | $ | 98,289 | |
4.13%, 05/30/23(b) | | | 113,000 | | | | 104,013 | |
HudBay Minerals Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.50%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,025 | |
Magnetation LLC/ Mag Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.00%, 05/15/18(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,570 | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 07/15/28 | | | 20,000 | | | | 24,692 | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.50%, 03/22/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 78,400 | |
Southern Copper Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 11/08/42 | | | 70,000 | | | | 56,912 | |
Walter Energy, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.50%, 10/15/19(b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,480 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 04/15/21 | | | 8,000 | | | | 6,720 | |
| | | | | | | 628,544 | |
|
Drug Retail–0.86% | |
CVS Pass Through Trust, Sr. Sec. Mortgage Pass Through Ctfs., 5.77%, 01/10/33(b) | | | 162,449 | | | | 170,937 | |
|
Electric Utilities–0.42% | |
LSP Energy L.P./LSP Batesville Funding Corp., Series D, Sr. Sec. Bonds 8.16%, 07/15/25(e) | | | 25,000 | | | | 0 | |
Mississippi Power Co., Series 12, Class A, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 03/15/42 | | | 40,000 | | | | 34,949 | |
System Energy Resources Inc., Sr. Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 4.10%, 04/01/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,260 | |
| | | | | | | 84,209 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.02% | |
Belden Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.50%, 09/01/22(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,913 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.08% | |
Sanmina Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 05/15/19(b) | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,013 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.08% | |
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 10/01/20 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,355 | |
Clean Harbors Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.13%, 06/01/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,050 | |
5.25%, 08/01/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,060 | |
Darling International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,035 | |
| | | | | | | 15,500 | |
|
Forest Products–0.04% | |
Boise Cascade Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 11/01/20 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,403 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Gas Utilities–0.27% | |
AmeriGas Finance LLC/Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 05/20/22 | | $ | 7,000 | | | $ | 7,691 | |
Ferrellgas L.P./Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 05/01/21 | | | 17,000 | | | | 17,404 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,060 | |
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 08/01/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,370 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 03/15/20 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,550 | |
| | | | | | | 54,075 | |
|
General Merchandise Stores–0.48% | |
Dollar General Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.88%, 04/15/18 | | | 60,000 | | | | 58,589 | |
3.25%, 04/15/23 | | | 40,000 | | | | 36,770 | |
| | | | | | | 95,359 | |
|
Gold–2.17% | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.40%, 05/30/21 | | | 130,000 | | | | 125,258 | |
5.70%, 05/30/41 | | | 50,000 | | | | 42,879 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.13%, 12/15/20(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,875 | |
Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd. (South Africa), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 10/07/20(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 164,499 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 09/01/41 | | | 75,000 | | | | 67,046 | |
Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 11/15/41(b) | | | 35,000 | | | | 25,561 | |
| | | | | | | 430,118 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.16% | |
Biomet Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 08/01/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,275 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.50%, 10/01/20 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,525 | |
Universal Hospital Services Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 08/15/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,625 | |
| | | | | | | 31,425 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–0.36% | |
Aviv Healthcare Properties L.P./Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,048 | |
Community Health Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/19 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,810 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 02/15/21 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,715 | |
HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 03/15/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,400 | |
Health Management Associates Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 01/15/20 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,757 | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.50%, 12/01/21(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care Facilities–(continued) | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.25%, 11/01/18 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,230 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,210 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/20 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,236 | |
8.00%, 08/01/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,456 | |
8.13%, 04/01/22 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,488 | |
| | | | | | | 71,395 | |
|
Health Care Services–0.42% | |
Orlando Lutheran Towers Inc., Unsec. Bonds, 8.00%, 07/01/17 | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,860 | |
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.38%, 05/01/19(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,560 | |
| | | | | | | 83,420 | |
|
Heavy Electrical Equipment–0.01% | |
CTP Transportation Products LLC/CTP Finance Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/19(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,095 | |
|
Homebuilding–1.24% | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,925 | |
Beazer Homes USA Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/21(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,420 | |
9.13%, 06/15/18 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,285 | |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/20(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,770 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.25%, 01/15/16 | | | 17,000 | | | | 18,020 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 05/15/16 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,259 | |
11.88%, 10/15/15 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,305 | |
KB Home, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 12/15/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,190 | |
Lennar Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.75%, 11/15/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,798 | |
6.95%, 06/01/18 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,312 | |
M/I Homes Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.63%, 11/15/18 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,900 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/43 | | | 165,000 | | | | 142,467 | |
Ryland Group Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,794 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./ Monarch Communities Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 04/15/20(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,735 | |
| | | | | | | 246,180 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.43% | |
Carnival Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.95%, 10/15/20 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,096 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 11/15/22 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,250 | |
| | | | | | | 85,346 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Household Products–0.09% | |
Reynolds Group Holdings Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 10/15/20 | | $ | 17,000 | | | $ | 17,425 | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.10% | |
AES Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 07/01/21 | | | 12,000 | | | | 13,560 | |
8.00%, 10/15/17 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,370 | |
NRG Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 01/15/18 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,550 | |
| | | | | | | 20,480 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–1.73% | |
General Electric Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.15%, 01/09/15 | | | 70,000 | | | | 71,319 | |
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. (Hong Kong), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 09/11/19(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 113,192 | |
7.63%, 04/09/19(b) | | | 130,000 | | | | 158,392 | |
| | | | | | | 342,903 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–0.57% | |
CBC Ammo LLC/CBC FinCo Inc. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 11/15/21(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,930 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc., Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.75%, 12/15/53 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,125 | |
| | | | | | | 113,055 | |
|
Industrial REIT’s–0.24% | |
ProLogis L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.25%, 08/15/23 | | | 49,000 | | | | 48,484 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–0.65% | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.25%, 04/15/19 | | | 100,000 | | | | 129,662 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–4.18% | |
AT&T Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.70%, 06/01/17 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,360 | |
2.95%, 05/15/16 | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,595 | |
CyrusOne L.P./CyrusOne Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 11/15/22 | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,560 | |
Telefonica Emisiones S.A. Unipersonal (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.46%, 02/16/21 | | | 90,000 | | | | 95,186 | |
Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 10/23/20(b) | | | 161,000 | | | | 152,672 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 11/01/41 | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,575 | |
5.15%, 09/15/23 | | | 120,000 | | | | 128,746 | |
6.40%, 09/15/33 | | | 165,000 | | | | 190,792 | |
6.55%, 09/15/43 | | | 105,000 | | | | 122,426 | |
| | | | | | | 828,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Internet Software & Services–0.08% | |
Equinix Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 04/01/23 | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 9,800 | |
7.00%, 07/15/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,488 | |
| | | | | | | 15,288 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–4.32% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series A, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 7.00%(d) | | | 115,000 | | | | 127,650 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.13%, 01/15/15 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,260 | |
5.75%, 01/24/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 112,563 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 3.70%, 08/01/15 | | | 45,000 | | | | 46,918 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 01/14/20(b) | | | 105,000 | | | | 113,773 | |
7.30%, 08/01/14(b) | | | 110,000 | | | | 113,910 | |
Morgan Stanley, Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Notes, 4.10%, 05/22/23 | | | 110,000 | | | | 106,210 | |
Series F, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 5.63%, 09/23/19 | | | 130,000 | | | | 147,671 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 04/15/16 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,238 | |
| | | | | | | 858,193 | |
|
Leisure Facilities–0.05% | |
Cedar Fair L.P./Canada’s Wonderland Co./ Magnum Management Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,963 | |
Speedway Motorsports Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,331 | |
| | | | | | | 10,294 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–3.05% | |
MetLife Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.13%, 08/13/42 | | | 110,000 | | | | 95,450 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 06/01/16 | | | 55,000 | | | | 62,474 | |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 03/25/21(b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 176,904 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 8.88%, 06/15/38 | | | 130,000 | | | | 159,250 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 7.38%, 06/15/19 | | | 90,000 | | | | 110,249 | |
| | | | | | | 604,327 | |
|
Managed Health Care–0.26% | |
Cigna Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 03/15/21 | | | 45,000 | | | | 47,559 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 11/15/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,086 | |
| | | | | | | 50,645 | |
|
Marine–0.06% | |
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Mortgage Notes, 8.13%, 11/15/21(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,161 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Movies & Entertainment–1.43% | |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 08/15/20(b) | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | 12,750 | |
Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 09/01/20(b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,750 | |
Outerwall, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 03/15/19 | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,248 | |
Time Warner, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.35%, 12/15/43 | | | 75,000 | | | | 75,908 | |
Viacom Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.25%, 09/01/23 | | | 105,000 | | | | 104,788 | |
5.85%, 09/01/43 | | | 55,000 | | | | 57,472 | |
| | | | | | | 283,916 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–1.45% | |
American Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.88%, 06/15/19 | | | 180,000 | | | | 232,389 | |
Genworth Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.90%, 08/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,074 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), Jr. Unsec. Sub. Deb., 8.13%, 06/15/38 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,862 | |
| | | | | | | 288,325 | |
|
Multi-Sector Holdings–0.24% | |
MidAmerican Energy Co., Sr. Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 3.70%, 09/15/23 | | | 49,000 | | | | 48,604 | |
|
Multi-Utilities–0.39% | |
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.55%, 11/01/23(b) | | | 80,500 | | | | 77,419 | |
|
Office Services & Supplies–0.01% | |
Interface Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 12/01/18 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,155 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.14% | |
Atwood Oceanics Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 02/01/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,145 | |
Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 08/01/20(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,330 | |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 12/15/21 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,942 | |
6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,363 | |
| | | | | | | 27,780 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.42% | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 02/15/19 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,428 | |
Bristow Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 10/15/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,600 | |
Calfrac Holdings L.P. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 12/01/20(b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,550 | |
Exterran Partners L.P./EXLP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 04/01/21(b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,950 | |
Gulfmark Offshore Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.38%, 03/15/22 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,187 | |
Key Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 03/01/21 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,240 | |
| | | | | | | 83,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.57% | |
Antero Resources Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/01/20 | | $ | 6,000 | | | $ | 6,330 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,210 | |
Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 09/15/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,225 | |
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 04/15/21 | | | 24,000 | | | | 25,380 | |
Chaparral Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/15/22 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,675 | |
8.25%, 09/01/21 | | | 16,000 | | | | 17,440 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,625 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 02/15/21 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,577 | |
6.63%, 08/15/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,212 | |
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 05/01/22 | | | 18,000 | | | | 19,170 | |
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 16,800 | |
EV Energy Partners L.P./EV Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 04/15/19 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,040 | |
EXCO Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/18 | | | 17,000 | | | | 16,320 | |
Halcon Resources Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.88%, 05/15/21 | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,210 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 07/15/20(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,333 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 02/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000 | |
Laredo Petroleum Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 05/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,188 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 03/15/21(b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,150 | |
QEP Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 05/01/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,688 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/22 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,820 | |
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,980 | |
5.75%, 06/01/21 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,350 | |
Rosetta Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 05/01/21 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,015 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 06/01/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000 | |
SandRidge Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/21 | | | 21,000 | | | | 22,076 | |
SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/21 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,260 | |
6.63%, 02/15/19 | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,795 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/21 | | | 17,000 | | | | 17,850 | |
| | | | | | | 310,719 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.68% | |
CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/01/22 | | $ | 18,000 | | | $ | 17,910 | |
Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 08/12/19(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,766 | |
Rentech Nitrogen Partners L.P./Rentech Nitrogen Finance Corp., Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 04/15/21(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,869 | |
United Refining Co., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 02/28/18 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,250 | |
| | | | | | | 134,795 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–2.54% | |
Access Midstream Partners L.P./ACMP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 04/15/21 | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,770 | |
6.13%, 07/15/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,150 | |
Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P./Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/01/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,525 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/15/20 | | | 18,000 | | | | 18,585 | |
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.70%, 11/01/42 | | | 35,000 | | | | 30,077 | |
Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/20 | | | 17,000 | | | | 19,125 | |
Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.05%, 06/01/41 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,220 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 09/01/40 | | | 70,000 | | | | 80,001 | |
Kenan Advantage Group Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.38%, 12/15/18(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 16,960 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 03/01/43 | | | 163,000 | | | | 148,821 | |
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P./MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.50%, 02/15/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,187 | |
6.50%, 08/15/21 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,825 | |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,385 | |
Penn Virginia Resource Partners L.P./Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp. II, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.38%, 06/01/20 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,653 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,298 | |
Regency Energy Partners L.P./Regency Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 09/01/20 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,120 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 07/15/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,225 | |
Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 08/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,125 | |
6.88%, 02/01/21 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,200 | |
Teekay Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.50%, 01/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued) | |
Tesoro Logistics L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 10/01/20 | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,275 | |
6.13%, 10/15/21 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,105 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,165 | |
| | | | | | | 503,260 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–8.98% | |
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 04/01/15 | | | 240,000 | | | | 251,152 | |
6.50%, 08/01/16 | | | 130,000 | | | | 146,728 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.88%, 01/05/21 | | | 35,000 | | | | 40,307 | |
Citigroup Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.01%, 01/15/15 | | | 150,000 | | | | 157,951 | |
6.13%, 05/15/18 | | | 65,000 | | | | 75,497 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 08/12/14 | | | 255,000 | | | | 263,952 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 3.50%, 05/15/23 | | | 95,000 | | | | 88,150 | |
4.05%, 07/30/22 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,535 | |
5.50%, 09/13/25 | | | 170,000 | | | | 179,447 | |
Series A, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.95%(d) | | | 60,000 | | | | 55,800 | |
Football Trust V, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.35%, 10/05/20(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 107,724 | |
ING US Inc., Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 5.65%, 05/15/53 | | | 80,000 | | | | 77,700 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 07/15/22 | | | 90,000 | | | | 97,791 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.15%(d) | | | 70,000 | | | | 63,175 | |
Series R, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.00%(d) | | | 120,000 | | | | 115,800 | |
Oxford Finance LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 01/15/18(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,613 | |
| | | | | | | 1,781,322 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.18% | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,237 | |
Post Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 02/15/22 | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,870 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 12/01/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,065 | |
Simmons Foods Inc., Sec. Notes, 10.50%, 11/01/17(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,725 | |
Smithfield Foods Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 08/01/18(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,100 | |
5.88%, 08/01/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,060 | |
| | | | | | | 35,057 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Paper Packaging–0.21% | |
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 12/15/16(b) | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,050 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 6.00%, 06/15/17(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,140 | |
Rock-Tenn Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.00%, 03/01/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 33,456 | |
| | | | | | | 42,646 | |
|
Paper Products–1.05% | |
Domtar Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 02/15/44 | | | 140,000 | | | | 142,818 | |
International Paper Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 02/15/22 | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,567 | |
Neenah Paper Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,960 | |
PH Glatfelter Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.38%, 10/15/20 | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,437 | |
Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 02/15/19(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,480 | |
| | | | | | | 208,262 | |
|
Personal Products–0.62% | |
Avon Products Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.00%, 03/15/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 73,377 | |
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.70%, 08/15/42 | | | 60,000 | | | | 49,071 | |
| | | | | | | 122,448 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–1.76% | |
AbbVie Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.40%, 11/06/42 | | | 55,000 | | | | 51,753 | |
Actavis Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.88%, 10/01/17 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,510 | |
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co., Sr. Unsec. Deb., 6.88%, 08/01/97 | | | 52,000 | | | | 64,755 | |
Capsugel S.A., Sr. Unsec. PIK Notes, 7.00%, 05/15/19(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,031 | |
Endo Finance Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,028 | |
Forest Laboratories Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,070 | |
Mylan Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.20%, 11/29/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,969 | |
Perrigo PLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.00%, 11/15/23(b) | | | 50,000 | | | | 48,822 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 12/01/21(b) | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,060 | |
6.38%, 10/15/20(b) | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,881 | |
6.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,133 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 08/15/18(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,531 | |
7.50%, 07/15/21(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,525 | |
Zoetis Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.25%, 02/01/23 | | | 45,000 | | | | 42,110 | |
| | | | | | | 350,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.92% | |
Allstate Corp. (The), Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.75%, 08/15/53 | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 76,312 | |
CNA Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.35%, 11/15/19 | | | 160,000 | | | | 194,653 | |
Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.25%, 06/15/23(b) | | | 65,000 | | | | 62,645 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 09/15/19 | | | 40,000 | | | | 47,915 | |
| | | | | | | 381,525 | |
| | |
Real Estate Services–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
CB Richard Ellis Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/15/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,350 | |
| | |
Regional Banks–1.00% | | | | | | | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.50%, 03/15/22 | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,290 | |
Unsec. Sub. Notes, 4.30%, 01/16/24 | | | 55,000 | | | | 53,830 | |
First Niagara Financial Group Inc., Unsec. Sub. Notes, 7.25%, 12/15/21 | | | 35,000 | | | | 40,282 | |
Synovus Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.88%, 02/15/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,650 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.13%, 06/15/17 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,750 | |
Zions Bancorp., Series I, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 5.80%(d) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,125 | |
| | | | | | | 197,927 | |
|
Reinsurance–0.31% | |
Reinsurance Group of America Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 4.70%, 09/15/23 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,662 | |
|
Research & Consulting Services–0.05% | |
FTI Consulting, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 10/01/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,875 | |
|
Residential REIT’s–0.55% | |
Essex Portfolio L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.63%, 08/15/22 | | | 115,000 | | | | 108,154 | |
|
Retail REIT’s–0.44% | |
Realty Income Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.00%, 01/31/18 | | | 90,000 | | | | 88,236 | |
|
Security & Alarm Services–0.04% | |
ADT Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,403 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.14% | |
Amkor Technology Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.63%, 06/01/21 | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,468 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 05/01/18 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,975 | |
| | | | | | | 27,443 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Semiconductors–0.14% | |
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.05%, 02/01/20 | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 21,550 | |
10.75%, 08/01/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,688 | |
| | | | | | | 27,238 | |
|
Specialized Finance–3.16% | |
Aircastle Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.25%, 12/01/19 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,525 | |
7.63%, 04/15/20 | | | 16,000 | | | | 17,960 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.63%, 12/15/18 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,015 | |
CIT Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/22 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,860 | |
5.25%, 03/15/18 | | | 13,000 | | | | 14,007 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 02/15/19(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,990 | |
CME Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.30%, 09/15/43 | | | 45,000 | | | | 47,047 | |
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 09/01/14(b) | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,025 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.88%, 04/01/15 | | | 45,000 | | | | 46,603 | |
5.88%, 04/01/19 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,719 | |
5.88%, 08/15/22 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,031 | |
8.75%, 03/15/17 | | | 27,000 | | | | 31,765 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 11,722 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 10/01/17 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,650 | |
Moody’s Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.88%, 02/15/24 | | | 158,000 | | | | 158,117 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 09/01/20 | | | 110,000 | | | | 118,384 | |
| | | | | | | 626,420 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–3.66% | |
American Tower Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.50%, 01/31/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 45,483 | |
4.63%, 04/01/15 | | | 90,000 | | | | 94,183 | |
CubeSmart L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.38%, 12/15/23 | | | 75,000 | | | | 73,342 | |
EPR Properties, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 07/15/20 | | | 245,000 | | | | 283,073 | |
HCP, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.25%, 11/15/23 | | | 45,000 | | | | 44,162 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.75%, 02/01/16 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,221 | |
MPT Operating Partnership L.P./MPT Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/21 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,525 | |
RHP Hotel Properties L.P./RHP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 04/15/21 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,925 | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.30%, 01/15/16 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Specialized REIT’s–(continued) | |
Ventas Realty L.P./Ventas Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 2.00%, 02/15/18 | | $ | 65,000 | | | $ | 63,968 | |
| | | | | | | 725,788 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–0.11% | |
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 07/15/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,100 | |
Eagle Spinco Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.63%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,980 | |
PolyOne Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,825 | |
PQ Corp., Sec. Notes, 8.75%, 05/01/18(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,475 | |
| | | | | | | 22,380 | |
|
Specialty Stores–0.13% | |
Michaels Stores Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 11/01/18 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,875 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.88%, 12/15/20(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,015 | |
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 5.50%, 11/01/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,985 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 06/01/22 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,271 | |
| | | | | | | 26,146 | |
|
Steel–1.40% | |
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.75%, 08/05/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,117 | |
6.13%, 06/01/18 | | | 55,000 | | | | 60,499 | |
6.75%, 02/25/22 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,257 | |
7.25%, 03/01/41 | | | 60,000 | | | | 56,943 | |
Steel Dynamics Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.13%, 08/15/19 | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,765 | |
SunCoke Energy Partners L.P./SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 02/01/20(b) | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,735 | |
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/22 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,338 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 02/01/18 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,495 | |
7.38%, 04/01/20 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,310 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.63%, 09/15/20 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,364 | |
Vale S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.63%, 09/11/42 | | | 65,000 | | | | 58,416 | |
| | | | | | | 278,239 | |
|
Technology Distributors–0.01% | |
Anixter Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 05/01/19 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,115 | |
|
Tires & Rubber–0.01% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 03/01/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,130 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Tobacco–1.45% | |
Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.75%, 05/05/21 | | $ | 95,000 | | | $ | 101,885 | |
Philip Morris International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.60%, 11/15/23 | | | 130,000 | | | | 126,050 | |
4.88%, 11/15/43 | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,586 | |
| | | | | | | 287,521 | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.06% | |
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 09/01/22 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,185 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 07/15/18 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,145 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.25%, 02/01/21 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,663 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,010 | |
| | | | | | | 12,003 | |
|
Trucking–0.06% | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.75%, 03/15/20 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,345 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 01/15/21 | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,820 | |
| | | | | | | 11,165 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.01% | |
Cricket Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/20 | | | 31,000 | | | | 35,495 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 120,000 | | | | 126,074 | |
MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 04/01/21(b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,480 | |
6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,300 | |
6.63%, 04/01/23(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,245 | |
Rogers Communications Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.00%, 03/15/23 | | | 50,000 | | | | 45,984 | |
4.50%, 03/15/43 | | | 30,000 | | | | 25,513 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.63%, 10/01/19 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,262 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.90%, 05/01/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,494 | |
Sprint Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 9,000 | | | | 8,831 | |
7.00%, 08/15/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,900 | |
11.50%, 11/15/21 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,620 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 03/01/20(b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,960 | |
9.00%, 11/15/18(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 8,452 | |
Sprint Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 09/15/23(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,158 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/24 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,112 | |
6.54%, 04/28/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,338 | |
6.84%, 04/28/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Italy), Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b) | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 53,437 | |
| | | | | | | 398,849 | |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes (Cost $16,951,150) | | | | 17,477,814 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities–4.30% | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.25% | |
0.11%, 05/01/14(f)(g) | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,992 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Notes–2.47% | |
2.75%, 11/15/23 | | | 502,000 | | | | 490,182 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds–1.58% | |
3.63%, 08/15/43 | | | 333,000 | | | | 312,933 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $872,712) | | | | 853,107 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–3.89% | |
Diversified Banks–1.00% | |
CoBank ACB, Series F, 6.25% Pfd.(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 192,625 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The), Series T, (United Kingdom) 7.25% Jr. Sub. Pfd. | | | 53 | | | | 1,272 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% Pfd. | | | 200 | | | | 4,714 | |
| | | | | | | 198,611 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.63% | |
Morgan Stanley, 6.88% Pfd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 125,150 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–0.06% | |
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), 7.88% Jr. Sub. Pfd. | | | 440 | | | | 12,610 | |
|
Office REIT’s–0.01% | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., Series B, 7.63% Pfd. | | | 95 | | | | 2,163 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–1.92% | |
Citigroup Inc., Series K, 6.88% Pfd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 380,588 | |
|
Reinsurance–0.24% | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.20% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Pfd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 48,540 | |
|
Tires & Rubber–0.03% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), $2.94 Conv. Pfd. | | | 75 | | | | 5,014 | |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $773,848) | | | | 772,676 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–0.76% | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2009-2R, Class 1A11, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.62%, 09/26/34(b)(c) | | $ | 37,882 | | | | 38,510 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-Z, Class 2A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.62%, 12/25/34(c) | | $ | 111,452 | | | $ | 112,707 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $133,822) | | | | 151,217 | |
|
Municipal Obligations–0.73% | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. (Palm Bay Academy Inc.); Series 2006 B, Taxable RB, 7.50%, 05/15/17(e) | | | 65,000 | | | | 38,986 | |
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. Series 2013 A, RB, 3.00%, 07/01/20 | | | 55,000 | | | | 52,124 | |
Georgia (State of) Municipal Electric Authority (Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J); Series 2010 A, Taxable Build America RB, 6.64%, 04/01/57 | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,842 | |
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $169,523) | | | | 143,952 | |
|
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.72% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.26% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., 6.50%, 05/01/16 to 08/01/32 | | | 3,990 | | | | 4,415 | |
6.00%, 05/01/17 to 12/01/31 | | | 33,790 | | | | 37,118 | |
5.50%, 09/01/17 | | | 9,463 | | | | 10,069 | |
| | | | | | | 51,602 | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.38% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., 7.00%, 02/01/16 to 09/01/32 | | | 13,502 | | | | 14,487 | |
6.50%, 05/01/16 to 09/01/31 | | | 3,328 | | | | 3,648 | |
5.00%, 11/01/18 | | | 11,494 | | | | 12,267 | |
7.50%, 04/01/29 to 10/01/29 | | | 35,926 | | | | 38,118 | |
8.00%, 04/01/32 | | | 5,627 | | | | 6,266 | |
| | | | | | | 74,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–0.08% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., 7.50%, 06/15/23 | | $ | 6,118 | | | $ | 6,774 | |
8.50%, 11/15/24 | | | 1,377 | | | | 1,386 | |
7.00%, 07/15/31 to 08/15/31 | | | 1,674 | | | | 1,911 | |
6.50%, 11/15/31 to 03/15/32 | | | 4,057 | | | | 4,536 | |
6.00%, 11/15/32 | | | 1,676 | | | | 1,887 | |
| | | | | | | 16,494 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $134,345) | | | | 142,882 | |
|
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.06%(h) | |
Casinos & Gaming–0.06% | |
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 07/25/22(b) (Cost $12,616) | | CAD | 12,000 | | | | 11,905 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.02% | |
Broadcasting–0.01% | |
Adelphia Communications Corp.(i) | | | 900 | | | | 702 | |
Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-1(i) | | | 87,412 | | | | 175 | |
| | | | | | | 877 | |
|
Paper Products–0.01% | |
NewPage Holdings Inc. (Acquired 07/21/11-08/29/11; Cost $6,004)(b)(j) | | | 28 | | | | 2,604 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $28,185) | | | | 3,481 | |
|
Money Market Funds–0.32% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(k) | | | 31,752 | | | | 31,752 | |
Premier Portfolio– Institutional Class(k) | | | 31,753 | | | | 31,753 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $63,505) | | | | 63,505 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–98.88% (Cost $19,139,706) | | | | 19,620,539 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.12% | | | | 222,455 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 19,842,994 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Deb. | | – Debentures |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
Jr. | | – Junior |
| | |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
PIK | | – Payment in Kind |
RB | | – Revenue Bonds |
REGS | | – Regulation S |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
| | |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Sub. | | – Subordinated |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $4,664,939, which represented 23.51% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2013. |
(d) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(e) | Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $38,986, which represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(f) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(g) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1L and Note 4. |
(h) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated. |
(i) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Adelphia Communications bankruptcy reorganization. |
(j) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the NewPage Corp. bankruptcy reorganization. |
(k) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $19,076,201) | | $ | 19,557,034 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 63,505 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $19,139,706) | | | 19,620,539 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $7,545) | | | 7,599 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 3,182 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 2,115 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 262,404 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 16,752 | |
Premiums paid on swap agreements | | | 13,700 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 64,132 | |
Other assets | | | 369 | |
Total assets | | | 19,990,792 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 7,230 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 6,994 | |
Swap agreements | | | 83 | |
Variation margin | | | 250 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 11,248 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,039 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 36,490 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 66,203 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements | | | 18,261 | |
Total liabilities | | | 147,798 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 19,842,994 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 27,117,773 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 813,859 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (8,561,663 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 473,025 | |
| | $ | 19,842,994 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 19,671,196 | |
Series II | | $ | 171,798 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 3,159,067 | |
Series II | | | 27,745 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 6.23 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 6.19 | |
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Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 1,024,448 | |
Dividends | | | 25,248 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 58 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,049,754 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 127,798 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 93,757 | |
Custodian fees | | | 14,519 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 570 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 8,682 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 24,292 | |
Professional services fees | | | 48,970 | |
Other | | | 56,950 | |
Total expenses | | | 375,538 | |
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed | | | (215,366 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 160,172 | |
Net investment income | | | 889,582 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 515,878 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 27 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (539 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 1,697 | |
Swap agreements | | | (6,251 | ) |
| | | 510,812 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (1,426,808 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 4 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,109 | |
Futures contracts | | | 15,951 | |
Swap agreements | | | (2,685 | ) |
| | | (1,412,429 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (901,617 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (12,035 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 889,582 | | | $ | 976,822 | |
Net realized gain | | | 510,812 | | | | 454,590 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (1,412,429 | ) | | | 920,756 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (12,035 | ) | | | 2,352,168 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (966,718 | ) | | | (1,073,630 | ) |
Series ll | | | (9,476 | ) | | | (11,794 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (976,194 | ) | | | (1,085,424 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (2,091,881 | ) | | | (845,476 | ) |
Series ll | | | (94,274 | ) | | | 36,977 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (2,186,155 | ) | | | (808,499 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (3,174,384 | ) | | | 458,245 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 23,017,378 | | | | 22,559,133 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $813,859 and $915,244, respectively) | | $ | 19,842,994 | | | $ | 23,017,378 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
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Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including |
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| estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Lower-Rated Securities — The Fund may invest in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
M. | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between two parties (“Counterparties”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
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A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.
N. | Leverage Risk — Leverage exists when a Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
O. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.60% | |
Over $250 million | | | 0.55% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.75% and Series II shares to 1.00% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
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For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $127,798 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $87,568.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $43,757 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 263,143 | | | $ | 576,519 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 839,662 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | — | | | | 853,107 | | | | — | | | | 853,107 | |
Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 17,489,719 | | | | 0 | | | | 17,489,719 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Securities | | | — | | | | 142,882 | | | | — | | | | 142,882 | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 151,217 | | | | — | | | | 151,217 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | — | | | | 143,952 | | | | — | | | | 143,952 | |
| | $ | 263,143 | | | $ | 19,357,396 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 19,620,539 | |
Futures* | | | 10,401 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,401 | |
Swap Agreements* | | | — | | | | (18,261 | ) | | | — | | | | (18,261 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 273,544 | | | $ | 19,339,135 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 19,612,679 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
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NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Credit risk | | | | | | | | |
Swap agreements(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (18,261 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(b) | | | 38,967 | | | | (28,566 | ) |
Total | | $ | 38,967 | | | $ | (46,827 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements. |
(b) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures Contracts* | | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | Swap Agreements* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit risk | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (6,251 | ) |
Currency risk | | | — | | | | (539 | ) | | | — | |
Interest rate risk | | | 1,697 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit risk | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,685 | ) |
Currency risk | | | — | | | | 1,109 | | | | — | |
Interest rate risk | | | 15,951 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 17,648 | | | $ | 570 | | | $ | (8,936 | ) |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $3,991,151, $19,657 and $250,000, respectively. |
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Open Futures Contracts at Period-End | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | Long | | | | 17 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 2,028,313 | | | $ | (24,199 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | Long | | | | 3 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 384,937 | | | | (4,367 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | Short | | | | 16 | | | | March-2014 | | | | (1,968,750 | ) | | | 38,967 | |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,401 | |
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Open Credit Default Swap Agreements at Period-End | |
Counterparty | | Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | | (Pay)/Receive Fixed Rate | | | Expiration Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(a) | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | Citigroup Inc. | | | Buy | | | | (1.00 | )% | | | 06/20/17 | | | | 0.47 | % | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 13,700 | | | $ | (18,261 | ) |
(a) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level as of December 31, 2013 at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap contract. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s
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counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities* | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | $ | 38,967 | | | $ | (28,566 | ) | | $ | 10,401 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,401 | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | 13,700 | | | | (13,700 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 52,667 | | | $ | (42,266 | ) | | $ | 10,401 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,401 | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities* | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | $ | 28,566 | | | $ | (28,566 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | 18,261 | | | | (13,700 | ) | | | 4,561 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,561 | |
Total | | $ | 46,827 | | | $ | (42,266 | ) | | $ | 4,561 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,561 | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. |
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 976,194 | | | $ | 1,085,424 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 870,257 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 474,181 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (18,209 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (58,808 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (8,542,200 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 27,117,773 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 19,842,994 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits and straddle loss deferrals.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010
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can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $512,600 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 1,183,108 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,183,108 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 7,359,092 | | | | — | | | | 7,359,092 | |
| | $ | 8,542,200 | | | $ | | | | $ | 8,542,200 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $19,566,248 and $20,929,312, respectively. During the same period, purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations were $12,009,346 and $13,191,807, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 873,395 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (399,214 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 474,181 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $19,146,358.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, paydown reclasses and swap agreement income, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $14,773 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $14,773. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 132,970 | | | $ | 858,712 | | | | 384,940 | | | $ | 2,485,982 | |
Series II | | | 551 | | | | 3,523 | | | | 8,680 | | | | 55,663 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 157,960 | | | | 966,718 | | | | 166,713 | | | | 1,073,630 | |
Series II | | | 1,556 | | | | 9,476 | | | | 1,842 | | | | 11,794 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (608,755 | ) | | | (3,917,311 | ) | | | (680,152 | ) | | | (4,405,088 | ) |
Series II | | | (16,908 | ) | | | (107,273 | ) | | | (4,745 | ) | | | (30,480 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (332,626 | ) | | $ | (2,186,155 | ) | | | (122,722 | ) | | $ | (808,499 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 85% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 6.54 | | | $ | 0.27 | | | $ | (0.27 | ) | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.31 | ) | | $ | 6.23 | | | | 0.05 | % | | $ | 19,671 | | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | 1.76 | %(d) | | | 4.18 | %(d) | | | 150 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.19 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.66 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 6.54 | | | | 10.71 | | | | 22,741 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 4.19 | | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 6.10 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 6.19 | | | | 7.02 | | | | 22,333 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 4.71 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.88 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 6.10 | | | | 10.05 | | | | 23,229 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 5.87 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | 5.88 | | | | 10.89 | | | | 24,299 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 5.91 | | | | 200 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 6.50 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 6.19 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 172 | | | | 1.00 | (d) | | | 2.01 | (d) | | | 3.93 | (d) | | | 150 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.16 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 6.50 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 277 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 6.07 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 6.16 | | | | 6.72 | | | | 227 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 4.46 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.85 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 6.07 | | | | 9.70 | | | | 232 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 5.83 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 5.85 | | | | 10.70 | | | | 291 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 5.66 | | | | 200 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $21,072 and $228 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Diversified Income Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,027.20 | | | $ | 3.83 | | | $ | 1,021.42 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | | 0.75 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 1,020.16 | | | | 5.09 | | | | 1.00 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.60 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 3.18 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. MS-VIEWSP-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund performed generally in line with its style-specific benchmark, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index. The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 35.42 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 35.12 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
S&P 500 Equal Weight Index‚ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 36.16 | |
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 30.50 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks represented in the S&P 500 Index, a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies. The Fund generally invests in each stock included in the S&P 500 in approximately equal proportions. This approach differs from the S&P 500 because stocks in the S&P 500 are represented in proportion to their market value or market capitalization. For example, the 50 largest companies in the S&P 500 represent approximately 50 percent of the S&P 500’s value; however, the same 50 companies represent roughly 10 percent of the Fund’s value. The Fund may invest in foreign securities represented in the S&P 500, including depositary receipts. Changes to the Fund’s portfolio are the result of Standard & Poor’s either adding a security to, or deleting a security from, the S&P 500. Changes are not the result of any stock selection model.
The Fund also may invest in S&P 500 futures contracts. This type of investment is a derivative instrument since the price is derived from one or more underlying assets. The purpose of this investment is to provide full stock market exposure to the Fund’s nominal cash holdings.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013 was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative
easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
The Fund stayed true to its process by maintaining balanced exposure to all constituents of the S&P 500. On an absolute basis, the Fund posted positive returns for the reporting period. Sectors that contributed the most to overall Fund performance were the consumer discretionary, health care, financials, information technology (IT) and industrials sectors. The telecommunication services and utilities sectors contributed the least to the Fund’s overall performance. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to Equally-Weighted S&P 500 futures contracts was a slight detractor from Fund performance. The top contributor for the reporting period was Netflix, which delivered a return of nearly 300%. Following closely behind was Best Buy, the world’s largest consumer electronic retailer, that posted its biggest quarterly profit in more than two years as the company trimmed costs and cut prices to help increase sales.1
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Portfolio Composition | | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 16.8 | % |
Financials | | | | 15.7 | |
Industrials | | | | 13.0 | |
Information Technology | | | | 12.9 | |
Health Care | | | | 10.9 | |
Energy | | | | 8.7 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 7.8 | |
Utilities | | | | 6.0 | |
Materials | | | | 6.0 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.2 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.0 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. LSI Corp. | | | | 0.3 | % |
2. Red Hat, Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
3. D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
4. Textron Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
5. Oracle Corp. | | | | 0.2 | |
6. Allergan, Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
7. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
8. Lennar Corp.-Class A | | | | 0.2 | |
9. Gannett Co., Inc. | | | | 0.2 | |
10. Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | | 0.2 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $77.0 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 500 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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Also contributing to Fund performance was the largest US maker of memory chips, Micron Technology. During the reporting period, higher average prices for memory chips helped drive performance in the IT sector. Other top performers included AbbVie and Pitney Bowes.
Several stocks declined during the reporting period, including Newmont Mining and Edwards Lifesciences. Newmont Mining, the largest US gold producer, was hampered as the price of the metal slumped below $1,400 an ounce, the biggest decline in 33 years.1 Edwards, the biggest maker of aortic heart valves implanted with a catheter, plunged the most in a dozen years after the company cut its 2013 forecast on slower than anticipated sales.1
Also detracting from performance were J.C. Penney, Abercrombie & Fitch and Teradata. J.C. Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch were sold during the reporting period.
We welcome new investors who joined the Fund during the year and thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Anthony Munchak Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Munchak earned a BS and an MS in finance from Boston College and an MBA from Bentley College. |
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| | Glen Murphy Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1995. Mr. Murphy earned a BA in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MS in finance from Boston College. |
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| | Francis Orlando Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1987. Mr. Orlando earned a BA in business administration from Merrimack College and an MBA from Boston University. |
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| | Daniel Tsai Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Tsai earned a BS in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University, an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MS in computer science from Wayne State University. |
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| | Anne Unflat Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund. She joined Invesco in 1988. |
Ms. Unflat earned a BA in economics from Queens College and an MBA in finance from St. John’s University. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Inception (11/9/94) | | | | 11.00 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.45 | |
5 Years | | | | 22.73 | |
1 Year | | | | 35.42 | |
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Inception (7/24/00) | | | | 8.48 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.17 | |
5 Years | | | | 22.44 | |
1 Year | | | | 35.12 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley V.I. Select Dimensions Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund.
Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.59% and 0.84%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its
derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The S&P 500® Equal Weight Index is the equally weighted version of the S&P 500 Index.
The Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.02% | |
Advertising–0.41% | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 8,838 | | | $ | 156,432 | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | | 2,124 | | | | 157,962 | |
| | | | | | | 314,394 | |
|
Aerospace & Defense–2.22% | |
Boeing Co. (The) | | | 1,091 | | | | 148,910 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 1,618 | | | | 154,600 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 1,687 | | | | 154,141 | |
L–3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,429 | | | | 152,703 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,050 | | | | 156,093 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,341 | | | | 153,692 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 577 | | | | 155,386 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 1,690 | | | | 153,283 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 2,050 | | | | 151,536 | |
Textron Inc. | | | 4,646 | | | | 170,787 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 1,361 | | | | 154,882 | |
| | | | | | | 1,706,013 | |
|
Agricultural Products–0.20% | |
Archer–Daniels–Midland Co. | | | 3,623 | | | | 157,238 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics–0.79% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,591 | | | | 151,159 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 3,397 | | | | 150,317 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 1,059 | | | | 152,253 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | | | 1,441 | | | | 151,420 | |
| | | | | | | 605,149 | |
|
Airlines–0.38% | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 5,152 | | | | 141,525 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 7,816 | | | | 147,254 | |
| | | | | | | 288,779 | |
|
Aluminum–0.21% | |
Alcoa Inc. | | | 15,372 | | | | 163,404 | |
|
Apparel Retail–0.98% | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 3,798 | | | | 148,426 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 2,389 | | | | 147,760 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 2,037 | | | | 152,632 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,389 | | | | 152,251 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b) | | | 4,085 | | | | 151,553 | |
| | | | | | | 752,622 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.16% | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 2,633 | | | | 147,790 | |
Fossil Group, Inc.(b) | | | 1,201 | | | | 144,048 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 1,776 | | | | 144,193 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 1,132 | | | | 153,975 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 834 | | | | 147,259 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,493 | | | | 155,414 | |
| | | | | | | 892,679 | |
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Application Software–0.99% | |
Adobe Systems Inc.(b) | | | 2,400 | | | $ | 143,712 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(b) | | | 3,061 | | | | 154,060 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 2,520 | | | | 159,390 | |
Intuit Inc. | | | 1,948 | | | | 148,672 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | | | 2,858 | | | | 157,733 | |
| | | | | | | 763,567 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.82% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 1,369 | | | | 157,503 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 4,441 | | | | 155,169 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 490 | | | | 155,070 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 2,705 | | | | 156,160 | |
Invesco Ltd.(c) | | | 4,227 | | | | 153,863 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 3,532 | | | | 153,571 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 2,538 | | | | 157,077 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 2,096 | | | | 153,825 | |
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | | | 1,865 | | | | 156,231 | |
| | | | | | | 1,398,469 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.59% | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 2,717 | | | | 151,908 | |
Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 2,494 | | | | 149,964 | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 2,923 | | | | 149,950 | |
| | | | | | | 451,822 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.37% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 8,789 | | | | 135,614 | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 3,650 | | | | 149,176 | |
| | | | | | | 284,790 | |
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Automotive Retail–0.75% | |
AutoNation, Inc.(b) | | | 2,922 | | | | 145,194 | |
AutoZone, Inc.(b) | | | 314 | | | | 150,073 | |
CarMax, Inc.(b) | | | 2,868 | | | | 134,854 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 1,155 | | | | 148,660 | |
| | | | | | | 578,781 | |
|
Biotechnology–1.39% | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 1,181 | | | | 157,144 | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 1,302 | | | | 148,636 | |
Biogen Idec Inc.(b) | | | 530 | | | | 148,267 | |
Celgene Corp.(b) | | | 886 | | | | 149,699 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 2,047 | | | | 153,832 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 541 | | | | 148,905 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 2,242 | | | | 166,581 | |
| | | | | | | 1,073,064 | |
|
Brewers–0.20% | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | | | 2,748 | | | | 154,300 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.62% | |
CBS Corp.–Class B | | | 2,502 | | | | 159,477 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,772 | | | | 160,224 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Broadcasting–(continued) | |
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.–Class A | | | 1,809 | | | $ | 156,316 | |
| | | | | | | 476,017 | |
|
Building Products–0.40% | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 3,379 | | | | 149,318 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 6,869 | | | | 156,407 | |
| | | | | | | 305,725 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–0.80% | |
Cablevision Systems Corp.–Class A | | | 8,947 | | | | 160,420 | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 2,982 | | | | 154,960 | |
DIRECTV(b) | | | 2,193 | | | | 151,514 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 1,111 | | | | 150,540 | |
| | | | | | | 617,434 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.40% | |
International Game Technology | | | 8,366 | | | | 151,926 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 803 | | | | 155,951 | |
| | | | | | | 307,877 | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.39% | |
CONSOL Energy Inc. | | | 3,931 | | | | 149,535 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 7,911 | | | | 154,502 | |
| | | | | | | 304,037 | |
|
Commodity Chemicals–0.20% | |
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.–Class A | | | 1,918 | | | | 153,977 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.22% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 7,186 | | | | 161,326 | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 1,793 | | | | 162,912 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 2,230 | | | | 155,676 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 7,034 | | | | 158,757 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,247 | | | | 151,672 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2,014 | | | | 149,540 | |
| | | | | | | 939,883 | |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.38% | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 3,607 | | | | 143,847 | |
GameStop Corp.–Class A | | | 3,090 | | | | 152,214 | |
| | | | | | | 296,061 | |
|
Computer Hardware–0.39% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 263 | | | | 147,572 | |
Hewlett–Packard Co. | | | 5,460 | | | | 152,771 | |
| | | | | | | 300,343 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–1.02% | |
EMC Corp. | | | 6,274 | | | | 157,791 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 3,675 | | | | 151,190 | |
SanDisk Corp. | | | 2,215 | | | | 156,246 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 2,923 | | | | 164,156 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 1,848 | | | | 155,047 | |
| | | | | | | 784,430 | |
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Construction & Engineering–0.62% | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 1,954 | | | $ | 156,887 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b) | | | 2,575 | | | | 162,199 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 5,087 | | | | 160,546 | |
| | | | | | | 479,632 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.01% | |
Caterpillar Inc. | | | 1,698 | | | | 154,196 | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 1,123 | | | | 158,309 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 1,676 | | | | 153,069 | |
Joy Global Inc. | | | 2,730 | | | | 159,678 | |
PACCAR Inc. | | | 2,602 | | | | 153,960 | |
| | | | | | | 779,212 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.20% | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 2,604 | | | | 154,730 | |
|
Consumer Electronics–0.38% | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 3,137 | | | | 144,992 | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 151,423 | |
| | | | | | | 296,415 | |
|
Consumer Finance–0.80% | |
American Express Co. | | | 1,746 | | | | 158,415 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 2,045 | | | | 156,667 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 2,756 | | | | 154,198 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 5,675 | | | | 149,139 | |
| | | | | | | 618,419 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.01% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b) | | | 582 | | | | 153,025 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,898 | | | | 153,377 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 2,793 | | | | 156,073 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 2,878 | | | | 154,491 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(b) | | | 2,613 | | | | 154,298 | |
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A | | | 185 | | | | 154,560 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 3,428 | | | | 156,077 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 4,671 | | | | 155,451 | |
Visa Inc.–Class A | | | 704 | | | | 156,767 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 8,909 | | | | 153,680 | |
| | | | | | | 1,547,799 | |
|
Department Stores–0.59% | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 2,702 | | | | 153,338 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 2,843 | | | | 151,816 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 2,432 | | | | 150,298 | |
| | | | | | | 455,452 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.58% | |
Beam Inc. | | | 2,222 | | | | 151,229 | |
Brown–Forman Corp.–Class B | | | 1,992 | | | | 150,536 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 2,108 | | | | 148,361 | |
| | | | | | | 450,126 | |
|
Distributors–0.19% | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 1,801 | | | | 149,825 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Diversified Banks–0.59% | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 3,245 | | | $ | 154,267 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 3,742 | | | | 151,177 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3,342 | | | | 151,727 | |
| | | | | | | 457,171 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.81% | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 3,535 | | | | 156,954 | |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 2,426 | | | | 157,617 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 2,011 | | | | 162,288 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 1,994 | | | | 150,467 | |
| | | | | | | 627,326 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–0.21% | |
Freeport–McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | | | 4,256 | | | | 160,621 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.19% | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,667 | | | | 148,013 | |
|
Diversified Support Services–0.40% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,637 | | | | 157,139 | |
Iron Mountain Inc. | | | 4,956 | | | | 150,414 | |
| | | | | | | 307,553 | |
|
Drug Retail–0.39% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 2,171 | | | | 155,378 | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 2,563 | | | | 147,219 | |
| | | | | | | 302,597 | |
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Electric Utilities–2.52% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 3,207 | | | | 149,895 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 2,143 | | | | 147,888 | |
Edison International | | | 3,199 | | | | 148,114 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 2,388 | | | | 151,089 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 5,276 | | | | 144,510 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 4,609 | | | | 152,005 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,766 | | | | 151,205 | |
Northeast Utilities | | | 3,514 | | | | 148,958 | |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,838 | | | | 149,941 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 2,768 | | | | 146,482 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 4,997 | | | | 150,360 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 3,642 | | | | 149,723 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 5,269 | | | | 147,216 | |
| | | | | | | 1,937,386 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–1.01% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 2,966 | | | | 156,219 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 2,059 | | | | 156,731 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 2,208 | | | | 154,958 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,322 | | | | 156,208 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 1,124 | | | | 155,876 | |
| | | | | | | 779,992 | |
|
Electronic Components–0.40% | |
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | | | 1,723 | | | | 153,657 | |
Corning Inc. | | | 8,637 | | | | 153,911 | |
| | | | | | | 307,568 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.20% | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 5,093 | | | $ | 153,299 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.37% | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | | | 7,634 | | | | 133,137 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 2,811 | | | | 154,914 | |
| | | | | | | 288,051 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.57% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 4,307 | | | | 142,992 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(b) | | | 1,275 | | | | 148,117 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 3,350 | | | | 150,315 | |
| | | | | | | 441,424 | |
|
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.60% | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 647 | | | | 150,777 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 1,320 | | | | 153,846 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 3,324 | | | | 157,125 | |
| | | | | | | 461,748 | |
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Food Distributors–0.19% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 4,029 | | | | 145,447 | |
|
Food Retail–0.57% | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 3,661 | | | | 144,719 | |
Safeway Inc. | | | 4,361 | | | | 142,038 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 2,609 | | | | 150,879 | |
| | | | | | | 437,636 | |
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Footwear–0.20% | |
NIKE, Inc.–Class B | | | 1,913 | | | | 150,438 | |
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Gas Utilities–0.40% | |
AGL Resources Inc. | | | 3,205 | | | | 151,372 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 2,492 | | | | 154,953 | |
| | | | | | | 306,325 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.77% | |
Dollar General Corp.(b) | | | 2,416 | | | | 145,733 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | | | 2,623 | | | | 147,990 | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 2,285 | | | | 148,456 | |
Target Corp. | | | 2,344 | | | | 148,305 | |
| | | | | | | 590,484 | |
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Gold–0.19% | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 6,279 | | | | 144,605 | |
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Health Care Distributors–0.78% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 2,135 | | | | 150,112 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 2,225 | | | | 148,652 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 928 | | | | 149,779 | |
Patterson Cos. Inc. | | | 3,623 | | | | 149,268 | |
| | | | | | | 597,811 | |
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Health Care Equipment–2.77% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 4,016 | | | | 153,933 | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 2,205 | | | | 153,358 | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 1,385 | | | | 153,029 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Health Care Equipment–(continued) | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | | | 12,834 | | | $ | 154,265 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | | 1,093 | | | | 146,396 | |
CareFusion Corp.(b) | | | 3,791 | | | | 150,958 | |
Covidien PLC | | | 2,231 | | | | 151,931 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | | | 2,379 | | | | 156,443 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | | | 402 | | | | 154,400 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 2,615 | | | | 150,075 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 156,114 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 2,042 | | | | 153,436 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 1,912 | | | | 148,543 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,621 | | | | 151,061 | |
| | | | | | | 2,133,942 | |
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Health Care Facilities–0.20% | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 3,623 | | | | 152,601 | |
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Health Care Services–0.78% | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.(b) | | | 2,424 | | | | 153,609 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 2,194 | | | | 154,107 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b) | | | 1,639 | | | | 149,755 | |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 2,696 | | | | 144,344 | |
| | | | | | | 601,815 | |
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Health Care Supplies–0.19% | |
DENTSPLY International Inc. | | | 3,055 | | | | 148,106 | |
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Health Care Technology–0.20% | |
Cerner Corp.(b) | | | 2,698 | | | | 150,387 | |
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Home Entertainment Software–0.20% | |
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | | | 6,578 | | | | 150,899 | |
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Home Furnishings–0.40% | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 5,014 | | | | 155,133 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 1,046 | | | | 155,750 | |
| | | | | | | 310,883 | |
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Home Improvement Retail–0.40% | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1,849 | | | | 152,247 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 3,102 | | | | 153,704 | |
| | | | | | | 305,951 | |
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Homebuilding–0.65% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc.(b) | | | 7,679 | | | | 171,395 | |
Lennar Corp.–Class A | | | 4,176 | | | | 165,202 | |
PulteGroup Inc. | | | 8,080 | | | | 164,590 | |
| | | | | | | 501,187 | |
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Homefurnishing Retail–0.20% | |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(b) | | | 1,910 | | | | 153,373 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.81% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 4,061 | | | | 163,130 | |
Marriott International Inc.–Class A | | | 3,138 | | | | 154,892 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,970 | | | | 156,517 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,070 | | | | 152,538 | |
| | | | | | | 627,077 | |
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Household Appliances–0.20% | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 981 | | | $ | 153,880 | |
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Household Products–0.76% | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 1,566 | | | | 145,262 | |
Colgate–Palmolive Co. | | | 2,284 | | | | 148,940 | |
Kimberly–Clark Corp. | | | 1,406 | | | | 146,871 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1,783 | | | | 145,154 | |
| | | | | | | 586,227 | |
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Housewares & Specialties–0.20% | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | 4,752 | | | | 154,012 | |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–0.20% | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 3,717 | | | | 156,077 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.38% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,239 | | | | 147,453 | |
Wal–Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 1,872 | | | | 147,308 | |
| | | | | | | 294,761 | |
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Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.40% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 10,680 | | | | 154,967 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 5,229 | | | | 150,177 | |
| | | | | | | 305,144 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates–0.61% | |
3M Co. | | | 1,155 | | | | 161,989 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 1,975 | | | | 152,470 | |
General Electric Co.(d) | | | 5,445 | | | | 152,623 | |
| | | | | | | 467,082 | |
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Industrial Gases–0.59% | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 1,356 | | | | 151,574 | |
Airgas, Inc. | | | 1,374 | | | | 153,682 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 1,175 | | | | 152,785 | |
| | | | | | | 458,041 | |
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Industrial Machinery–2.02% | |
Dover Corp. | | | 1,630 | | | | 157,360 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 2,020 | | | | 159,237 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 155,548 | |
Ingersoll–Rand PLC(b) | | | 2,572 | | | | 158,435 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 1,789 | | | | 152,691 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 1,228 | | | | 157,970 | |
Pentair Ltd. | | | 2,088 | | | | 162,175 | |
Snap–on Inc. | | | 1,407 | | | | 154,095 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | | | 1,815 | | | | 146,452 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 4,323 | | | | 149,576 | |
| | | | | | | 1,553,539 | |
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Industrial REIT’s–0.19% | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 4,028 | | | | 148,835 | |
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Insurance Brokers–0.39% | |
Aon PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 1,790 | | | | 150,163 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 3,093 | | | | 149,578 | |
| | | | | | | 299,741 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–0.99% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1,218 | | | $ | 152,140 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,533 | | | | 155,140 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 1,850 | | | | 153,550 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 2,319 | | | | 150,457 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,603 | | | | 152,445 | |
| | | | | | | 763,732 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.98% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 4,318 | | | | 151,821 | |
CenturyLink Inc. | | | 4,756 | | | | 151,478 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. | | | 32,925 | | | | 153,101 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 3,055 | | | | 150,123 | |
Windstream Holdings Inc. | | | 18,365 | | | | 146,553 | |
| | | | | | | 753,076 | |
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Internet Retail–0.98% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 380 | | | | 151,540 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 2,330 | | | | 162,308 | |
Netflix Inc.(b) | | | 396 | | | | 145,795 | |
Priceline.com Inc.(b) | | | 125 | | | | 145,300 | |
TripAdvisor Inc.(b) | | | 1,795 | | | | 148,680 | |
| | | | | | | 753,623 | |
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Internet Software & Services–1.19% | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 3,196 | | | | 150,787 | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 2,835 | | | | 155,613 | |
Facebook Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 2,741 | | | | 149,823 | |
Google Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 138 | | | | 154,658 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(b) | | | 2,562 | | | | 153,157 | |
Yahoo! Inc.(b) | | | 3,678 | | | | 148,738 | |
| | | | | | | 912,776 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.79% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 5,897 | | | | 153,322 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b) | | | 7,859 | | | | 154,351 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 867 | | | | 153,685 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 4,701 | | | | 147,423 | |
| | | | | | | 608,781 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–0.83% | |
Accenture PLC–Class A | | | 1,977 | | | | 162,549 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.– Class A(b) | | | 1,562 | | | | 157,731 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 845 | | | | 158,496 | |
Teradata Corp.(b) | | | 3,565 | | | | 162,172 | |
| | | | | | | 640,948 | |
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Leisure Products–0.40% | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 2,823 | | | | 155,293 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 3,221 | | | | 153,255 | |
| | | | | | | 308,548 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–1.37% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 2,216 | | | | 148,029 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 2,869 | | | | 148,098 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 2,855 | | | | 153,942 | |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,040 | | | $ | 149,902 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 1,656 | | | | 152,716 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 1,927 | | | | 150,595 | |
Unum Group | | | 4,310 | | | | 151,195 | |
| | | | | | | 1,054,477 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.99% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,649 | | | | 151,496 | |
Life Technologies Corp.(b) | | | 1,932 | | | | 146,446 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 3,751 | | | | 154,654 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,441 | | | | 160,455 | |
Waters Corp.(b) | | | 1,521 | | | | 152,100 | |
| | | | | | | 765,151 | |
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Managed Health Care–1.00% | |
Aetna Inc. | | | 2,248 | | | | 154,190 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 1,755 | | | | 153,528 | |
Humana Inc. | | | 1,462 | | | | 150,908 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 2,074 | | | | 156,172 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 1,665 | | | | 153,829 | |
| | | | | | | 768,627 | |
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Metal & Glass Containers–0.40% | |
Ball Corp. | | | 2,928 | | | | 151,260 | |
Owens–Illinois, Inc.(b) | | | 4,305 | | | | 154,033 | |
| | | | | | | 305,293 | |
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Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.19% | |
Harley–Davidson, Inc. | | | 2,165 | | | | 149,905 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–0.82% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 2,230 | | | | 155,476 | |
Twenty–First Century Fox, Inc. -Class A | | | 4,439 | | | | 156,164 | |
Viacom Inc.–Class B | | | 1,799 | | | | 157,125 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 2,099 | | | | 160,363 | |
| | | | | | | 629,128 | |
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Multi-Line Insurance–0.98% | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 2,939 | | | | 150,036 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 2,275 | | | | 150,992 | |
Genworth Financial Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 9,758 | | | | 151,542 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 4,174 | | | | 151,224 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 3,139 | | | | 151,425 | |
| | | | | | | 755,219 | |
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Multi-Sector Holdings–0.20% | |
Leucadia National Corp. | | | 5,373 | | | | 152,271 | |
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Multi-Utilities–2.72% | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 4,189 | | | | 151,474 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 6,445 | | | | 149,395 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 5,576 | | | | 149,270 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 2,690 | | | | 148,703 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 2,299 | | | | 148,722 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 2,236 | | | | 148,448 | |
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Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | | 2,752 | | | $ | 149,736 | |
NiSource Inc. | | | 4,724 | | | | 155,325 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 3,615 | | | | 145,612 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | | | 4,588 | | | | 147,000 | |
SCANA Corp. | | | 3,140 | | | | 147,360 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 1,689 | | | | 151,605 | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 8,673 | | | | 149,523 | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 3,606 | | | | 149,072 | |
| | | | | | | 2,091,245 | |
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Office Electronics–0.20% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 12,902 | | | | 157,017 | |
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Office REIT’s–0.19% | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 1,484 | | | | 148,949 | |
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Office Services & Supplies–0.20% | |
Pitney Bowes Inc. | | | 6,572 | | | | 153,128 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–1.37% | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 2,601 | | | | 148,049 | |
Ensco PLC–Class A | | | 2,535 | | | | 144,951 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 1,837 | | | | 154,455 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 9,282 | | | | 157,701 | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 3,999 | | | | 149,843 | |
Rowan Cos. PLC–Class A(b) | | | 4,345 | | | | 153,639 | |
Transocean Ltd. | | | 3,031 | | | | 149,792 | |
| | | | | | | 1,058,430 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.18% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 2,773 | | | | 153,236 | |
Cameron International Corp.(b) | | | 2,606 | | | | 155,135 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 2,834 | | | | 147,963 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 2,959 | | | | 150,170 | |
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | | | 1,855 | | | | 147,528 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 1,691 | | | | 152,376 | |
| | | | | | | 906,408 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.31% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,867 | | | | 148,091 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 1,695 | | | | 145,668 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 4,047 | | | | 156,862 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 5,413 | | | | 146,909 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 2,105 | | | | 148,718 | |
Denbury Resources Inc.(b) | | | 9,128 | | | | 149,973 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 2,468 | | | | 152,695 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 918 | | | | 154,077 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 1,667 | | | | 149,663 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 4,083 | | | | 144,130 | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(b) | | | 6,257 | | | | 154,110 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 2,128 | | | | 144,938 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 812 | | | | 149,465 | |
QEP Resources Inc. | | | 4,763 | | | | 145,986 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 1,833 | | | | 154,540 | |
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Southwestern Energy Co.(b) | | | 3,789 | | | $ | 149,021 | |
WPX Energy Inc.(b) | | | 7,654 | | | | 155,989 | |
| | | | | | | 2,550,835 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.81% | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,714 | | | | 157,225 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 2,041 | | | | 157,423 | |
Tesoro Corp. | | | 2,596 | | | | 151,866 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 3,168 | | | | 159,667 | |
| | | | | | | 626,181 | |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.63% | |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | | | 4,452 | | | | 160,272 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 156,728 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,268 | | | | 164,617 | |
| | | | | | | 481,617 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.59% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 9,628 | | | | 149,908 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 2,867 | | | | 149,399 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2,602 | | | | 152,165 | |
| | | | | | | 451,472 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–2.34% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 3,586 | | | | 155,202 | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 4,615 | | | | 155,526 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 2,944 | | | | 146,935 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 1,540 | | | | 149,734 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 3,308 | | | | 149,422 | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 1,455 | | | | 150,767 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 2,416 | | | | 147,545 | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | | | 2,778 | | | | 149,790 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 2,160 | | | | 148,867 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 1,757 | | | | 147,166 | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 4,318 | | | | 152,426 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A | | | 4,415 | | | | 147,726 | |
| | | | | | | 1,801,106 | |
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Paper Packaging–0.80% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 3,003 | | | | 150,721 | |
Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 3,739 | | | | 153,149 | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 4,157 | | | | 153,518 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 4,589 | | | | 156,255 | |
| | | | | | | 613,643 | |
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Paper Products–0.19% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 3,055 | | | | 149,787 | |
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Personal Products–0.39% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 8,668 | | | | 149,263 | |
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A | | | 2,012 | | | | 151,544 | |
| | | | | | | 300,807 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–2.57% | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | 2,791 | | | | 147,393 | |
Actavis PLC(b) | | | 914 | | | | 153,552 | |
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Allergan, Inc. | | | 1,513 | | | $ | 168,064 | |
Bristol–Myers Squibb Co. | | | 2,881 | | | | 153,125 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 2,959 | | | | 150,909 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 2,635 | | | | 158,179 | |
Hospira, Inc.(b) | | | 3,664 | | | | 151,250 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1,599 | | | | 146,453 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 3,021 | | | | 151,201 | |
Mylan Inc.(b) | | | 3,498 | | | | 151,813 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 962 | | | | 147,629 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 4,832 | | | | 148,004 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 4,628 | | | | 151,289 | |
| | | | | | | 1,978,861 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.58% | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 1,472 | | | | 152,396 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 2,767 | | | | 150,912 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.–Class B(b) | | | 1,281 | | | | 151,875 | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 1,571 | | | | 151,806 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 2,853 | | | | 149,412 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 5,570 | | | | 151,894 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,689 | | | | 152,922 | |
XL Group PLC | | | 4,930 | | | | 156,971 | |
| | | | | | | 1,218,188 | |
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Publishing–0.61% | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 5,582 | | | | 165,115 | |
Graham Holdings Co.–Class B(b) | | | 237 | | | | 157,207 | |
News Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 8,246 | | | | 148,593 | |
| | | | | | | 470,915 | |
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Railroads–0.80% | |
CSX Corp. | | | 5,301 | | | | 152,510 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 1,244 | | | | 154,044 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,660 | | | | 154,098 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 908 | | | | 152,544 | |
| | | | | | | 613,196 | |
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Real Estate Services–0.20% | |
CBRE Group, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 5,901 | | | | 155,196 | |
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Regional Banks–1.78% | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 4,136 | | | | 154,355 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 7,240 | | | | 152,257 | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | | | 15,618 | | | | 150,714 | |
KeyCorp | | | 11,210 | | | | 150,438 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 1,284 | | | | 149,483 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,939 | | | | 150,428 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 15,340 | | | | 151,713 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 4,177 | | | | 153,755 | |
Zions Bancorp. | | | 5,134 | | | | 153,815 | |
| | | | | | | 1,366,958 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.59% | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | | | 1,268 | | | | 155,647 | |
Equifax Inc. | | | 2,189 | | | | 151,238 | |
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Nielsen Holdings N.V. | | | 3,203 | | | $ | 146,986 | |
| | | | | | | 453,871 | |
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Residential REIT’s–0.57% | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co.–Class A | | | 5,695 | | | | 147,557 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 1,225 | | | | 144,832 | |
Equity Residential | | | 2,799 | | | | 145,184 | |
| | | | | | | 437,573 | |
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Restaurants–0.99% | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | | | 284 | | | | 151,310 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 2,831 | | | | 153,922 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,547 | | | | 150,105 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 1,914 | | | | 150,038 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 2,035 | | | | 153,866 | |
| | | | | | | 759,241 | |
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Retail REIT’s–0.75% | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | | | 7,129 | | | | 143,079 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 7,266 | | | | 143,504 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 2,498 | | | | 147,107 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 963 | | | | 146,530 | |
| | | | | | | 580,220 | |
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Security & Alarm Services–0.41% | |
ADT Corp. (The) | | | 3,767 | | | | 152,450 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | | 3,914 | | | | 160,631 | |
| | | | | | | 313,081 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.60% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 8,741 | | | | 154,628 | |
KLA–Tencor Corp. | | | 2,389 | | | | 153,995 | |
Lam Research Corp.(b) | | | 2,862 | | | | 155,836 | |
| | | | | | | 464,459 | |
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Semiconductors–2.45% | |
Altera Corp. | | | 4,741 | | | | 154,225 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 3,019 | | | | 153,758 | |
Broadcom Corp.–Class A | | | 5,218 | | | | 154,714 | |
First Solar, Inc.(b) | | | 2,717 | | | | 148,457 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 5,990 | | | | 155,500 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 3,371 | | | | 153,549 | |
LSI Corp. | | | 18,481 | | | | 203,661 | |
Microchip Technology Inc. | | | 3,519 | | | | 157,475 | |
Micron Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 6,333 | | | | 137,806 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 9,719 | | | | 155,698 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 3,499 | | | | 153,641 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 3,373 | | | | 154,888 | |
| | | | | | | 1,883,372 | |
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Soft Drinks–1.00% | |
Coca–Cola Co. (The) | | | 3,726 | | | | 153,921 | |
Coca–Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 3,594 | | | | 158,603 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 3,071 | | | | 149,619 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Soft Drinks–(continued) | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(b) | | | 2,378 | | | $ | 161,157 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,805 | | | | 149,707 | |
| | | | | | | 773,007 | |
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Specialized Consumer Services–0.20% | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 5,212 | | | | 151,356 | |
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Specialized Finance–0.98% | |
CME Group Inc.–Class A | | | 1,792 | | | | 140,600 | |
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. | | | 662 | | | | 148,897 | |
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | | | 2,024 | | | | 158,277 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 2,035 | | | | 159,686 | |
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,792 | | | | 150,922 | |
| | | | | | | 758,382 | |
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Specialized REIT’s–1.57% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 1,912 | | | | 152,616 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 4,086 | | | | 148,403 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 2,711 | | | | 145,228 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | | 8,061 | | | | 156,706 | |
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 3,288 | | | | 152,925 | |
Public Storage | | | 977 | | | | 147,058 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 2,611 | | | | 149,558 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 4,870 | | | | 153,746 | |
| | | | | | | 1,206,240 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–0.98% | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | 1,424 | | | | 148,480 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | | | 1,725 | | | | 148,316 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 798 | | | | 151,349 | |
Sherwin–Williams Co. (The) | | | 821 | | | | 150,653 | |
Sigma–Aldrich Corp. | | | 1,633 | | | | 153,518 | |
| | | | | | | 752,316 | |
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Specialty Stores–0.58% | |
PetSmart, Inc. | | | 2,020 | | | | 146,955 | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 9,458 | | | | 150,288 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 1,636 | | | | 151,788 | |
| | | | | | | 449,031 | |
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Steel–0.82% | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,460 | | | | 158,910 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | | | 6,218 | | | | 162,974 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 2,833 | | | | 151,225 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 5,352 | | | | 157,884 | |
| | | | | | | 630,993 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Systems Software–1.04% | |
CA, Inc. | | | 4,538 | | | $ | 152,704 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 3,984 | | | | 149,121 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 4,399 | | | | 168,306 | |
Red Hat, Inc.(b) | | | 3,125 | | | | 175,125 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 6,611 | | | | 155,887 | |
| | | | | | | 801,143 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.39% | |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 15,959 | | | | 150,494 | |
People’s United Financial Inc. | | | 10,036 | | | | 151,744 | |
| | | | | | | 302,238 | |
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Tires & Rubber–0.20% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | | | 6,462 | | | | 154,119 | |
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Tobacco–0.78% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 3,940 | | | | 151,257 | |
Lorillard, Inc. | | | 2,915 | | | | 147,732 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 1,714 | | | | 149,341 | |
Reynolds American Inc. | | | 2,985 | | | | 149,220 | |
| | | | | | | 597,550 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–0.39% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 3,160 | | | | 150,131 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 580 | | | | 148,144 | |
| | | | | | | 298,275 | |
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Trucking–0.21% | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 2,159 | | | | 159,291 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.19% | |
Crown Castle International Corp.(b) | | | 1,977 | | | | 145,171 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $29,501,463) | | | | 76,247,943 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.03% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio– Institutional Class(e) | | | 397,308 | | | | 397,308 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | 397,308 | | | | 397,308 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $794,616) | | | | | | | 794,616 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.05% (Cost $30,296,079) | | | | | | | 77,042,559 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.05)% | | | | (39,472 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 77,003,087 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The Fund’s Adviser is a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. See Note 4. |
(d) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J and Note 5. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $29,434,214) | | $ | 76,094,080 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $861,865) | | | 948,479 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $30,296,079) | | | 77,042,559 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Variation margin | | | 2,880 | |
Dividends | | | 100,815 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 23,403 | |
Other assets | | | 566 | |
Total assets | | | 77,170,223 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 11,770 | |
Amount due custodian | | | 38,487 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 61,668 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,072 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 29,132 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 25,007 | |
Total liabilities | | | 167,136 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 77,003,087 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 19,409,495 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 857,484 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 9,981,164 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 46,754,944 | |
| | $ | 77,003,087 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 38,143,567 | |
Series II | | $ | 38,859,520 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 1,800,922 | |
Series II | | | 1,864,643 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 21.18 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 20.84 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $566) | | $ | 1,312,703 | |
Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $12,792) | | | 17,237 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,329,940 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 91,235 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 200,164 | |
Custodian fees | | | 57,414 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 96,490 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 2,452 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 26,994 | |
Professional services fees | | | 39,087 | |
Other | | | 32,342 | |
Total expenses | | | 546,178 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (661 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 545,517 | |
Net investment income | | | 784,423 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 11,583,195 | |
Futures contracts | | | 139,319 | |
| | | 11,722,514 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 10,256,962 | |
Futures contracts | | | 6,140 | |
| | | 10,263,102 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 21,985,616 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 22,770,039 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 784,423 | | | $ | 1,173,030 | |
Net realized gain | | | 11,722,514 | | | | 9,683,974 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 10,263,102 | | | | 1,169,229 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 22,770,039 | | | | 12,026,233 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (621,458 | ) | | | (624,483 | ) |
Series ll | | | (536,809 | ) | | | (555,223 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,158,267 | ) | | | (1,179,706 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (4,709,760 | ) | | | (4,763,390 | ) |
Series ll | | | (4,814,561 | ) | | | (5,162,134 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (9,524,321 | ) | | | (9,925,524 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (2,701,510 | ) | | | (1,430,456 | ) |
Series ll | | | (3,659,148 | ) | | | (5,735,184 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (6,360,658 | ) | | | (7,165,640 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,726,793 | | | | (6,244,637 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 71,276,294 | | | | 77,520,931 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $857,484 and $1,188,219, respectively) | | $ | 77,003,087 | | | $ | 71,276,294 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
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Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and |
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| liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $2 billion | | | 0.12% | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0.10% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to each Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
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Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $661.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $150,164 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 77,042,559 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 77,042,559 | |
Futures* | | | 8,464 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,464 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 77,051,023 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 77,051,023 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation. |
NOTE 4—Investments in Affiliates
The Fund’s Adviser is a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. The following is a summary of the transactions in, and earnings from, investments in Invesco Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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| | Value 12/31/12 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value 12/31/13 | | | Dividend Income | |
Invesco Ltd. | | $ | 143,130 | | | $ | 21,213 | | | $ | (62,482 | ) | | $ | 39,031 | | | $ | 12,971 | | | $ | 153,863 | | | $ | 4,120 | |
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
NOTE 5—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Equity risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 8,464 | | | $ | — | |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain on Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures* | |
Realized Gain | | | | |
Equity risk | | $ | 139,319 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | |
Equity risk | | | 6,140 | |
Total | | $ | 145,459 | |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts outstanding during the period was $489,559, respectively. |
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Open Futures Contracts at Period-End | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | Long | | | | 9 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 828,495 | | | $ | 8,464 | |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities* | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | 8,464 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,464 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,464 | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities* | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciated (depreciation) of futures contracts. |
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,112,938 | | | $ | 1,179,706 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 8,569,650 | | | | 9,925,524 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 10,682,588 | | | $ | 11,105,230 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,904,944 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 10,226,348 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 45,484,232 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (21,932 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 19,409,495 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 77,003,087 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $13,759,422 and $30,041,544, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 45,615,706 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (131,474 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 45,484,232 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $31,558,327.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of REIT distributions, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $43,109 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $43,109. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 86,261 | | | $ | 1,732,320 | | | | 20,002 | | | $ | 390,107 | |
Series II | | | 94,261 | | | | 1,879,565 | | | | 58,484 | | | | 1,111,155 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 273,536 | | | | 5,331,218 | | | | 302,180 | | | | 5,387,873 | |
Series II | | | 278,863 | | | | 5,351,370 | | | | 325,034 | | | | 5,717,357 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (473,906 | ) | | | (9,765,048 | ) | | | (371,514 | ) | | | (7,208,436 | ) |
Series II | | | (531,180 | ) | | | (10,890,083 | ) | | | (655,598 | ) | | | (12,563,696 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (272,165 | ) | | $ | (6,360,658 | ) | | | (321,412 | ) | | $ | (7,165,640 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 99% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 18.23 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 5.94 | | | $ | 6.18 | | | $ | (0.38 | ) | | $ | (2.85 | ) | | $ | (3.23 | ) | | $ | 21.18 | | | | 35.42 | % | | $ | 38,144 | | | | 0.59 | %(d) | | | 0.59 | %(d) | | | 1.16 | %(d) | | | 18 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 18.33 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 3.06 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (2.79 | ) | | | (3.16 | ) | | | 18.23 | | | | 17.09 | | | | 34,914 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.78 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 18.33 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 35,998 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.69 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 3.07 | | | | 3.33 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 18.78 | | | | 21.51 | | | | 43,669 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 11.61 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 4.75 | | | | 4.97 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 15.69 | | | | 45.08 | | | | 43,553 | | | | 0.37 | (e) | | | 0.37 | (e) | | | 1.72 | (e) | | | 13 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 17.98 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 5.84 | | | | 6.03 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (2.85 | ) | | | (3.17 | ) | | | 20.84 | | | | 35.04 | | | | 38,860 | | | | 0.84 | (d) | | | 0.84 | (d) | | | 0.91 | (d) | | | 18 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 18.09 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.71 | | | | 2.98 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (2.79 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | 17.98 | | | | 16.88 | | | | 36,362 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.53 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 18.09 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 41,523 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.49 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 3.03 | | | | 3.25 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 18.53 | | | | 21.19 | | | | 55,646 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 11.45 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 4.88 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 15.49 | | | | 44.79 | | | | 57,578 | | | | 0.62 | (e) | | | 0.62 | (e) | | | 1.47 | (e) | | | 13 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $37,434 and $38,596 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios was less than 0.005% for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | �� | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,168.80 | | | $ | 3.17 | | | $ | 1,022.28 | | | $ | 2.96 | | | | 0.58 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,167.30 | | | | 4.53 | | | | 1,021.02 | | | | 4.23 | | | | 0.83 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 8,569,650 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 73.84 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
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Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIEQI-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. Both sector allocation and stock selection positively impacted overall performance
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 25.18 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 24.88 | |
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index‚ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | -2.35 | |
Russell 1000 Value Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.53 | |
Source(s): ‚Lipper Inc.; nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.
How we invest
We call our investment philosophy “value with a catalyst.” We believe undervalued companies that are experiencing positive changes (i.e., “catalysts”) have the potential to generate long-term stock price growth for shareholders. We generally seek to identify companies that are undervalued, earning below their potential and out of favor with investors. For these companies, we attempt to identify catalysts that may improve the financial results and/or correct the undervaluation. Examples of catalysts typically include improved operational efficiency, changing industry dynamics and/or a change in management.
We initially identify potential investments through a series of quantitative screens, which look at valuation and rate of return metrics. We then conduct fundamental research on the most attractive opportunities. The research process includes a thorough review of a company’s financial statements, an evaluation of its competitive position and stability, and meetings with its executives. During the research process, we also value the company under various scenarios to determine if the investment is an attractive opportunity relative to its risks. This is also where we typically identify the positive catalyst,
a prerequisite for potential investment. Finally, we generally set a price target for a stock based on normalized earnings and historical valuation multiples.
In short, we seek to benefit from market skepticism toward a company’s stock by analyzing the company’s operations in the context of a cyclical environment and identifying one or more catalysts that we believe may improve the company’s financial performance. Improved financial performance, in turn, has the potential to drive the company’s stock price higher.
We typically sell an investment when it reaches our estimate of fair value or when we identify a more attractive investment opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher, despite uncertainty surrounding federal budget negotiations and implementation of sequestration spending cuts.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments on reducing
the size of its bond buying program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. However, markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014; however, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, all major US equity market indexes and all sectors of the Russell 1000 Value Index posted double-digit returns.
Strong stock selection within the financials sector was a large contributor to Fund performance versus the style-specific benchmark. Notably, the Fund’s lack of exposure to real estate was a large driver of Fund performance, as the real estate industry posted flat performance for the reporting period. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab boosted performance. Morgan Stanley’s earnings improved due to the firm’s improved financials as well as anticipation of increased dividends and share buybacks.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the telecommunication services sector versus the style-specific benchmark helped the Fund’s relative performance. Not owning AT&T was the largest driver of relative performance, as the stock performed relatively poorly for the reporting period. Holding Vodafone Group benefited performance, as its stock price rose more than 64% for the year.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the materials sector helped relative performance. Not owning New-mont Mining boosted Fund performance, because margins and earnings were negatively affected by gold and other metals’ declines during 2013. Dow Chemical was
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Portfolio Composition | | |
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Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests | | | | 62.5 | % |
Bonds and Notes | | | | 19.1 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 8.7 | |
Sectors Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | | 1.4 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 8.3 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 2.9 | % |
2. Citigroup Inc. | | | | 2.4 | |
3. General Electric Co. | | | | 1.6 | |
4. eBay Inc. | | | | 1.6 | |
5. Viacom Inc.-Class B | | | | 1.6 | |
6. Morgan Stanley | | | | 1.5 | |
7. Comcast Corp.-Class A | | | | 1.4 | |
8. Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A | | | | 1.3 | |
9. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
10. Applied Materials, Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Other Diversified Financial Services | | | | 7.2 | % |
2. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 4.6 | |
3. Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | | 4.4 | |
4. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | | 3.3 | |
5. Cable & Satellite | | | | 2.8 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $1.3 billion | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 403 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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a large contributor, as investors cheered the company’s announcement in December that it would divest low-margin assets to focus on higher margin businesses.
An underweight position in the utilities sector contributed to relative Fund performance because it was the second-worst performing sector for the style-specific benchmark.
An underweight position and select holdings in the energy sector were large contributors to Fund performance for the reporting period. A large contributor to relative Fund performance was an underweight position in Exxon Mobil, as the stock delivered low single-digit returns for the year, underperforming both the energy sector and the style-specific benchmark. Chevron and Halliburton were among the top performing holdings within this sector. Halliburton posted returns of over 40%, assisted by stock buybacks and an announced 39% increase in dividends, confirming management’s commitment to increasing shareholder return. We sold Exxon Mobil and Chevron during the year.
Overweight exposure to consumer discretionary stocks enhanced relative performance. More specifically, media stocks helped performance with holdings like Viacom rising more than 68% for the year, when the company posted consecutive quarters of strong profits largely from the film unit.
The Fund attempts to remain fully invested, targeting cash below 5% of total net assets under normal market environments. Even though we had average cash positions within our acceptable range during the reporting period, cash detracted from Fund performance in a strong equity market.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the industrials sector detracted from Fund performance. More specifically, select holdings within the commercial and professional services industry and having very little exposure to transportation detracted the most from performance. ADT posted negative returns for the year. Although ADT reported earnings in line with estimates for most of the reporting period, management gave guidance for slower revenue growth toward the end of the year.
Stock selection within the information technology sector detracted from relative performance. Specifically, strong performance from holdings like Adobe Systems was offset by poor performance from eBay. eBay provided weak guidance on profit and revenue through December. Having little exposure to technology hardware and equipment companies hurt relative performance because the industry performed well over the reporting period.
Stock selection within consumer staples hindered relative performance for the year. Non-benchmark holdings Unilever and Coca-Cola posted single-digit returns for the reporting period, underperforming the sector and style-specific benchmark. We sold Coca-Cola during the year.
We used currency forward contracts during the reporting period for the purpose of hedging currency exposure of non-US-based companies held in the Fund. Derivatives were used primarily for the purpose of hedging and not for speculative purposes or leverage. The use of currency forward contracts had a slight negative impact on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index for the year.
The Fund’s allocation to investment grade corporate, government agency and US Treasury bonds was a valuable source of income, helping dampen overall portfolio volatility. However, they still posted a slight negative return due to rising interest rates during the reporting period. This detracted from performance versus the benchmark because bonds meaningfully underperformed equities during the year. The allocation to convertible bonds provided positive absolute returns while detracting from relative performance, as convertible bonds underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index.
Equity markets, although providing investors strong absolute returns, experienced continued volatility during the reporting period, based on the anticipation of the Fed slowing its asset purchases and resulting rising rates that may occur. We believe that market volatility creates opportunities to invest in companies with attractive valuations and strong fundamentals. We believe that ultimately those valuations and fundamentals will be reflected in those companies’ stock prices.
Thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Thomas Bastian Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Bastian earned a BA in accounting from St. John’s University and an MBA in finance from University of Michigan. |
| | |
| | Chuck Burge Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. Mr. Burge |
earned a BS in economics from Texas A&M University and an MBA in finance and accounting from Rice University. |
| | |
| | Mary Jayne Maly Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund. She |
joined Invesco in 2010. Ms. Maly earned a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. |
| | |
| | Sergio Marcheli Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Marcheli |
earned a BBA from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. |
| | |
| | James Roeder Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2010. Mr. Roeder earned a BS in accounting from Clemson University and an MBA in economics and finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
| | | | | |
Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 7.49 | % |
5 Years | | | | 13.83 | |
1 Year | | | | 25.18 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (4/30/03) | | | | 8.55 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.43 | |
5 Years | | | | 13.71 | |
1 Year | | | | 24.88 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Universal Institutional Funds Equity and Income Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series II shares of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Series I shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Series I shares performance shown prior to that date is that of the
predecessor fund’s Class II shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to the predecessor fund’s Class II shares. Class II shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the predecessor fund’s Class II shares is April 30, 2003.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.67% and 0.92%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses
incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
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charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this
report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive
property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund’s investment objectives are both capital appreciation and current income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Call risk. If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of debt securities with high interest rates will prepay or call their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders.
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments
and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Income risk. The income you receive from the Fund is based primarily on prevailing interest rates, which can vary widely over the short- and long-term. If interest rates drop, your income from the Fund may drop as well.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
REIT risk/real estate risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which
involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries and agencies that represent the government portion of the index, and includes publically issued US corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–62.49% | |
Aerospace & Defense–0.55% | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 74,920 | | | $ | 7,158,606 | |
| | |
Agricultural Products–0.82% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 246,669 | | | | 10,705,435 | |
|
Apparel Retail–0.52% | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.–Class A | | | 206,796 | | | | 6,805,656 | |
|
Application Software–1.21% | |
Adobe Systems Inc.(b) | | | 263,496 | | | | 15,778,141 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.36% | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 140,543 | | | | 8,698,206 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 124,029 | | | | 9,102,489 | |
| | | | 17,800,695 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–0.91% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 290,623 | | | | 11,877,762 | |
|
Biotechnology–0.98% | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 111,987 | | | | 12,784,436 | |
|
Building Products–0.16% | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 47,828 | | | | 2,113,534 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–2.46% | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 338,929 | | | | 17,612,445 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 106,749 | | | | 14,464,490 | |
| | | | 32,076,935 | |
|
Diversified Banks–1.43% | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 181,475 | | | | 8,627,322 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 221,695 | | | | 10,064,953 | |
| | | | 18,692,275 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.90% | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 263,388 | | | | 11,694,427 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.44% | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | | | 151,139 | | | | 5,703,986 | |
|
Electric Utilities–0.95% | |
Edison International | | | 77,794 | | | | 3,601,862 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 65,814 | | | | 2,170,546 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 123,934 | | | | 6,558,587 | |
| | | | 12,330,995 | |
|
Electronic Components–0.75% | |
Corning Inc. | | | 549,605 | | | | 9,793,961 | |
|
Food Distributors–0.72% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 261,724 | | | | 9,448,236 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.97% | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 220,183 | | | | 12,636,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.03% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 333,801 | | | $ | 13,408,786 | |
|
Household Products–1.04% | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 166,924 | | | | 13,589,283 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–1.59% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 737,996 | | | | 20,686,028 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–0.63% | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 133,707 | | | | 8,236,351 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–2.30% | |
Aon PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 95,398 | | | | 8,002,938 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 336,229 | | | | 16,260,034 | |
Willis Group Holdings PLC | | | 128,950 | | | | 5,778,250 | |
| | | | 30,041,222 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–3.16% | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 105,141 | | | | 9,998,909 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A (United Kingdom) | | | 486,459 | | | | 17,471,379 | |
Total S.A. (France) | | | 223,751 | | | | 13,707,965 | |
| | | | 41,178,253 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.30% | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 80,755 | | | | 3,968,301 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–1.58% | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 374,380 | | | | 20,549,718 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.14% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 512,381 | | | | 13,321,906 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 46,095 | | | | 8,170,800 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 621,140 | | | | 19,478,950 | |
| | | | 40,971,656 | |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.60% | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 189,081 | | | | 7,797,700 | |
|
Managed Health Care–1.97% | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 84,333 | | | | 7,377,451 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 110,449 | | | | 8,316,810 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 108,709 | | | | 10,043,624 | |
| | | | 25,737,885 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.99% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 78,429 | | | | 5,468,070 | |
Viacom Inc.–Class B | | | 233,904 | | | | 20,429,175 | |
| | | | 25,897,245 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.18% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 204,760 | | | | 11,315,038 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 81,246 | | | | 4,123,234 | |
| | | | | | | 15,438,272 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.07% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 93,125 | | | $ | 7,386,675 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 113,044 | | | | 9,715,002 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada) | | | 291,107 | | | | 9,849,732 | |
| | | | | | | 26,951,409 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–6.31% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 510,278 | | | | 7,945,029 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 589,472 | | | | 30,717,386 | |
ING US Inc. | | | 175,869 | | | | 6,181,795 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 640,389 | | | | 37,449,949 | |
| | | | | | | 82,294,159 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.71% | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 455,107 | | | | 16,065,277 | |
Unilever N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 156,462 | | | | 6,294,466 | |
| | | | | | | 22,359,743 | |
|
Personal Products–1.18% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 895,111 | | | | 15,413,811 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–4.01% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 172,935 | | | | 9,191,495 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 142,260 | | | | 7,255,260 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 290,367 | | | | 14,532,868 | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 136,021 | | | | 10,885,213 | |
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland) | | | 10,754 | | | | 864,407 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 311,967 | | | | 9,555,549 | |
| | | | | | | 52,284,792 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.44% | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 59,994 | | | | 5,797,220 | |
|
Publishing–0.44% | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada) | | | 151,523 | | | | 5,730,257 | |
|
Railroads–0.68% | |
CSX Corp. | | | 310,168 | | | | 8,923,533 | |
|
Regional Banks–2.46% | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 240,902 | | | | 8,990,463 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 342,157 | | | | 7,195,562 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 204,528 | | | | 15,867,282 | |
| | | | | | | 32,053,307 | |
|
Security & Alarm Services–1.76% | |
ADT Corp. (The) | | | 221,642 | | | | 8,969,852 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | | 341,034 | | | | 13,996,035 | |
| | | | | | | 22,965,887 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–1.24% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 911,159 | | | | 16,118,403 | |
|
Semiconductors–0.76% | |
Broadcom Corp.–Class A | | | 31,613 | | | | 937,326 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 203,797 | | | | 8,948,726 | |
| | | | | | | 9,886,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Specialized Finance–0.49% | |
CME Group Inc.–Class A | | | 80,724 | | | $ | 6,333,605 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–0.51% | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 35,280 | | | | 6,691,205 | |
|
Systems Software–1.61% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 245,884 | | | | 9,203,438 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 499,715 | | | | 11,783,280 | |
| | | | | | | 20,986,718 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.18% | |
Vodafone Group PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 390,824 | | | | 15,363,291 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $571,486,721) | | | | 815,055,474 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Bonds and Notes–19.10% | |
Advertising–0.03% | |
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/17 | | $ | 370,000 | | | | 365,653 | |
|
Aerospace & Defense–0.03% | |
Precision Castparts Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.50%, 01/15/23 | | | 365,000 | | | | 332,309 | |
|
Agricultural Products–0.02% | |
Ingredion Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.63%, 04/15/37 | | | 255,000 | | | | 285,914 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics–0.02% | |
United Parcel Service Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.45%, 10/01/22 | | | 295,000 | | | | 272,060 | |
|
Airlines–0.10% | |
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2010-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.75%, 01/12/21 | | | 281,010 | | | | 299,451 | |
Series 2012-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 4.15%, 04/11/24 | | | 497,449 | | | | 502,113 | |
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.20%, 07/02/18 | | | 189,585 | | | | 212,276 | |
Virgin Australia Pass Through Trust (Australia), Series 2013-1, Class A, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.00%, 10/23/23(c) | | | 330,000 | | | | 330,171 | |
| | | | | | | 1,344,011 | |
|
Airport Services–0.04% | |
Heathrow Funding Ltd. (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Notes, 2.50%, 06/25/15(c) | | | 535,000 | | | | 542,671 | |
|
Alternative Carriers–0.12% | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/18 | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,535,532 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Application Software–0.02% | |
Adobe Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 02/01/20 | | $ | 185,000 | | | $ | 201,286 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.05% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series D, Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 4.50%(d) | | | 755,000 | | | | 679,500 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–0.17% | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.88%, 09/15/14(c) | | | 320,000 | | | | 322,130 | |
1.88%, 01/11/18(c) | | | 555,000 | | | | 543,571 | |
Ford Motor Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 01/15/43 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 901,349 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.50%, 01/15/16 | | | 450,000 | | | | 461,081 | |
| | | | | | | 2,228,131 | |
|
Automotive Retail–0.10% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 12/01/23 | | | 660,000 | | | | 657,629 | |
5.75%, 05/01/20 | | | 585,000 | | | | 636,354 | |
| | | | | | | 1,293,983 | |
|
Biotechnology–0.83% | |
Celgene Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 08/15/23 | | | 485,000 | | | | 479,832 | |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Conv. Bonds, 1.88%, 09/01/20(c) | | | 1,815,000 | | | | 2,079,309 | |
Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.13%, 09/01/18(c) | | | 1,109,000 | | | | 1,278,816 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc., Series D, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.63%, 05/01/16 | | | 2,121,000 | | | | 6,999,311 | |
| | | | | | | 10,837,268 | |
|
Brewers–0.08% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 07/15/15 | | | 325,000 | | | | 326,619 | |
3.63%, 04/15/15 | | | 395,000 | | | | 411,018 | |
FBG Finance Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 06/15/15(c) | | | 325,000 | | | | 343,071 | |
| | | | | | | 1,080,708 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.19% | |
Liberty Media Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.38%, 10/15/23(c) | | | 2,482,000 | | | | 2,483,551 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–0.32% | |
Comcast Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.25%, 01/15/33 | | | 755,000 | | | | 697,449 | |
5.70%, 05/15/18 | | | 445,000 | | | | 512,825 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 03/15/37 | | | 305,000 | | | | 352,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Cable & Satellite–(continued) | |
COX Communications Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.45%, 12/15/14 | | $ | 142,000 | | | $ | 148,392 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.70%, 12/15/42(c) | | | 440,000 | | | | 367,183 | |
8.38%, 03/01/39(c) | | | 80,000 | | | | 96,749 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.40%, 03/15/17 | | | 225,000 | | | | 229,816 | |
5.15%, 03/15/42 | | | 370,000 | | | | 332,115 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 1.75%, 01/15/18 | | | 390,000 | | | | 383,160 | |
NBC Universal Media LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.10%, 04/01/14 | | | 230,000 | | | | 231,046 | |
5.15%, 04/30/20 | | | 175,000 | | | | 195,589 | |
5.95%, 04/01/41 | | | 215,000 | | | | 236,362 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 11/15/40 | | | 470,000 | | | | 403,856 | |
| | | | | | | 4,187,415 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.85% | |
International Game Technology, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 3.25%, 05/01/14 | | | 2,063,000 | | | | 2,189,359 | |
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Conv. Notes, 4.25%, 04/15/15 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 8,953,750 | |
| | | | | | | 11,143,109 | |
|
Catalog Retail–0.07% | |
Liberty Interactive LLC, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 0.75%, 03/30/23(c)(e) | | | 745,000 | | | | 932,181 | |
|
Communications Equipment–0.52% | |
Ciena Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 4.00%, 12/15/20(c) | | | 3,177,000 | | | | 4,690,046 | |
JDS Uniphase Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 0.63%, 08/15/18(c)(e) | | | 2,083,000 | | | | 2,093,415 | |
| | | | | | | 6,783,461 | |
| | |
Computer Hardware–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.63%, 12/09/14 | | | 420,000 | | | | 427,316 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.74% | |
SanDisk Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
0.50%, 10/15/20(c) | | | 1,444,000 | | | | 1,436,780 | |
1.50%, 08/15/17 | | | 5,592,000 | | | | 8,269,170 | |
| | | | | | | 9,705,950 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.19% | |
Deere & Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.60%, 06/08/22 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,196,799 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 3.50%, 04/01/18 | | | 1,044,000 | | | | 1,239,750 | |
| | | | | | | 2,436,549 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Construction Materials–0.48% | |
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), Unsec. Sub. Conv. Notes, 4.88%, 03/15/15 | | $ | 5,300,000 | | | $ | 6,293,750 | |
|
Consumer Finance–0.08% | |
Capital One Financial Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 09/15/17 | | | 50,000 | | | | 58,377 | |
SLM Corp., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 3.88%, 09/10/15 | | | 920,000 | | | | 951,519 | |
| | | | | | | 1,009,896 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.04% | |
Computer Sciences Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.45%, 09/15/22 | | | 490,000 | | | | 474,682 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.02% | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.25%, 01/15/23 | | | 310,000 | | | | 275,003 | |
|
Diversified Banks–0.65% | |
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.88%, 04/25/14 | | | 155,000 | | | | 156,144 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.88%, 11/10/14(c) | | | 675,000 | | | | 691,474 | |
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 02/23/15 | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,591 | |
6.75%, 05/22/19 | | | 510,000 | | | | 613,535 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.14%, 10/14/20 | | | 275,000 | | | | 293,337 | |
Danske Bank A/S (Denmark), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.88%, 04/14/16(c) | | | 565,000 | | | | 595,373 | |
HBOS PLC (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/21/18(c) | | | 325,000 | | | | 366,903 | |
HSBC Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.13%, 08/12/20(c) | | | 565,000 | | | | 598,792 | |
Korea Development Bank (The) (South Korea), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.38%, 08/10/15 | | | 200,000 | | | | 210,403 | |
Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.30%, 11/27/18 | | | 550,000 | | | | 548,946 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 3.75%, 03/02/15(c) | | | 190,000 | | | | 196,883 | |
Nordea Bank AB (Sweden), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.88%, 01/27/20(c) | | | 245,000 | | | | 265,397 | |
Rabobank Nederland N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 4.75%, 01/15/20(c) | | | 490,000 | | | | 527,281 | |
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.72%, 01/20/15(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,760 | |
Societe Generale S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.50%, 01/15/14(c) | | | 705,000 | | | | 705,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Diversified Banks–(continued) | |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/27/15(c) | | $ | 255,000 | | | $ | 264,312 | |
5.50%, 11/18/14(c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 104,313 | |
U.S. Bank N.A., Unsec. Sub. Notes, 3.78% | | | 450,000 | | | | 466,532 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.50%, 01/16/18 | | | 180,000 | | | | 178,282 | |
3.63%, 04/15/15 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,985 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 08/15/23 | | | 1,194,000 | | | | 1,193,496 | |
| | | | | | | 8,433,071 | |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–0.17% | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.50%, 08/08/23(c) | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,936,486 | |
UBS AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Bank Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 12/20/17 | | | 146,000 | | | | 167,493 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Bank Notes, 5.75%, 04/25/18 | | | 103,000 | | | | 118,128 | |
| | | | | | | 2,222,107 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.03% | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.38%, 11/15/42 | | | 370,000 | | | | 325,678 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.21% | |
Anglo American Capital PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.38%, 04/08/19(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 253,731 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.40%, 02/13/15 | | | 455,000 | | | | 457,857 | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
7.13%, 07/15/28 | | | 200,000 | | | | 246,921 | |
9.00%, 05/01/19 | | | 295,000 | | | | 386,643 | |
Southern Copper Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 11/08/42 | | | 645,000 | | | | 524,401 | |
5.38%, 04/16/20 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,345 | |
6.75%, 04/16/40 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,647 | |
Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.05%, 10/23/15(c) | | | 420,000 | | | | 424,434 | |
2.70%, 10/25/17(c) | | | 420,000 | | | | 427,220 | |
| | | | | | | 2,736,199 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.09% | |
Dexus Diversified Trust/Dexus Office Trust (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.60%, 03/15/21(c) | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,223,145 | |
|
Diversified Support Services–0.03% | |
Cintas Corp. No. 2, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 2.85%, 06/01/16 | | | 380,000 | | | | 392,611 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Drug Retail–0.08% | |
CVS Pass Through Trust, Sr. Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 6.04%, 12/10/28 | | $ | 990,568 | | | $ | 1,089,819 | |
|
Electric Utilities–0.13% | |
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.35%, 07/01/23 | | | 615,000 | | | | 590,517 | |
Electricite de France S.A. (France), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.60%, 01/27/20(c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 161,951 | |
Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd. (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.80%, 09/11/14(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,881 | |
Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Sec. First Mortgage Global Bonds, 1.63%, 11/15/15 | | | 405,000 | | | | 412,948 | |
Ohio Power Co., Series M, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/21 | | | 200,000 | | | | 223,130 | |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Sr. Sec. First Mortgage Bonds, 6.25%, 05/15/39 | | | 50,000 | | | | 60,406 | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 06/30/19 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,876 | |
| | | | | | | 1,669,709 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.06% | |
Eaton Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 0.95%, 11/02/15 | | | 740,000 | | | | 743,387 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.03% | |
Waste Management, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 03/15/14 | | | 395,000 | | | | 398,321 | |
|
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.02% | |
Monsanto Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.60%, 07/15/42 | | | 365,000 | | | | 299,842 | |
|
Food Retail–0.10% | |
Kroger Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.30%, 01/15/21 | | | 1,295,000 | | | | 1,290,539 | |
|
General Merchandise Stores–0.06% | |
Target Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.90%, 01/15/22 | | | 760,000 | | | | 728,588 | |
|
Gold–0.13% | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.70%, 05/30/41 | | | 500,000 | | | | 428,793 | |
Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd. (South Africa), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 10/07/20(c) | | | 665,000 | | | | 546,958 | |
Newmont Mining Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.50%, 03/15/22 | | | 855,000 | | | | 727,903 | |
| | | | | | | 1,703,654 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.43% | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.88%, 10/15/18 | | | 731,000 | | | | 730,768 | |
Medtronic Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 04/01/43 | | | 525,000 | | | | 462,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care Equipment–(continued) | |
NuVasive Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 2.75%, 07/01/17 | | $ | 1,104,000 | | | $ | 1,201,290 | |
Volcano Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.75%, 12/01/17 | | | 3,297,000 | | | | 3,251,666 | |
| | | | | | | 5,646,512 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–0.83% | |
Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 2.75%, 06/15/18 | | | 2,241,000 | | | | 2,672,393 | |
HealthSouth Corp., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Conv. Notes, 2.00%, 12/01/18(e) | | | 3,465,000 | | | | 3,668,569 | |
LifePoint Hospitals Inc., Sr. Unsec. Sub. Conv. Notes, 3.50%, 05/15/14 | | | 4,141,000 | | | | 4,521,454 | |
| | | | | | | 10,862,416 | |
|
Health Care Services–0.63% | |
Express Scripts Holding Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.13%, 05/15/16 | | | 300,000 | | | | 313,962 | |
Medco Health Solutions Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 2.75%, 09/15/15 | | | 220,000 | | | | 226,621 | |
Omnicare Inc., Series OCR, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Conv. Deb., 3.25%, 12/15/15(e) | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,744,844 | |
Omnicare, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Conv. Notes, 3.75%, 04/01/42 | | | 2,681,000 | | | | 4,061,715 | |
Sr. Unsec. Sub. Conv. Notes, 3.50%, 02/15/44 | | | 1,903,000 | | | | 1,927,977 | |
| | | | | | | 8,275,119 | |
|
Homebuilding–0.07% | |
MDC Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/43 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 906,609 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.07% | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.95%, 03/01/17 | | | 335,000 | | | | 341,501 | |
5.63%, 03/01/21 | | | 580,000 | | | | 614,218 | |
| | | | | | | 955,719 | |
|
Housewares & Specialties–0.09% | |
Tupperware Brands Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.75%, 06/01/21 | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,161,025 | |
|
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.01% | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 08/15/37 | | | 50,000 | | | | 62,304 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–0.13% | |
General Electric Capital Corp., Class C, | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.25% (d) | | | 900,000 | | | | 850,500 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 6.00%, 08/07/19 | | | 300,000 | | | | 352,399 | |
General Electric Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 12/06/17 | | | 485,000 | | | | 550,701 | |
| | | | | | | 1,753,600 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Industrial Machinery–0.06% | |
Pentair Finance S.A., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 05/15/21 | | $ | 690,000 | | | $ | 722,149 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–0.03% | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.05%, 10/15/23 | | | 410,000 | | | | 402,982 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–0.11% | |
Chevron Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.72%, 06/24/18 | | | 520,000 | | | | 518,671 | |
Husky Energy Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.95%, 04/15/22 | | | 300,000 | | | | 297,165 | |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 05/20/43 | | | 645,000 | | | | 526,241 | |
Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.10%, 06/28/15 | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,368 | |
| | | | | | | 1,461,445 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.52% | |
AT&T Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/31 | | | 4,000 | | | | 5,338 | |
AT&T Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 02/15/22 | | | 555,000 | | | | 522,582 | |
5.35%, 09/01/40 | | | 101,000 | | | | 100,582 | |
6.15%, 09/15/34 | | | 140,000 | | | | 151,167 | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Germany), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 8.75%, 06/15/30 | | | 155,000 | | | | 220,750 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 04/01/16 | | | 230,000 | | | | 240,043 | |
5.15%, 09/15/23 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,491,304 | |
6.40%, 09/15/33 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,208,560 | |
6.40%, 02/15/38 | | | 300,000 | | | | 338,452 | |
6.55%, 09/15/43 | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 1,445,796 | |
| | | | | | | 6,724,574 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–0.05% | |
Baidu Inc. (China), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.25%, 08/06/18 | | | 685,000 | | | | 694,058 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.22% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.45%, 07/22/20 | | | 510,000 | | | | 549,714 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 07/27/21 | | | 400,000 | | | | 439,993 | |
6.15%, 04/01/18 | | | 550,000 | | | | 632,188 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 3.70%, 08/01/15 | | | 65,000 | | | | 67,771 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 6.75%, 10/01/37 | | | 385,000 | | | | 427,325 | |
Exchangeable Basket-Linked Conv. Medium-Term Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.00%, 03/15/17(c)(f) | | | 3,328,000 | | | | 4,123,159 | |
1.00%, 09/28/20(c)(g) | | | 6,230,000 | | | | 6,345,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued) | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 01/14/20(c) | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 54,178 | |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.80%, 04/29/16 | | | 700,000 | | | | 740,503 | |
6.38%, 07/24/42 | | | 705,000 | | | | 824,709 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 4.00%, 07/24/15 | | | 610,000 | | | | 638,201 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.45%, 11/02/15 | | | 715,000 | | | | 746,456 | |
5.75%, 01/25/21 | | | 220,000 | | | | 249,813 | |
| | | | | | | 15,839,514 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–0.24% | |
Aegon N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 4.63%, 12/01/15 | | | 275,000 | | | | 293,030 | |
Lincoln National Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.00%, 09/01/23 | | | 460,000 | | | | 453,456 | |
MetLife, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.75%, 02/08/21 | | | 410,000 | | | | 443,791 | |
Series D, Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.37%, 09/15/23 | | | 656,000 | | | | 669,731 | |
Pacific LifeCorp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 02/10/20(c) | | | 215,000 | | | | 238,597 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.10%, 08/15/43 | | | 410,000 | | | | 410,047 | |
7.38%, 06/15/19 | | | 105,000 | | | | 128,624 | |
Series D, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 01/14/15 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,665 | |
4.75%, 09/17/15 | | | 255,000 | | | | 271,888 | |
6.63%, 12/01/37 | | | 110,000 | | | | 131,830 | |
| | | | | | | 3,092,659 | |
|
Managed Health Care–0.46% | |
Aetna, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 09/01/20 | | | 605,000 | | | | 626,649 | |
4.13%, 11/15/42 | | | 295,000 | | | | 257,854 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.63%, 03/15/19 | | | 535,000 | | | | 515,426 | |
Wellpoint Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Bonds, 2.75%, 10/15/42 | | | 3,398,000 | | | | 4,617,032 | |
| | | | | | | 6,016,961 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–0.01% | |
Time Warner, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 11/15/16 | | | 130,000 | | | | 146,674 | |
|
Office Electronics–0.00% | |
Xerox Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 02/15/15 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,516 | |
|
Office REIT’s–0.03% | |
Digital Realty Trust L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.50%, 07/15/15 | | | 335,000 | | | | 349,772 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.01% | |
Noble Holding International Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.50%, 03/15/17 | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 150,495 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.10% | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 3.25%, 03/15/18(e) | | | 1,126,000 | | | | 1,351,904 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.71% | |
Cobalt International Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 2.63%, 12/01/19 | | | 4,246,000 | | | | 3,760,364 | |
Noble Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 11/15/43 | | | 830,000 | | | | 827,580 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.88%, 01/24/22 | | | 570,000 | | | | 586,750 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.10%, 03/15/22 | | | 675,000 | | | | 666,873 | |
Stone Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Conv. Notes, 1.75%, 03/01/17 | | | 3,053,000 | | | | 3,385,014 | |
| | | | | | | 9,226,581 | |
|
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.03% | |
Phillips 66, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 1.95%, 03/05/15 | | | 385,000 | | | | 390,717 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.09% | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 01/31/20 | | | 155,000 | | | | 172,965 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.45%, 09/01/40 | | | 25,000 | | | | 28,572 | |
Series N, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 01/31/19 | | | 245,000 | | | | 290,599 | |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P./ PAA Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.65%, 06/01/22 | | | 355,000 | | | | 347,810 | |
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/38 | | | 120,000 | | | | 137,091 | |
Texas Eastern Transmission L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 07/15/32 | | | 185,000 | | | | 220,623 | |
| | | | | | | 1,197,660 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.88% | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.60%, 01/15/19 | | | 845,000 | | | | 848,317 | |
5.75%, 12/01/17 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,109,373 | |
Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 01/11/16 | | | 600,000 | | | | 602,571 | |
6.88%, 04/25/18 | | | 410,000 | | | | 485,181 | |
Series L, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global | | | | | | | | |
Notes, 5.65%, 05/01/18 | | | 350,000 | | | | 398,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Other Diversified Financial Services–(continued) | |
Bear Stearns Cos., LLC (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 02/01/18 | | $ | 340,000 | | | $ | 404,341 | |
Citigroup Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.01%, 01/15/15 | | | 65,000 | | | | 68,446 | |
6.13%, 11/21/17 | | | 495,000 | | | | 571,429 | |
8.50%, 05/22/19 | | | 455,000 | | | | 583,193 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 05/19/15 | | | 75,000 | | | | 78,913 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 05/15/23 | | | 775,000 | | | | 719,119 | |
4.05%, 07/30/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 495,350 | |
6.68%, 09/13/43 | | | 815,000 | | | | 936,601 | |
ING Bank N.V. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.75%, 03/07/17(c) | | | 755,000 | | | | 791,533 | |
Unsec. Sub. Notes, 5.80%, 09/25/23(c) | | | 675,000 | | | | 700,057 | |
ING US Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 07/15/22 | | | 765,000 | | | | 831,222 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 07/22/20 | | | 400,000 | | | | 430,584 | |
4.50%, 01/24/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 84,935 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 01/15/18 | | | 615,000 | | | | 709,254 | |
Series Q, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Global | | | | | | | | |
Notes, 5.15%(d) | | | 710,000 | | | | 640,775 | |
| | | | | | | 11,489,495 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.09% | |
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 06/30/20(c) | | | 270,000 | | | | 279,807 | |
Mondelez International Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 02/09/40 | | | 250,000 | | | | 298,580 | |
7.00%, 08/11/37 | | | 305,000 | | | | 378,206 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 01/26/39 | | | 200,000 | | | | 246,001 | |
| | | | | | | 1,202,594 | |
|
Paper Packaging–0.09% | |
Packaging Corp. of America, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 11/01/23 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,218,262 | |
|
Paper Products–0.02% | |
International Paper Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/41 | | | 245,000 | | | | 265,701 | |
|
Personal Products–0.01% | |
Avon Products Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.38%, 03/15/16 | | | 155,000 | | | | 156,740 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–0.61% | |
AbbVie Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.20%, 11/06/15 | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 1,638,232 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals–(continued) | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc. (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
5.65%, 05/15/18 | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 86,342 | |
6.38%, 05/15/38 | | | 70,000 | | | | 85,742 | |
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 06/30/19 | | | 280,000 | | | | 317,942 | |
Mylan Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18(c) | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,112,925 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 2.30%, 11/08/18(c) | | | 405,000 | | | | 400,204 | |
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.50%, 03/15/19 | | | 2,467,000 | | | | 3,689,707 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. B.V. (Israel), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.95%, 12/18/22 | | | 345,000 | | | | 312,255 | |
Zoetis Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.70%, 02/01/43 | | | 365,000 | | | | 343,040 | |
| | | | | | | 7,986,389 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.30% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.15%, 09/01/43 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,020,611 | |
CNA Financial Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 5.88%, 08/15/20 | | | 325,000 | | | | 369,765 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.35%, 11/15/19 | | | 25,000 | | | | 30,414 | |
Markel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 03/30/43 | | | 385,000 | | | | 358,522 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.60%, 08/01/43 | | | 665,000 | | | | 651,404 | |
WR Berkley Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.63%, 03/15/22 | | | 420,000 | | | | 425,552 | |
| | | | | | | 3,856,268 | |
|
Railroads–0.04% | |
CSX Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 04/15/41 | | | 380,000 | | | | 399,403 | |
Union Pacific Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.65%, 02/15/24(c) | | | 101,000 | | | | 97,926 | |
| | | | | | | 497,329 | |
|
Regional Banks–0.07% | |
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 02/25/20(c) | | | 485,000 | | | | 546,215 | |
PNC Funding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.13%, 02/08/20 | | | 360,000 | | | | 404,193 | |
| | | | | | | 950,408 | |
|
Reinsurance–0.06% | |
Reinsurance Group of America Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 4.70%, 09/15/23 | | | 780,000 | | | | 788,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Retail REIT’s–0.04% | |
Simon Property Group L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.75%, 03/15/42 | | $ | 230,000 | | | $ | 223,411 | |
WEA Finance LLC (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 04/15/18(c) | | | 270,000 | | | | 320,824 | |
| | | | | | | 544,235 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.46% | |
Lam Research Corp., Series B, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.25%, 05/15/18 | | | 3,026,000 | | | | 3,695,502 | |
Novellus Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Conv. Notes, 2.63%, 05/15/41 | | | 1,399,000 | | | | 2,345,074 | |
| | | | | | | 6,040,576 | |
|
Semiconductors–1.33% | |
Linear Technology Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 3.00%, 05/01/14(c)(e) | | | 1,193,000 | | | | 1,363,003 | |
Series A, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 05/01/14(e) | | | 4,600,000 | | | | 5,255,500 | |
Micron Technology Inc., Series E, Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.63%, 02/15/18(c)(e) | | | 2,502,000 | | | | 5,085,315 | |
NVIDIA Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 1.00%, 12/01/18(c) | | | 2,456,000 | | | | 2,526,610 | |
Xilinx Inc., Jr. Unsec. Sub. Conv. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 03/15/37 | | | 635,000 | | | | 1,008,459 | |
3.13%, 03/15/37(c) | | | 1,302,000 | | | | 2,067,739 | |
| | | | | | | 17,306,626 | |
|
Sovereign Debt–0.01% | |
Brazilian Government International Bond (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 6.00%, 01/17/17 | | | 100,000 | | | | 111,250 | |
Peruvian Government International Bond (Peru), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.13%, 03/30/19 | | | 10,000 | | | | 12,087 | |
| | | | | | | 123,337 | |
|
Specialized Finance–0.09% | |
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.88%, 08/15/22 | | | 300,000 | | | | 300,937 | |
Moody’s Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 09/01/22 | | | 690,000 | | | | 680,002 | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Collateral Trust Bonds, 3.05%, 02/15/22 | | | 195,000 | | | | 189,722 | |
| | | | | | | 1,170,661 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–0.35% | |
American Tower Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.40%, 02/15/19 | | | 740,000 | | | | 758,934 | |
4.63%, 04/01/15 | | | 170,000 | | | | 177,901 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 01/15/18 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,022,782 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Specialized REIT’s–(continued) | |
EPR Properties, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 07/15/23 | | $ | 615,000 | | | $ | 601,256 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 01/15/24 | | | 615,000 | | | | 607,746 | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.30%, 01/15/16 | | | 495,000 | | | | 514,181 | |
Ventas Realty L.P., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.70%, 09/30/43 | | | 215,000 | | | | 219,682 | |
Ventas Realty L.P./Ventas Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 04/01/20 | | | 430,000 | | | | 411,447 | |
4.25%, 03/01/22 | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,744 | |
| | | | | | | 4,514,673 | |
|
Steel–0.42% | |
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 10.35%, 06/01/19 | | | 446,000 | | | | 565,789 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 08/05/15 | | | 585,000 | | | | 607,165 | |
6.13%, 06/01/18 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,500 | |
7.25%, 03/01/41 | | | 115,000 | | | | 109,140 | |
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 2.75%, 04/01/19 | | | 2,481,000 | | | | 3,296,629 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 09/15/20 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,496 | |
5.63%, 09/15/19 | | | 660,000 | | | | 716,341 | |
Vale S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.63%, 09/11/42 | | | 185,000 | | | | 166,261 | |
| | | | | | | 5,498,321 | |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.88% | |
MGIC Investment Corp., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 04/01/20 | | | 414,000 | | | | 573,390 | |
5.00%, 05/01/17 | | | 6,201,000 | | | | 7,069,140 | |
Radian Group Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.25%, 03/01/19 | | | 412,000 | | | | 606,155 | |
3.00%, 11/15/17 | | | 2,275,000 | | | | 3,239,031 | |
| | | | | | | 11,487,716 | |
|
Tobacco–0.13% | |
Altria Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.13%, 09/11/15 | | | 35,000 | | | | 36,998 | |
Philip Morris International Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.60%, 11/15/23 | | | 405,000 | | | | 392,696 | |
4.88%, 11/15/43 | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,201,652 | |
| | | | | | | 1,631,346 | |
|
Trucking–0.08% | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P./PTL Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.50%, 03/15/16(c) | | | 670,000 | | | | 686,732 | |
Ryder System, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 3.15%, 03/02/15 | | | 280,000 | | | | 287,315 | |
| | | | | | | 974,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.28% | |
Alltel Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 03/15/16 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,126,241 | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.38%, 07/16/42 | | | 600,000 | | | | 504,686 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.38%, 09/08/16 | | | 255,000 | | | | 261,422 | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.21%, 08/15/15(c) | | | 370,000 | | | | 377,384 | |
6.11%, 01/15/20(c) | | | 770,000 | | | | 864,325 | |
Rogers Communications Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.50%, 03/15/43 | | | 585,000 | | | | 497,499 | |
| | | | | | | 3,631,557 | |
Total Bonds and Notes (Cost $220,773,048) | | | | | | | 249,176,405 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities–8.74% | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.02% | |
0.11%, 05/01/14(h)(i) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,967 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Notes–7.79% | |
0.25%, 02/28/14 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,001,281 | |
1.75%, 03/31/14 | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,309,372 | |
2.63%, 07/31/14 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,116,017 | |
2.38%, 10/31/14 | | | 15,720,000 | | | | 16,008,040 | |
2.13%, 11/30/14 | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 5,342,937 | |
2.25%, 01/31/15 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,134,391 | |
2.50%, 03/31/15 | | | 275,000 | | | | 282,795 | |
2.13%, 05/31/15 | | | 680,000 | | | | 698,111 | |
0.25%, 12/31/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,989,048 | |
2.25%, 03/31/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,079,546 | |
2.63%, 04/30/16 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,688,124 | |
0.63%, 12/15/16 | | | 8,550,000 | | | | 8,516,197 | |
0.63%, 05/31/17 | | | 380,000 | | | | 375,060 | |
0.75%, 06/30/17 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,905,523 | |
0.75%, 02/28/18 | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 6,035,927 | |
1.50%, 12/31/18 | | | 7,249,000 | | | | 7,166,041 | |
1.25%, 01/31/19 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,798,454 | |
3.63%, 08/15/19 | | | 1,525,000 | | | | 1,660,556 | |
3.38%, 11/15/19 | | | 300,000 | | | | 322,449 | |
3.63%, 02/15/20 | | | 46,000 | | | | 50,032 | |
2.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 600,000 | | | | 609,095 | |
2.75%, 11/15/23 | | | 3,603,000 | | | | 3,518,182 | |
| | | | | | | 101,607,178 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.93% | |
8.13%, 08/15/21 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 3,751,459 | |
5.38%, 02/15/31 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 2,100,860 | |
4.50%, 02/15/36 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,399,184 | |
4.50%, 08/15/39 | | | 40,000 | | | | 44,127 | |
4.38%, 05/15/40 | | | 80,000 | | | | 86,517 | |
3.63%, 08/15/43 | | | 4,031,000 | | | | 3,788,087 | |
| | | | | | | 12,170,234 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $113,165,883) | | | | 113,977,379 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Preferred Stocks–0.79% | |
Diversified Banks–0.08% | |
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% Pfd. | | | 45,000 | | | $ | 1,060,650 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.41% | |
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, $2.38, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Gtd. Conv. Pfd. | | | 95,499 | | | | 5,360,359 | |
|
Regional Banks–0.30% | |
KeyCorp, Series A, $7.75 Conv. Pfd. | | | 30,290 | | | | 3,907,410 | |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $6,851,523) | | | | 10,328,419 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–0.54% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.39% | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 07/28/14 | | $ | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,036,676 | |
5.00%, 04/18/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,695,931 | |
5.50%, 08/23/17 | | | 140,000 | | | | 161,646 | |
6.75%, 03/15/31 | | | 750,000 | | | | 991,800 | |
Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 06/13/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,136,685 | |
| | | | | | | 5,022,738 | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.15% | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 10/15/15 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,820,339 | |
Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 11/20/14 | | | 130,000 | | | | 132,843 | |
| | | | | | | 1,953,182 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $6,596,207) | | | | 6,975,920 | |
|
Municipal Obligations–0.02% | |
Texas (State of) Transportation Commission; Series 2010 B, Taxable First Tier Build America RB, 5.03%, 04/01/26 (Cost $240,000) | | | 240,000 | | | | 258,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.00% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.00% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., | |
6.50%, 02/01/26 | | $ | 2,828 | | | $ | 3,149 | |
5.50%, 02/01/37 | | | 165 | | | | 180 | |
| | | | | | | 3,329 | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.00% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 01/01/17 | | | 578 | | | | 602 | |
5.50%, 03/01/21 | | | 255 | | | | 279 | |
8.00%, 08/01/21 | | | 2,583 | | | | 2,793 | |
9.50%, 04/01/30 | | | 6,979 | | | | 8,333 | |
| | | | | | | 12,007 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $14,267) | | | | 15,336 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Money Market Funds–7.33% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(j) | | | 47,784,829 | | | | 47,784,829 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(j) | | | 47,784,829 | | | | 47,784,829 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $95,569,658) | | | | 95,569,658 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.01% (Cost $1,014,697,307) | | | | 1,291,357,335 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.99% | | | | 12,976,117 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,304,333,452 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Conv. | | – Convertible |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Deb. | | – Debentures |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
| | |
Jr. | | – Junior |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
RB | | – Revenue Bonds |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
| | |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Sub. | | – Subordinated |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $55,215,307, which represented 4.23% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(e) | Security has an irrevocable call by the issuer or mandatory put by the holder. Maturity date reflects such call or put. |
(f) | Exchangeable for a basket of four common stocks and one ordinary share. |
(g) | Exchangeable for a basket of five common stocks. |
(h) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(i) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K and Note 4. |
(j) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $919,127,649) | | $ | 1,195,787,677 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 95,569,658 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,014,697,307) | | | 1,291,357,335 | |
Cash | | | 585,000 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $142,004) | | | 142,289 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 10,521,815 | |
Variation margin | | | 22,328 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 176,906 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 4,098,407 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 138,735 | |
Total assets | | | 1,307,042,815 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 374,372 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 606,917 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,530,626 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,445 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 36,129 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 159,874 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,709,363 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,304,333,452 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 952,989,555 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 15,472,282 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 59,610,919 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 276,260,696 | |
| | $ | 1,304,333,452 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 60,288,019 | |
Series II | | $ | 1,244,045,433 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 3,244,000 | |
Series II | | | 67,170,001 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 18.58 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 18.52 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $186,145) | | $ | 17,705,673 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 41,676 | |
Interest | | | 8,896,125 | |
Total investment income | | | 26,643,474 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,514,504 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 3,096,630 | |
Custodian fees | | | 42,438 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 2,810,991 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 30,155 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 76,590 | |
Other | | | 141,753 | |
Total expenses | | | 10,713,061 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (87,587 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 10,625,474 | |
Net investment income | | | 16,018,000 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $21,092) | | | 91,082,113 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (1,738 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (376,448 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 562,919 | |
Option contracts written | | | 119,002 | |
| | | 91,385,848 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 149,934,461 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 4,100 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (279,880 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 101,605 | |
| | | 149,760,286 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 241,146,134 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 257,164,134 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 16,018,000 | | | $ | 16,756,158 | |
Net realized gain | | | 91,385,848 | | | | 31,173,860 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 149,760,286 | | | | 65,057,984 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 257,164,134 | | | | 112,988,002 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |
Series I | | | (922,674 | ) | | | (1,018,320 | ) |
Series ll | | | (17,292,155 | ) | | | (16,905,532 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (18,214,829 | ) | | | (17,923,852 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series l | | | (5,778,611 | ) | | | (7,678,749 | ) |
Series ll | | | 54,234,443 | | | | 8,773,622 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 48,455,832 | | | | 1,094,873 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 287,405,137 | | | | 96,159,023 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,016,928,315 | | | | 920,769,292 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $15,472,282 and $15,314,809, respectively) | | $ | 1,304,333,452 | | | $ | 1,016,928,315 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objectives are both capital appreciation and current income.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
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H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | Call Options Written — The Fund may write covered call options. A covered call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer (the Fund) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price during the option period. Written call options are recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written covered call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written covered call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. |
M. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $150 million | | | 0.50% | |
Next $100 million | | | 0.45% | |
Next $100 million | | | 0.40% | |
Over $350 million | | | 0.35% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $87,587.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $277,025 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $2,819,605 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $5,223 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
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| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 892,596,959 | | | $ | 28,356,592 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 920,953,551 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | — | | | | 113,977,379 | | | | — | | | | 113,977,379 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | — | | | | 6,991,256 | | | | — | | | | 6,991,256 | |
Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 249,053,068 | | | | — | | | | 249,053,068 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | — | | | | 258,744 | | | | — | | | | 258,744 | |
Foreign Government Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 123,337 | | | | — | | | | 123,337 | |
| | $ | 892,596,959 | | | $ | 398,760,376 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,291,357,335 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (606,917 | ) | | | — | | | | (606,917 | ) |
Futures* | | | 202,621 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 202,621 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 892,799,580 | | | $ | 398,153,459 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,290,953,039 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | �� | Liabilities | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts(a) | | $ | 26,546 | | | $ | (633,463 | ) |
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(b) | | | 202,621 | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 229,167 | | | $ | (633,463 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
(b) | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures Contracts* | | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | Options Contracts Written* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | — | | | $ | (376,448 | ) | | $ | — | |
Interest rate risk | | | 562,919 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Equity risk | | | — | | | | — | | | | 119,002 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | — | | | $ | (279,880 | ) | | $ | — | |
Interest rate risk | | | 101,605 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 664,524 | | | $ | (656,328 | ) | | $ | 119,002 | |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts written outstanding during the period was $15,675,229, $39,643,319 and $1,397,433, respectively. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at Period-End | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | CAD | | | | 6,826,760 | | | | USD | | | | 6,401,808 | | | $ | 6,425,281 | | | $ | (23,473 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | CAD | | | | 6,080,566 | | | | USD | | | | 5,701,849 | | | | 5,722,970 | | | | (21,121 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | CHF | | | | 4,192,110 | | | | USD | | | | 4,635,392 | | | | 4,699,541 | | | | (64,149 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | CHF | | | | 4,219,310 | | | | USD | | | | 4,664,489 | | | | 4,730,034 | | | | (65,545 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | EUR | | | | 3,084,860 | | | | USD | | | | 4,190,350 | | | | 4,244,077 | | | | (53,727 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | EUR | | | | 7,440,588 | | | | USD | | | | 10,102,310 | | | | 10,236,585 | | | | (134,275 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | GBP | | | | 4,442,100 | | | | USD | | | | 7,289,975 | | | | 7,355,699 | | | | (65,724 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | GBP | | | | 9,922,150 | | | | USD | | | | 16,273,368 | | | | 16,430,145 | | | | (156,777 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | ILS | | | | 12,400,214 | | | | USD | | | | 3,520,488 | | | | 3,569,160 | | | | (48,672 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | USD | | | | 3,542,614 | | | | ILS | | | | 12,400,214 | | | | 3,569,160 | | | | 26,546 | |
Total forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (606,917 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
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CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | | – Euro |
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GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
ILS | | – Israeli Shekel |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
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Open Futures Contracts at Period-End | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of
Contracts | | | Expiration
Month | | | Notional
Value | | | Unrealized
Appreciation | |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | Short | | | | 50 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | (5,965,625 | ) | | $ | 75,286 | |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | Short | | | | 29 | | | | March-2014 | | | | (3,568,359 | ) | | | 67,908 | |
U.S. Treasury Long Bond | | | Short | | | | 27 | | | | March-2014 | | | | (3,464,438 | ) | | | 59,427 | |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 202,621 | |
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Transactions During the Period | |
| | Call Option Contracts | |
| | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Beginning of period | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Written | | | 1,769 | | | | 124,519 | |
Closed | | | (286 | ) | | | (34,840 | ) |
Expired | | | (1,483 | ) | | | (89,679 | ) |
End of period | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
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There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities* | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | 202,621 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 202,621 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 202,621 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 26,546 | | | | (26,546 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 229,167 | | | $ | (26,546 | ) | | $ | 202,621 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 202,621 | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $ | 207,073 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 207,073 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 207,073 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 426,390 | | | | (26,546 | ) | | | 399,844 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 399,844 | |
Total | | $ | 633,463 | | | $ | (26,546 | ) | | $ | 606,917 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 606,917 | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. |
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $2,182,656 and securities sales of $61,841, which resulted in net realized gains of $21,092.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 18,214,829 | | | $ | 17,923,852 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 18,072,065 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 64,859,270 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 273,653,509 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (326,695 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (148,564 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (4,765,688 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 952,989,555 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,304,333,452 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales, straddles and hybrid securities.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $23,391,762 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 4,241,666 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,241,666 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 524,022 | | | | — | | | | 524,022 | |
| | $ | 4,765,688 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,765,688 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
| To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund and Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $328,406,733 and $347,299,232, respectively. During the same period, purchases and sales of U.S Treasury obligations were $125,346,456 and $114,722,592, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 283,160,364 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (9,506,855 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 273,653,509 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,017,703,826.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of the interest income from hybrid securities, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $2,354,302 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $2,354,302. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 337,298 | | | $ | 5,758,048 | | | | 199,037 | | | $ | 2,889,571 | |
Series II | | | 7,056,697 | | | | 120,193,527 | | | | 5,864,350 | | | | 85,627,285 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 52,544 | | | | 922,674 | | | | 67,782 | | | | 1,018,096 | |
Series II | | | 987,559 | | | | 17,292,155 | | | | 1,127,035 | | | | 16,905,532 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (726,382 | ) | | | (12,459,333 | ) | | | (793,562 | ) | | | (11,586,416 | ) |
Series II | | | (4,866,125 | ) | | | (83,251,239 | ) | | | (6,423,479 | ) | | | (93,759,195 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 2,841,591 | | | $ | 48,455,832 | | | | 41,163 | | | $ | 1,094,873 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 15.08 | | | $ | 0.27 | | | $ | 3.51 | | | $ | 3.78 | | | $ | (0.28 | ) | | $ | 18.58 | | | | 25.18 | % | | $ | 60,288 | | | | 0.66 | %(d) | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | 1.59 | %(d) | | | 41 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 13.65 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 15.08 | | | | 12.49 | | | | 53,990 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.85 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.06 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 13.65 | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 56,053 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.83 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/10(e) | | | 12.27 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.79 | | | | — | | | | 14.06 | | | | 14.59 | | | | 46 | | | | 0.69 | (f) | | | 0.70 | (f) | | | 1.73 | (f) | | | 34 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 15.05 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.73 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 18.52 | | | | 24.88 | | | | 1,244,045 | | | | 0.91 | (d) | | | 0.92 | (d) | | | 1.34 | (d) | | | 41 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 13.63 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.69 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 15.05 | | | | 12.39 | | | | 962,938 | | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.05 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 13.63 | | | | (1.30 | ) | | | 864,716 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.80 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.51 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 14.05 | | | | 12.03 | | | | 800,414 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 10.77 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 2.35 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 12.80 | | | | 22.49 | | | | 672,782 | | | | 0.74 | (g) | | | 1.04 | (g) | | | 2.09 | (g)(h) | | | 81 | |
(a) | Calculate using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ending December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $84,964,454 and sold of $24,142,395 in effect to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund and Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $58,319 and $1,124,397 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date of June 1, 2010. |
(g) | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley affiliates during the period. The effect of the rebate was 0.01% for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
(h) | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed was 1.79% for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,108.50 | | | $ | 3.51 | | | $ | 1,021.88 | | | $ | 3.36 | | | | 0.66 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,107.60 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 1,020.62 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 0.91 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 4.28 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIGCE-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund underperformed its broad market/style-specific benchmark, the MSCI World Index, and its peer group index, the Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index. Stock selection during the volatile year was a hindrance to the Fund’s performance. Stock selection within the consumer staples, energy and information technology (IT) sectors contributed to Fund performance, while holdings in the consumer discretionary, financials, health care, industrials, materials and telecommunication services sectors detracted during the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 22.50 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 22.25 | |
MSCI World Index‚ (Broad Market Index/Style-Specific Index) | | | | 26.68 | |
Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 25.68 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
The Fund invests primarily in stocks of mid- and large-cap global companies with a record of stable earnings and strong balance sheets that offer attractive valuations relative to the broad market and peers. We take a bottom-up, research driven approach. We begin with a universe of global equity securities with greater than $1 billion in market capitalization and up to 10 years of financial statement information from both developed and emerging markets. We make adjustments to each company’s financial history for inflation rates and select accounting conventions to create a comparable basis for analysis. We then rank the universe using a proprietary three-factor valuation ranking model that combines a company’s implied return, price/ book ratio and price/earnings ratio. Attractively ranked companies are then subjected to rigorous fundamental research focused on evaluating the sustainability of profits. The most attractive stocks from the valuation screen that
have also successfully passed rigorous fundamental research are candidates for inclusion in the portfolio.
At the portfolio level, we seek to achieve appropriate diversification relative to the style-specific index and take a long-term investment horizon in evaluating companies, resulting in relatively low portfolio turnover. We strive to maintain a consistent investment discipline through varying market conditions and an appropriate level of overall portfolio diversification. Individual holdings are selected based on their own merits and not on projections of country or sector performance.
Our sell discipline is a replication of the security selection process in that we look to trim or liquidate positions in the portfolio based on valuation, fundamentals or portfolio design considerations.
Market conditions and your Fund
While US and global equity markets enjoyed generally strong returns for the year ended December 31, 2013, the US and global economies improved slowly.
Despite a contentious battle over extending the nation’s debt ceiling and a two-week federal government shutdown, the US economy grew throughout 2013; economic data improved notably in the latter part of the year.
Improving macroeconomic data and reduced political uncertainty buoyed European equity markets during the reporting period. UK equities ended the reporting period strongly, spurred by improving housing and employment data. Continental European equity markets posted strong gains for the reporting period as well; indeed, the eurozone officially exited recession in late summer.
Japanese equities rose sharply, based on investors’ hopes that the new government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, along with new leadership at the Bank of Japan, would finally arrest deflation. However, the market consolidated in May amid a tug of war between optimism about Abe’s leadership and the potential of “Abenomics” and concern about political developments in China and economic prospects in the US and emerging markets.
Emerging economies had a difficult year, with slowing world trade and abrupt corrections to their equity, bond and currency markets after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) indicated mid-year it might reduce its extraordinary bond-buying program in 2014. The economies most seriously affected – including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa – had allowed money and credit growth to expand significantly in the preceding three years.
The Fund stayed true to its process and benefited in certain sectors from its quality orientation in stock selection. During the reporting period, select holdings in the consumer staples, energy and IT sectors contributed to Fund performance.
Within the IT sector, both Corning and Western Digital (liquidated during the reporting period) delivered strong
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By country | | | | | |
United States | | | | 47.4 | % |
United Kingdom | | | | 12.6 | |
Japan | | | | 8.2 | |
France | | | | 6.1 | |
Australia | | | | 4.2 | |
Germany | | | | 2.9 | |
Countries each less than 2.0% of portfolio | | | | 15.9 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 2.7 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Corning Inc. | | | | 3.2 | % |
2. ACE Ltd. | | | | 2.3 | |
3. NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) | | | | 2.2 | |
4. Rogers Communications, Inc.-Class B | | | | 2.0 | |
5. Merck & Co., Inc. | | | | 2.0 | |
6. Oracle Corp. | | | | 1.9 | |
7. QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | | 1.9 | |
8. Barclays PLC | | | | 1.8 | |
9. Total S.A. | | | | 1.8 | |
10. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 1.7 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Diversified Banks | | | | 8.2 | % |
2. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 7.1 | |
3. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | | 5.2 | |
4. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | | 3.7 | |
5. Integrated Telecommunication Services | | | | 3.6 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $105.3 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 125 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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performance during the reporting period. Corning announced strategic acquisitions that were seen as good long-term assets and investments in terms of price; they were also seen as highly accretive investments offering substantial synergies.
Also contributing to Fund performance was consumer discretionary sector holding Best Buy. Best Buy rebounded strongly during the reporting period as the company beat analyst earnings expectations in multiple quarters. Management successfully navigated challenges from online competitors by enhancing its website, closing unprofitable stores and cutting other costs. We liquidated our position in Best Buy during the reporting period.
In addition, Gamestop and NASDAQ OMX Group were top performers.
From a geographic perspective, Fund returns were aided by holdings in Australia, France, Sweden and the US.
The largest detractors from Fund performance came from the consumer discretionary, financials, industrials, health care, materials and telecommunication services sectors. Within the materials sector, both Barrick Gold (liquidated during the reporting period) and BHP Billiton struggled during the reporting period. BHP Billiton, a metal and mining company underperformed due to weak commodity prices and softening demand in China.
Also detracting was DeNA. This Japanese Internet social gaming company disappointed investors with earnings below expectations as new games introduced in 2013 did not generate strong customer response.
Other holdings that struggled during the reporting period included Salzgitter (liquidated during the reporting period) and Yara International.
Shifts in sector and country weights are driven by our bottom-up stock selection approach. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s largest overweights included the energy, IT and telecommunication services sectors. Underweights included the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials and utilities sectors.
From a geographic perspective, the Fund maintained overweight exposure to Japan and a meaningful underweight position in the US. Security selection in Canada, Germany, Japan and the UK were detractors during the reporting period.
Equity markets have posted strong results for the past several years which have some investors skeptical the strength will continue in the near term.
The US political environment remains volatile, but the major hurdles of the government shutdown and uncertainty about who would be named the new Fed chair are behind us, providing a small degree of clarity as we move forward. The global economic recovery still remains fragile, and we believe it likely will have more bumps in the road. While much progress has been made in repairing private sector balance sheets, we expect inflation to remain low as companies are still acting cautiously keeping money and credit growth low. This may lead to an extended business cycle which may provide further room for share price improvement despite the modest valuation environment.
We welcome new investors who joined the Fund during the year, and to all of our shareholders we say thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Ingrid Baker Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund. She |
joined Invesco in 1999. Ms. Baker earned a BA in international politics from Oberlin College and an MBA in finance from the University of Navarra. |
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| | W. Lindsay Davidson Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 1984. |
Mr. Davidson earned an economics degree from Edinburgh University. |
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| | Anuja Singha Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund. She |
joined Invesco in 1998. Ms. Singha earned a BA in economics from Mills College and a PhD in economics from Emory University. |
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| | Stephen Thomas Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Thomas earned a BBA in banking and finance and an MBA from the University of Mississippi. |
Effective February 11, 2014, after the close of the reporting period, Ingrid Baker, Anuja Singha and Stephen Thomas left the management team and Erik Esselink joined the management team.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (1/2/97) | | | | 5.13 | % |
10 Years | | | | 4.04 | |
5 Years | | | | 9.83 | |
1 Year | | | | 22.50 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 3.78 | % |
5 Years | | | | 9.56 | |
1 Year | | | | 22.25 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Universal Funds Global Value Equity Portfolio, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. were reorganized into Series I shares of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund on April 30, 2012). Returns shown above for Series I shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Global Value Equity Fund Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Series II shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Series II share performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class I shares
restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. Class I share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the predecessor fund’s Class I shares is January 2, 1997.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.08% and 1.33%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers throughout the world, including US issuers.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use
certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Geographic focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries.
Investing in European Union risk. Many countries in the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The European Union faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption, abandonment or
adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the European Union’s enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the European Union’s problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member state’s market to cause a similar effect on other member states’ markets. European countries that are part of the European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the union seeks to impose on its members.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Preferred securities risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The Lipper VUF Global Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.28% | |
Australia–4.22% | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 28,908 | | | $ | 831,640 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd.(a) | | | 27,817 | | | | 1,371,348 | |
Sydney Airport | | | 29,473 | | | | 100,210 | |
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | | 132,571 | | | | 621,248 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 43,670 | | | | 1,516,316 | |
| | | | 4,440,762 | |
| | |
Brazil–0.80% | | | | | | | | |
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais–Copasa MG | | | 5,000 | | | | 78,743 | |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia–Copel–Class B–Preference Shares | | | 4,900 | | | | 64,119 | |
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 11,800 | | | | 71,936 | |
Grendene S.A. | | | 12,800 | | | | 98,028 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.–Preference Shares | | | 12,240 | | | | 165,616 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR | | | 9,341 | | | | 128,719 | |
Telefonica Brasil S.A.–Preference Shares | | | 5,300 | | | | 101,540 | |
Vale S.A.–ADR | | | 8,649 | | | | 131,897 | |
| | | | 840,598 | |
| | |
Canada–1.99% | | | | | | | | |
Rogers Communications, Inc.–Class B(a) | | | 46,347 | | | | 2,097,440 | |
| | |
China–1.06% | | | | | | | | |
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd. | | | 168,000 | | | | 83,846 | |
China Construction Bank Corp.–Class H | | | 226,000 | | | | 171,627 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | | | 260,241 | |
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 27,500 | | | | 87,266 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 97,000 | | | | 181,448 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 88,000 | | | | 138,748 | |
KWG Property Holding Ltd. | | | 117,500 | | | | 65,425 | |
Lenovo Group Ltd. | | | 104,000 | | | | 126,958 | |
| | | | 1,115,559 | |
|
France–6.09% | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | | 22,332 | | | | 1,748,784 | |
Bouygues S.A. | | | 29,208 | | | | 1,107,633 | |
Sanofi | | | 15,370 | | | | 1,636,194 | |
Total S.A. | | | 31,345 | | | | 1,920,332 | |
| | | | 6,412,943 | |
|
Germany–2.88% | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG(b) | | | 42,271 | | | | 896,772 | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE–Preference Shares | | | 9,444 | | | | 985,719 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 4,241 | | | | 1,148,866 | |
| | | | 3,031,357 | |
|
Hong Kong–0.84% | |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. | | | 49,000 | | | | 776,143 | |
First Pacific Co. Ltd. | | | 88,000 | | | | 100,562 | |
| | | | 876,705 | |
|
India–0.31% | |
Tata Motors Ltd.–ADR | | | 4,650 | | | | 143,220 | |
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund–ETF(a) | | | 10,600 | | | | 184,864 | |
| | | | 328,084 | |
Indonesia–0.30% | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | | 122,000 | | | | 73,086 | |
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk | | | 56,000 | | | | 92,319 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Indonesia–(continued) | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk | | | 365,000 | | | $ | 64,665 | |
PT United Tractors Tbk | | | 56,500 | | | | 88,569 | |
| | | | 318,639 | |
|
Israel–0.96% | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR | | | 25,314 | | | | 1,014,585 | |
|
Italy–0.80% | |
Eni S.p.A. | | | 34,975 | | | | 845,743 | |
|
Japan–8.16% | |
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.(a) | | | 61,800 | | | | 1,744,225 | |
DeNA Co., Ltd.(a) | | | 46,300 | | | | 975,086 | |
JSR Corp.(a) | | | 62,300 | | | | 1,208,241 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 40,700 | | | | 781,295 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 252,100 | | | | 1,667,217 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 21,500 | | | | 1,157,487 | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.(a) | | | 125,800 | | | | 1,059,235 | |
| | | | 8,592,786 | |
|
Mexico–0.19% | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.–Series L | | | 173,500 | | | | 201,891 | |
|
Norway–0.94% | |
Yara International ASA | | | 22,784 | | | | 984,423 | |
|
Poland–0.07% | |
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. | | | 1,907 | | | | 75,019 | |
|
Russia–0.52% | |
Gazprom OAO–ADR | | | 12,365 | | | | 105,721 | |
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works–REGS–GDR(b)(c) | | | 19,078 | | | | 57,196 | |
Rosneft Oil Co.–REGS–GDR(c) | | | 8,574 | | | | 65,450 | |
Sberbank of Russia–ADR | | | 15,058 | | | | 190,171 | |
Sistema JSFC–REGS–GDR(c) | | | 3,847 | | | | 123,850 | |
| | | | | | | 542,388 | |
|
Singapore–1.01% | |
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | | | 670,000 | | | | 1,067,116 | |
|
South Africa–0.44% | |
Sasol Ltd. | | | 2,328 | | | | 114,170 | |
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | | | 7,416 | | | | 92,127 | |
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. | | | 31,328 | | | | 134,766 | |
Tiger Brands Ltd. | | | 4,874 | | | | 124,332 | |
| | | | | | | 465,395 | |
|
South Korea–1.36% | |
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 3,566 | | | | 190,902 | |
Hyundai Mobis(b) | | | 785 | | | | 219,468 | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 628 | | | | 143,029 | |
KT&G Corp. | | | 1,871 | | | | 133,120 | |
POSCO | | | 370 | | | | 115,429 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 241 | | | | 316,651 | |
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 3,984 | | | | 181,991 | |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.–ADR(a) | | | 5,237 | | | | 128,935 | |
| | | | | | | 1,429,525 | |
| | |
Spain–1.61% | | | | | | | | |
Iberdrola S.A. | | | 134,186 | | | | 858,299 | |
Telefonica S.A. | | | 51,329 | | | | 837,987 | |
| | | | | | | 1,696,286 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Switzerland–1.83% | | | | | | | | |
Swisscom AG | | | 1,938 | | | $ | 1,024,774 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 3,106 | | | | 903,166 | |
| | | | | | | 1,927,940 | |
| | |
Taiwan–0.37% | | | | | | | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 57,200 | | | | 153,942 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 66,000 | | | | 232,526 | |
| | | | | | | 386,468 | |
| | |
Thailand–0.23% | | | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL–NVDR | | | 25,100 | | | | 137,033 | |
PTT PCL | | | 11,500 | | | | 100,566 | |
| | | | | | | 237,599 | |
| | |
Turkey–0.15% | | | | | | | | |
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. | | | 9,962 | | | | 71,758 | |
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S. | | | 13,799 | | | | 86,277 | |
| | | | | | | 158,035 | |
| | |
Turkmenistan–0.15% | | | | | | | | |
Dragon Oil PLC | | | 16,464 | | | | 154,725 | |
|
United Kingdom–12.60% | |
Barclays PLC | | | 428,645 | | | | 1,939,503 | |
BHP Billiton PLC | | | 35,004 | | | | 1,085,354 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 24,429 | | | | 1,309,914 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 31,447 | | | | 839,208 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 36,873 | | | | 1,431,051 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 165,523 | | | | 1,058,197 | |
National Grid PLC | | | 69,159 | | | | 903,687 | |
Rio Tinto PLC | | | 19,179 | | | | 1,082,872 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A | | | 26,623 | | | | 956,176 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | 63,804 | | | | 1,436,968 | |
Tesco PLC | | | 220,828 | | | | 1,222,688 | |
| | | | | | | 13,265,618 | |
|
United States–47.40% | |
3M Co. | | | 9,143 | | | | 1,282,306 | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 22,995 | | | | 2,380,672 | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 23,742 | | | | 1,405,289 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 8,480 | | | | 728,771 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 41,038 | | | | 1,781,049 | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | 24,159 | | | | 1,277,770 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 76,566 | | | | 1,192,133 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 10,337 | | | | 1,291,195 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 69,057 | | | | 1,550,330 | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 26,322 | | | | 1,477,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
United States–(continued) | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 18,041 | | | $ | 1,274,597 | |
Corning Inc. | | | 187,379 | | | | 3,339,094 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 20,090 | | | | 978,785 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,638 | | | | 1,043,217 | |
GameStop Corp.–Class A | | | 20,801 | | | | 1,024,657 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 18,213 | | | | 1,740,252 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 39,657 | | | | 1,109,603 | |
International Game Technology | | | 53,432 | | | | 970,325 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 10,017 | | | | 917,457 | |
Joy Global Inc.(a) | | | 13,796 | | | | 806,928 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 31,329 | | | | 1,832,120 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 19,294 | | | | 1,094,934 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 18,581 | | | | 1,066,364 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 41,681 | | | | 2,086,134 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 27,080 | | | | 1,013,604 | |
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) | | | 56,908 | | | | 2,264,938 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 53,292 | | | | 2,038,952 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 32,521 | | | | 996,118 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 11,758 | | | | 906,894 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 15,524 | | | | 1,204,352 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 27,338 | | | | 2,029,847 | |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 15,853 | | | | 848,770 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 13,243 | | | | 995,079 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 32,904 | | | | 1,658,362 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 11,997 | | | | 944,044 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 14,459 | | | | 1,335,867 | |
| | | | | | | 49,888,263 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $82,815,686) | | | | 102,395,892 | |
|
Money Market Funds–2.22% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 1,168,440 | | | | 1,168,440 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 1,168,440 | | | | 1,168,440 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,336,880) | | | | 2,336,880 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.50% (Cost $85,152,566) | | | | 104,732,772 | |
| |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–5.35% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $5,631,229)(d)(e) | | | 5,631,229 | | | | 5,631,229 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–104.85% (Cost $90,783,795) | | | | 110,364,001 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(4.85)% | | | | (5,103,490 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 105,260,511 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
ETF | | – Exchange-Traded Fund |
| | |
GDR | | – Global Depositary Receipt |
NVDR | | – Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2013. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $246,496, which represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of December 31, 2013. |
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Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Securities on Loan at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received for Securities Loaned* | | | Net Amount | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | | $ | 5,387,158 | | | $ | (5,387,158 | ) | | $ | — | |
* Amount does not include excess collateral received.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $82,815,686)* | | $ | 102,395,892 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 7,968,109 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $90,783,795) | | | 110,364,001 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $110,838) | | | 110,658 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 27,448 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 375,104 | |
Dividends | | | 190,481 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 27,968 | |
Total assets | | | 111,095,660 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 44,373 | |
Amount due custodian | | | 27,448 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 5,631,229 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 65,453 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,078 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 35,575 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 29,993 | |
Total liabilities | | | 5,835,149 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 105,260,511 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 105,217,925 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,673,718 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (21,214,843 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 19,583,711 | |
| | $ | 105,260,511 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 83,981,908 | |
Series II | | $ | 21,278,603 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 9,272,867 | |
Series II | | | 2,354,213 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.06 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.04 | |
* | At December 31, 2013, securities with an aggregate value of $5,387,158 were on loan to brokers. |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $151,636) | | $ | 2,796,222 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $57,217) | | | 58,337 | |
Total investment income | | | 2,854,559 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 662,875 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 243,663 | |
Custodian fees | | | 35,931 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 52,355 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 9,883 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 27,902 | |
Professional services fees | | | 59,665 | |
Other | | | 28,638 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,120,912 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (2,320 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,118,592 | |
Net investment income | | | 1,735,967 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 7,695,536 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (35,768 | ) |
| | | 7,659,768 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of change in estimated tax of foreign investments held of $4,774) | | | 10,622,324 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 1,082 | |
| | | 10,623,406 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 18,283,174 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 20,019,141 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,735,967 | | | $ | 1,862,116 | |
Net realized gain | | | 7,659,768 | | | | 2,640,131 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 10,623,406 | | | | 7,890,201 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 20,019,141 | | | | 12,392,448 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | |
Series I | | | (1,522,471 | ) | | | (1,863,526 | ) |
Series ll | | | (347,778 | ) | | | (494,180 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,870,249 | ) | | | (2,357,706 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series l | | | (4,829,903 | ) | | | (11,435,424 | ) |
Series ll | | | (3,576,358 | ) | | | (2,948,706 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (8,406,261 | ) | | | (14,384,130 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 9,742,631 | | | | (4,349,388 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 95,517,880 | | | | 99,867,268 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,673,718 and $1,835,915, respectively) | | $ | 105,260,511 | | | $ | 95,517,880 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers throughout the world, including U.S. issuers.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum |
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| exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $1 billion | | | 0 | .67% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .645% | | |
Next $1 billion | | | 0 | .62% | | |
Next $1 billion | | | 0 | .595% | | |
Next $1 billion | | | 0 | .57% | | |
Over $4.5 billion | | | 0 | .545% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
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short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,320.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $193,663 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, there were transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 of $1,744,225 and from Level 2 to Level 1 of $7,893,628, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Australia | | $ | 2,969,204 | | | $ | 1,471,558 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,440,762 | |
Brazil | | | 509,323 | | | | 331,275 | | | | — | | | | 840,598 | |
Canada | | | 2,097,440 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,097,440 | |
China | | | 83,846 | | | | 1,031,713 | | | | — | | | | 1,115,559 | |
France | | | 1,920,332 | | | | 4,492,611 | | | | — | | | | 6,412,943 | |
Germany | | | 2,045,638 | | | | 985,719 | | | | — | | | | 3,031,357 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 876,705 | | | | — | | | | 876,705 | |
India | | | 328,084 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 328,084 | |
Indonesia | | | — | | | | 318,639 | | | | — | | | | 318,639 | |
Israel | | | 1,014,585 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,014,585 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 845,743 | | | | — | | | | 845,743 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 8,592,786 | | | | — | | | | 8,592,786 | |
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Mexico | | $ | 201,891 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 201,891 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 984,423 | | | | — | | | | 984,423 | |
Poland | | | — | | | | 75,019 | | | | — | | | | 75,019 | |
Russia | | | 162,917 | | | | 379,471 | | | | — | | | | 542,388 | |
Singapore | | | 1,067,116 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,067,116 | |
South Africa | | | 248,936 | | | | 216,459 | | | | — | | | | 465,395 | |
South Korea | | | 539,305 | | | | 890,220 | | | | — | | | | 1,429,525 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 1,696,286 | | | | — | | | | 1,696,286 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 1,927,940 | | | | — | | | | 1,927,940 | |
Taiwan | | | — | | | | 386,468 | | | | — | | | | 386,468 | |
Thailand | | | — | | | | 237,599 | | | | — | | | | 237,599 | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 158,035 | | | | — | | | | 158,035 | |
Turkmenistan | | | 154,725 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 154,725 | |
United Kingdom | | | 5,891,650 | | | | 7,373,968 | | | | — | | | | 13,265,618 | |
United States | | | 57,856,372 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 57,856,372 | |
| | $ | 77,091,364 | | | $ | 33,272,637 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 110,364,001 | |
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,870,249 | | | $ | 2,357,706 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,700,101 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 19,431,646 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 3,505 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (26,383 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (21,066,283 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 105,217,925 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 105,260,511 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used
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to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $7,669,521 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 3,148,307 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,148,307 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 17,917,976 | | | | — | | | | 17,917,976 | |
| | $ | 21,066,283 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,066,283 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $31,295,726 and $40,773,154, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 21,745,455 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (2,313,809 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 19,431,646 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $90,932,355.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and passive foreign investment companies, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $27,915 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $27,915. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 988,327 | | | $ | 8,287,585 | | | | 379,696 | | | $ | 2,734,062 | |
Series II | | | 17,976 | | | | 148,266 | | | | 17,582 | | | | 121,039 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 179,325 | | | | 1,522,471 | | | | 258,823 | | | | 1,863,526 | |
Series II | | | 40,986 | | | | 347,557 | | | | 68,695 | | | | 493,916 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,779,138 | ) | | | (14,639,959 | ) | | | (2,247,672 | ) | | | (16,033,012 | ) |
Series II | | | (496,082 | ) | | | (4,072,181 | ) | | | (497,808 | ) | | | (3,563,661 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,048,606 | ) | | $ | (8,406,261 | ) | | | (2,020,684 | ) | | $ | (14,384,130 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 86% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 1.54 | | | $ | 1.69 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | 9.06 | | | | 22.50 | % | | $ | 83,982 | | | | 1.08 | %(d) | | | 1.08 | %(d) | | | 1.81 | %(d) | | | 32 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.80 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.93 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 7.54 | | | | 13.75 | | | | 74,517 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.98 | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 7.87 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 6.80 | | | | (10.89 | ) | | | 78,125 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 62 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 7.24 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 7.87 | | | | 10.95 | | | | 44,717 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 130 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 6.75 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 7.24 | | | | 15.99 | | | | 45,972 | | | | 1.15 | (e) | | | 1.20 | (e) | | | 3.33 | (e)(f) | | | 79 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 7.52 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 9.04 | | | | 22.25 | | | | 21,279 | | | | 1.33 | (d) | | | 1.33 | (d) | | | 1.56 | (d) | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.79 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 7.52 | | | | 13.41 | | | | 21,001 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.33 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 7.86 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 6.79 | | | | (11.12 | ) | | | 21,742 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 62 | |
Year ended 12/31/10(g) | | | 6.52 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.34 | | | | — | | | | 7.86 | | | | 20.55 | | | | 12 | | | | 1.40 | (h) | | | 1.45 | (h) | | | 1.76 | (h) | | | 130 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $68,458,544 and sold of $8,561,566 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $77,995 and $20,942 for Series I and Series II, respectively. |
(e) | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios was less than 0.005% for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
(f) | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expense absorbed was 3.28% for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
(g) | Commencement date of June 1, 2010. |
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,151.70 | | | $ | 5.80 | | | $ | 1,019.81 | | | $ | 5.45 | | | | 1.07 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,150.60 | | | | 7.16 | | | | 1,018.55 | | | | 6.72 | | | | 1.32 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 47.38 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-VIGHC-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund’s investment results compared favorably to its broad market and style-specific indexes, the MSCI World Index and the MSCI World Health Care Index, respectively. The Fund’s relative results were largely attributable to strong stock selection in the pharmaceuticals industry and stock selection and an overweight position in the health care providers and services industry. Along with the biotechnology industry, these industries were the Fund’s top contributors on both a relative and an absolute basis. The Fund’s cash position detracted from relative results during the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 40.54 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 40.16 | |
MSCI World Index‚(Broad Market Index) | | | | 26.68 | |
MSCI World Health Care Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 36.27 | |
Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Classification Averagen (Peer Group) | | | | 47.06 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc. | | | | | |
How we invest
The Fund seeks to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of issuers engaged primarily in health care-related industries, and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities.
We seek health care stocks of small, medium-sized and large companies from around the world that we believe are attractively priced relative to their expected long-term earnings and cash flow growth.
In selecting securities for the Fund, we first screen the global investment universe. Stocks of at least $200 million in market capitalization are considered for further evaluation if they are identified as having attractive growth prospects relative to their current valuations. We use a research-oriented, bottom-up investment
approach, focusing on company fundamentals in an effort to uncover future growth prospects that are not yet appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries for possible investment, we ordinarily look for several of the following characteristics: above-average growth and demand; scientific and medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high barriers to entry. In analyzing specific companies for possible investment, we ordinarily look for several of the following characteristics: leading companies with defensible franchises; companies in the midst of a new product cycle; value-added and/or niche-oriented products and/or services exhibiting sustainable revenue growth; potential to expand profit margins and improve profitability; superior earnings-per-share growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage; and a capable management team.
Stock selection is then further refined by valuation analysis. In general, we target stocks trading at compelling valuations based on one or more of the following parameters: price to earnings (P/E); P/E ratio versus expected earnings-per-share growth rate; enterprise value to earnings before interest depreciation and taxes; discounted cash flow analysis; and sum of parts analysis.
The resulting target portfolio typically consists of 50 to 80 individual securities with exposure across most subsectors of health care and diversified by region. Additionally, position size is limited in an effort to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
We consider selling a security when:
n | | A stock’s price reaches its valuation target. |
n | | A company’s fundamentals deteriorate. |
n | | A company no longer meets our investment criteria. |
n | | More compelling investment ideas are uncovered. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013 was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying
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Portfolio Composition By country | | |
United States | | | | 68.4 | % |
Switzerland | | | | 7.2 | |
Germany | | | | 3.8 | |
United Kingdom | | | | 3.5 | |
Japan | | | | 2.3 | |
France | | | | 2.2 | |
Countries each less than 2.0% of portfolio | | | | 2.6 | |
Money Market Funds | | | | | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | | 4.2 | % |
2. Roche Holding AG | | | | 3.7 | |
3. Novartis AG-ADR | | | | 3.5 | |
4. Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | | 2.9 | |
5. Pfizer Inc. | | | | 2.9 | |
6. Bayer AG | | | | 2.8 | |
7. Biogen Idec Inc. | | | | 2.8 | |
8. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | 2.7 | |
9. Celgene Corp. | | | | 2.7 | |
10. McKesson Corp. | | | | 2.7 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 37.4 | % |
2. Biotechnology | | | | 22.0 | |
3. Health Care Facilities | | | | 8.5 | |
4. Health Care Distributors | | | | 5.6 | |
5. Health Care Equipment | | | | 5.5 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $239.0 million |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 58 | |
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The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security. *Excluding money market fund holdings. |
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program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major domestic and US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the MSCI World Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector within the Index.
The largest contributor to Fund results for the reporting period was Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in therapeutics for the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C. A strong move upward in biotechnology stocks coupled with growing investor excitement over the future prospects for its hepatitis C virus treatment franchise drove much of the stock’s movement. Moreover, the company’s shares benefited from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the company’s single-tablet HIV combination drug, Stribild.
Another strong contributor was Endo Health Solutions, a specialty health care company focused on pain management. The company reported solid earnings in the fourth quarter, as cost cutting efforts initiated earlier in the year started to show results. Shares of the company rose sharply following the November announcement of a merger between Endo and Paladin Labs (not a Fund holding), a specialty pharmaceutical firm based in Canada. The deal, which is scheduled to close in early 2014, was greeted favorably by investors, as it is expected to expand Endo’s product portfolio, provide tax savings and be accretive to earnings.
Our investment in Ariad Pharmaceuticals detracted from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period. In October, the company disclosed instances of life-threatening blood clots in patients taking its leukemia drug, Iclusig. These safety concerns caused a reevaluation of our investment thesis, and we ultimately eliminated Ariad from the Fund.
Amarin also detracted from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period. Amarin is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health. In early 2013, the company launched its cholesterol drug, Vascepa, which is a fish oil-derived treatment for high triglycerides. The company sought to expand the market for the drug as a supplement for patients with elevated, but not extremely high, triglycerides. However, an FDA advisory committee did not approve the company’s request for this additional indication, and instead required that Amarin complete its cardiovascular outcomes study. Shares sold off sharply following the news, and we eliminated our position in the stock during the reporting period.
The Fund held forward foreign currency contracts during the reporting period for the purpose of hedging currency exposure of non-US-based companies held in the Fund. These derivative instruments were used for the purpose of hedging, and not for speculative purposes or leverage. The use of forward foreign currency contracts had a slight negative impact on the Fund’s performance relative to its style-specific benchmark.
During the reporting period, we reduced our exposure to the managed care, health care equipment and life science tools and services industries. While we did increase our exposure to the pharmaceuticals industry, it remained our largest underweight position relative to the Fund’s style-specific benchmark.
We continue to emphasize specialty pharmaceuticals and biotechnology stocks based on their generally robust product portfolios and compelling pipelines, as well as our opinion that many of these companies may be targets of ongoing industry consolidation. We are primarily focused on companies with new product cycles, lower reimbursement risk and lower competition.
At the end of the reporting period, the Fund was primarily invested in US stocks. The Fund’s non-US allocation was focused mainly on European large-cap pharmaceuticals, which have fewer patent expiration concerns than their US counterparts.
As always, thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Derek Taner Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2005. Mr. Taner earned a BS in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and finance and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/21/97) | | | | 9.07 | % |
10 Years | | | | 8.78 | |
5 Years | | | | 18.88 | |
1 Year | | | | 40.54 | |
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10 Years | | | | 8.51 | % |
5 Years | | | | 18.59 | |
1 Year | | | | 40.16 | |
Series II shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Series I shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. Series I performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.13% and 1.38%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ
from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns
would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use
certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Geographic focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries.
Health care sector risk. The Fund will concentrate in issuers engaged primarily in health care industries. The Fund’s performance is vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, including government regulation, obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities
may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks.
Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The MSCI World Health Care Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of health care stocks of developed countries. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The Lipper VUF Health/Biotechnology Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Health/ Biotechnology Funds classification.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–90.02% | |
Biotechnology–22.01% | |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 50,257 | | | $ | 1,255,922 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 48,428 | | | | 6,443,830 | |
Biogen Idec Inc.(b) | | | 23,529 | | | | 6,582,238 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b) | | | 52,972 | | | | 3,722,342 | |
Celgene Corp.(b) | | | 38,134 | | | | 6,443,121 | |
Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(b) | | | 62,415 | | | | 1,511,067 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.(b) | | | 117,742 | | | | 1,376,404 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 131,920 | | | | 9,913,788 | |
Incyte Corp.(b) | | | 58,110 | | | | 2,942,109 | |
Insmed, Inc.(b) | | | 40,671 | | | | 691,814 | |
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 99,428 | | | | 1,287,593 | |
Medivation Inc.(b) | | | 42,556 | | | | 2,715,924 | |
NewLink Genetics Corp.(b) | | | 32,193 | | | | 708,568 | |
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 82,142 | | | | 2,493,831 | |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 131,482 | | | | 1,631,692 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 38,878 | | | | 2,888,635 | |
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Drug Retail–1.38% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 33,142 | | | | 2,371,973 | |
Raia Drogasil S.A. (Brazil) | | | 148,860 | | | | 934,634 | |
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Health Care Distributors–5.59% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 103,948 | | | | 6,944,766 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 39,793 | | | | 6,422,590 | |
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Health Care Equipment–5.48% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 78,741 | | | | 3,018,143 | |
Covidien PLC | | | 43,681 | | | | 2,974,676 | |
Hologic, Inc.(b) | | | 74,292 | | | | 1,660,426 | |
Olympus Corp. (Japan)(b) | | | 98,500 | | | | 3,124,677 | |
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b) | | | 75,099 | | | | 2,306,290 | |
| | | | | | | 13,084,212 | |
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Health Care Facilities–8.51% | |
Community Health Systems Inc.(b) | | | 105,210 | | | | 4,131,597 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 127,855 | | | | 6,099,962 | |
Rhoen-Klinikum AG (Germany) | | | 84,234 | | | | 2,479,959 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 96,904 | | | | 4,081,596 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B | | | 43,545 | | | | 3,538,467 | |
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Health Care Services–4.01% | |
Air Methods Corp.(b) | | | 46,991 | | | | 2,740,985 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 88,191 | | | | 6,194,536 | |
Innovacare Inc. (Puerto Rico) (Acquired 12/12/12; Cost $480,796)(b)(c) | | | 122,652 | | | | 643,923 | |
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Health Care Technology–0.48% | |
HMS Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 50,689 | | | $ | 1,152,161 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.76% | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 37,863 | | | | 4,216,045 | |
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Managed Health Care–3.37% | |
Aetna Inc. | | | 49,605 | | | | 3,402,407 | |
Qualicorp S.A. (Brazil)(b) | | | 109,000 | | | | 1,038,271 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 48,107 | | | | 3,622,457 | |
| | | | | | | 8,063,135 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–37.43% | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | 114,258 | | | | 6,033,965 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 31,622 | | | | 3,512,572 | |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 115,982 | | | | 2,405,467 | |
Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 47,416 | | | | 6,650,701 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 117,896 | | | | 6,266,172 | |
Endo Health Solutions Inc.(b) | | | 60,096 | | | | 4,054,076 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 110,524 | | | | 5,900,876 | |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 127,661 | | | | 2,538,994 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b) | | | 24,721 | | | | 3,128,690 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 61,686 | | | | 5,649,821 | |
Mylan Inc.(b) | | | 65,496 | | | | 2,842,526 | |
Nektar Therapeutics(b) | | | 118,240 | | | | 1,342,024 | |
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (Japan) | | | 116,000 | | | | 2,257,422 | |
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland) | | | 104,043 | | | | 8,362,976 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 222,692 | | | | 6,821,056 | |
Repros Therapeutics Inc.(b) | | | 41,222 | | | | 754,363 | |
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) | | | 31,847 | | | | 8,926,754 | |
Sanofi–ADR (France) | | | 97,623 | | | | 5,235,522 | |
Shire PLC–ADR (Ireland) | | | 25,352 | | | | 3,581,984 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 97,531 | | | | 3,188,288 | |
| | | | | | | 89,454,249 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $134,623,728) | | | | 215,163,668 | |
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Money Market Funds–10.06% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 12,020,992 | | | | 12,020,992 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 12,020,992 | | | | 12,020,992 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $24,041,984) | | | | 24,041,984 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.08% (Cost $158,665,712) | | | | 239,205,652 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.08)% | | | | (182,363 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 239,023,289 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $643,923, which represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $134,623,728) | | $ | 215,163,668 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 24,041,984 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $158,665,712) | | | 239,205,652 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,215) | | | 3,178 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 22,871 | |
Dividends | | | 311,471 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 64,585 | |
Other assets | | | 252,751 | |
Total assets | | | 239,860,508 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 409,767 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 148,361 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 177,624 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 828 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 26,543 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 74,096 | |
Total liabilities | | | 837,219 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 239,023,289 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 148,335,654 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (68,345 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 10,359,144 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 80,396,836 | |
| | $ | 239,023,289 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 180,534,993 | |
Series II | | $ | 58,488,296 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 6,156,547 | |
Series II | | | 2,047,120 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 29.32 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 28.57 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $152,281) | | $ | 2,274,778 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 11,592 | |
Total investment income | | | 2,286,370 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,534,445 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 554,619 | |
Custodian fees | | | 17,717 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 115,351 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 40,721 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 32,202 | |
Other | | | 65,533 | |
Total expenses | | | 2,360,588 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (23,856 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 2,336,732 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (50,362 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 11,557,481 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 7,029 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (258,896 | ) |
| | | 11,305,614 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 56,328,355 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 5,473 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (82,778 | ) |
| | | 56,251,050 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 67,556,664 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 67,506,302 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (50,362 | ) | | $ | 890,937 | |
Net realized gain | | | 11,305,614 | | | | 14,877,498 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 56,251,050 | | | | 12,791,192 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 67,506,302 | | | | 28,559,627 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,103,498 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (268,414 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,371,912 | ) | | | — | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | 238,003 | | | | (8,466,440 | ) |
Series ll | | | 10,929,984 | | | | (296,116 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 11,167,987 | | | | (8,762,556 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 77,302,377 | | | | 19,797,071 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 161,720,912 | | | | 141,923,841 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(68,345) and $828,130, respectively) | | $ | 239,023,289 | | | $ | 161,720,912 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued
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at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum |
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| exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Other Risks — The Fund’s performance is vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, including government regulation, obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.75% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.74% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.73% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.72% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.71% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.70% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.69% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.68% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
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For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $23,856.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $504,619 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $1,572 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, there were transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 of $12,485,388, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 223,095,705 | | | $ | 15,466,024 | | | $ | 643,923 | | | $ | 239,205,652 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (148,361 | ) | | | — | | | | (148,361 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 223,095,705 | | | $ | 15,317,663 | | | $ | 643,923 | | | $ | 239,057,291 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (148,361 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (258,896 | ) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (82,778 | ) |
Total | | $ | (341,674 | ) |
* | The average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $9,553,943. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at Period-End | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
01/10/14 | | Citibank Capital, Inc. | | | CHF | | | | 5,401,000 | | | | USD | | | | 5,968,846 | | | $ | 6,054,760 | | | $ | (85,914 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Citibank Capital, Inc. | | | EUR | | | | 3,526,800 | | | | USD | | | | 4,789,641 | | | | 4,852,088 | | | | (62,447 | ) |
Total forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (148,361 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
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CHF | | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | | — Euro |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | Net Amount | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | |
Citibank Capital, Inc. | | $ | 148,361 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 148,361 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 148,361 | |
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,371,912 | | | $ | — | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 988,962 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 9,221,821 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 80,539,940 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 5,257 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (68,345 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 148,335,654 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 239,023,289 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $964,776 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $58,752,182 and $65,030,869, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 81,999,901 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (1,459,961 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 80,539,940 | |
Cost of investments is the same for tax and financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company reclass and net operating losses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $525,799 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $525,799. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,793,336 | | | $ | 44,988,563 | | | | 1,403,027 | | | $ | 27,821,446 | |
Series II | | | 585,408 | | | | 14,448,063 | | | | 202,373 | | | | 3,873,007 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 41,129 | | | | 1,103,498 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Series II | | | 10,264 | | | | 268,414 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,814,512 | ) | | | (45,854,058 | ) | | | (1,856,473 | ) | | | (36,287,886 | ) |
Series II | | | (150,514 | ) | | | (3,786,493 | ) | | | (216,297 | ) | | | (4,169,123 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 465,111 | | | $ | 11,167,987 | | | | (467,370 | ) | | $ | (8,762,556 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 62% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 21.00 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 8.49 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | 29.32 | | | | 40.54 | % | | $ | 180,535 | | | | 1.09 | %(d) | | | 1.10 | %(d) | | | 0.03 | %(d) | | | 32 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.37 | | | | 0.12 | (e) | | | 3.51 | | | | 3.63 | | | | — | | | | 21.00 | | | | 20.90 | | | | 128,898 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 0.63 | (e) | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 16.71 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.66 | | | | — | | | | 17.37 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 114,476 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.87 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.84 | | | | — | | | | 16.71 | | | | 5.29 | | | | 124,441 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 12.47 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 3.46 | | | | 3.45 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 15.87 | | | | 27.67 | | | | 143,648 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 45 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.49 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 8.27 | | | | 8.22 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 28.57 | | | | 40.16 | | | | 58,488 | | | | 1.34 | (d) | | | 1.35 | (d) | | | (0.22 | )(d) | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 16.99 | | | | 0.07 | (e) | | | 3.43 | | | | 3.50 | | | | — | | | | 20.49 | | | | 20.60 | | | | 32,823 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.38 | (e) | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 16.38 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.61 | | | | — | | | | 16.99 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 27,448 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 15.60 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.78 | | | | — | | | | 16.38 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 26,063 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 12.26 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.36 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 15.60 | | | | 27.39 | | | | 26,722 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 1.39 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 45 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $158,452 and $46,140 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.01) and (0.02)% and $(0.06) and (0.27)% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Global Health Care Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,187.20 | | | $ | 5.96 | | | $ | 1,019.76 | | | $ | 5.50 | | | | 1.08 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,185.80 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 1,018.50 | | | | 6.77 | | | | 1.33 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIGRE-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, global real estate equities produced gains, but lagged both US and global broad market equities. As interest rates rose on the 10-year US Treasury bonds beginning in May, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and global real estate equities came under pressure despite an improved fundamental backdrop. In most markets across the globe, supply of new real estate remained limited and absolute vacancy levels remained well below previous high points. Combined with generally improving economic conditions, this created tight rental markets in many areas around the globe. Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund underperformed its style-specific benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index, primarily as a result of security selection and market allocation within the UK and Hong Kong.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 2.71 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 2.44 | |
MSCI World Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 26.68 | |
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 4.39 | |
Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average¿ (Peer Group) | | | | 1.58 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nInvesco, Bloomberg L.P.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
The Fund holds primarily REITs and other property-related securities from the US and abroad whose value is driven by tangible assets. Our goal is to create a globally diversified Fund focused on total return that will perform at or above index levels with comparable levels of risk. Our investment strategy focuses on identifying US and non-US property types we believe may benefit from long-term sector trends. We use a fundamentals-driven investment process, including property market cycle analysis, property evaluation and management and structure review to identify securities with:
n | | Quality underlying properties. |
n | | Solid management teams with the ability to effectively manage capital structure decisions and execute their stated strategic plan. |
n | | Attractive valuations relative to peer investment alternatives. |
We attempt to manage risk by diversifying property types and geographic locations as well as by considering the relative liquidity of each security and limiting the size of any one holding.
We consider selling a holding when:
n | | Relative valuation falls below desired levels. |
n | | Risk-return relationships change significantly. |
n | | Company fundamentals (property type, geography or management) change. |
n | | A more attractive investment opportunity is identified. |
Market conditions and your Fund
Many aspects of 2013 were positive from an economic and fundamental real estate perspective. The global economy had another year of recovery, having maintained its overall modest growth path across most regions of the world. The much-anticipated beginning of a
withdrawal of stimulus by the US Federal Reserve was announced during the fourth quarter, reflecting the sustained positive economic data from the US. In Europe, further stimulus was added, with interest rates lowered by the European Central Bank in response to persistent weak inflation data. Japanese confidence continued to grow as further stimulus was added to the economy. However, the remainder of Asia evidenced more modest data as it struggled to balance the impact of an improving US economy with local policy priorities. Additionally, emerging market currencies struggled beginning in May as tapering came to be expected in the US.
In most developed markets, bond yields rose and equity markets posted gains for the year. Listed real estate performance was mixed. Europe and Japan were areas of strong performance. However, poor performance was evident in the more income-oriented REIT sectors in the US. Additionally, Hong Kong and Singapore real estate companies, which tend to be sensitive to US interest rate prospects, also lagged. Although real estate equities responded negatively to increasing interest rates, improvements were seen in rents and occupancy rates, leading to high demand for high quality real estate investments. Additionally, the market evidenced a modestly increased appetite for development risk and lower quality real estate investments.
The Fund underperformed its style-specific benchmark for the year ended December 31, 2013. Detractors from performance included security selection in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. Additionally, underweight exposure to the strong performance of the UK, and an overweight exposure to negative performance in Hong Kong, also hurt relative Fund performance. Relative contributors included security selection in Japan, Germany and Canada. Additionally, the Fund
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By country | | | | | |
United States | | | | 45.6 | % |
Japan | | | | 15.2 | |
Hong Kong | | | | 7.7 | |
Australia | | | | 6.4 | |
United Kingdom | | | | 5.8 | |
Singapore | | | | 4.0 | |
Canada | | | | 3.9 | |
France | | | | 3.7 | |
Germany | | | | 2.2 | |
Countries each less than 2.0% of portfolio | | | | 3.2 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 2.3 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | | 5.4 | % |
2. Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | | 4.4 | |
3. Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | | 3.3 | |
4. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | | 3.2 | |
5. Prologis, Inc. | | | | 3.0 | |
6. Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | | 2.7 | |
7. Unibail-Rodamco S.E. | | | | 2.6 | |
8. SL Green Realty Corp. | | | | 2.5 | |
9. Boston Properties, Inc. | | | | 2.4 | |
10. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | | 2.4 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $360.0 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 104 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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benefited from an overweight exposure to strong performance in Japan, as well as an underweight exposure to negative performance in Canada and Switzerland.
Relative to the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, contributors during the year included overweight positions in large-cap Japanese real estate developer stocks, including Mitsui Fudosan and Sumitomo Realty & Development. Mitsui Fudosan owns and manages office space throughout prime areas of central Tokyo. It is a top-tier residential developer with well-located land bank and has a growing retail mall portfolio. Sumitomo Realty & Development is primarily focused on office buildings and housing and operates in four business segments, including property leasing and management, development and sales, construction and remodeling, and real estate brokerage. Underweight positions in Ventas and HCP, both US health care REITs which experienced negative performance during the year, also contributed to Fund performance relative to the style-specific benchmark. HCP was no longer held at the end of the year.
Top detractors relative to the style-specific benchmark were US REITs AvalonBay Communities, Health Care REIT and Vornado Realty Trust. Early in the year, apartment REIT AvalonBay Communities, in conjunction with Equity Residential (not a Fund holding), purchased Archstone Apartments. We added to our position in AvalonBay Communities following its share price weakness as a result of favorable relative value and above-average earnings growth expectations. Health Care REIT, which focuses on senior housing and medical office buildings, had an above-average dividend yield and above-average growth prospects relative to health care peers based on a combination of accretive acquisitions and results from its senior housing platform. Diversified REIT Vornado Realty Trust experienced fundamental weakness in its core Washington DC market and was sold during the year.
At the close of the reporting period, and relative to the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, we were modestly overweight in Germany, China, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Austria. Conversely, we were underweight in the US, the UK, the Netherlands and France. Additionally, the Fund lacked exposure to Switzerland, Belgium, Israel and New Zealand, countries where we expected relatively weaker fundamental performance from real estate.
While we expect continued reappraisal of risk and return requirements for all investment classes, real estate securities valuations appeared fair by longer-term standards, given a relatively attractive yield and solid, fundamentally-driven earnings growth prospects. With generally healthy balance sheets and access to multiple sources of investment capital, most listed real estate companies are now focused on generating growth, opening up opportunities to undertake modest new developments. During the year, we maintained our bias toward companies with higher quality assets, supply-constrained markets, generally lower-leveraged balance sheets and, as we expect risk free rates may continue to rise modestly, companies with above-average earnings growth prospects.
We thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Joe Rodriguez Jr. Portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He is head of real estate |
securities for Invesco Real Estate, where he oversees all phases of the unit, including securities research and administration. Mr. Rodriguez joined Invesco in 1990. He earned a BBA in economics and finance and an MBA in finance from Baylor University. |
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| | Mark Blackburn Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Blackburn earned a BS in accounting from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. |
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| | James Cowen Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. |
Mr. Cowen earned a Master of Town and Country Planning degree from the University of Manchester and a Master of Philosophy degree in land economy from Cambridge University. |
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| | Paul Curbo Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Curbo earned a BBA in finance from The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| | Darin Turner Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. He joined Invesco in 2005. |
Mr. Turner earned a BBA in finance from Baylor University, an MS in real estate from The University of Texas at Arlington and an MBA specializing in investments from Southern Methodist University. |
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| | Ping-Ying Wang Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund. She |
joined Invesco in 1998. Ms. Wang earned a BS in international finance from the People’s University of China and a PhD in finance from The University of Texas at Dallas. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco via Bloomberg L.P. |
3 | Source(s): Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (3/31/98) | | | | 8.32 | % |
10 Years | | | | 8.26 | |
5 Years | | | | 13.72 | |
1 Year | | | | 2.71 | |
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10 Years | | | | 8.01 | % |
5 Years | | | | 13.43 | |
1 Year | | | | 2.44 | |
Series II shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Series I shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II. Series I performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your
variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.14% and 1.39%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly.
Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Concentration risk. To the extent the Fund invests a greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or industry.
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the
derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
High yield bond (junk bond) risk. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high- quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest
rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include sub-prime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages.
Preferred securities risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further,
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preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
Real estate investment (REIT) risk/real estate risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Short sales risk. Short sales may cause the Fund to repurchase a security at a higher price, thereby causing a loss. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited. In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund must borrow the security from a broker. The Fund may not always be able to borrow a security the Fund seeks to sell short at a particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund also may not always be able to close out the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price. The Fund will incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short. In addition, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be volatile.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
US government obligations risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI World Index® is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global real estate companies and REITs.
The Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average represents an average of all of the variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Real Estate Funds classification.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts, Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.71% | |
Australia–6.45% | |
Dexus Property Group | | | 3,640,874 | | | $ | 3,266,093 | |
Federation Centres Ltd. | | | 1,332,066 | | | | 2,782,265 | |
Goodman Group | | | 589,755 | | | | 2,496,966 | |
Stockland | | | 1,126,422 | | | | 3,640,583 | |
Westfield Group | | | 506,307 | | | | 4,559,970 | |
Westfield Retail Trust | | | 2,435,489 | | | | 6,456,535 | |
| | | | | | | 23,202,412 | |
|
Austria–0.29% | |
Conwert Immobilien Invest S.E. | | | 82,504 | | | | 1,058,925 | |
|
Canada–3.92% | |
Allied Properties REIT | | | 134,500 | | | | 4,148,202 | |
Calloway REIT | | | 52,200 | | | | 1,236,445 | |
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | | | 183,100 | | | | 3,663,034 | |
Canadian REIT | | | 74,600 | | | | 3,045,944 | |
Chartwell Retirement Residences | | | 119,600 | | | | 1,124,839 | |
H&R REIT | | | 44,400 | | | | 894,521 | |
| | | | | | | 14,112,985 | |
|
China–1.12% | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | | | 358,000 | | | | 1,011,188 | |
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 214,800 | | | | 314,131 | |
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,169,000 | | | | 2,691,562 | |
| | | | | | | 4,016,881 | |
|
Finland–0.35% | |
Sponda Oyj | | | 266,126 | | | | 1,254,001 | |
|
France–3.69% | |
Gecina S.A. | | | 12,523 | | | | 1,654,515 | |
Klepierre | | | 28,802 | | | | 1,334,795 | |
Mercialys S.A. | | | 41,581 | | | | 873,690 | |
Unibail-Rodamco S.E. | | | 36,665 | | | | 9,416,317 | |
| | | | | | | 13,279,317 | |
|
Germany–2.16% | |
Deutsche Wohnen AG | | | 84,122 | | | | 1,632,694 | |
Deutsche Wohnen AG(a) | | | 119,560 | | | | 2,219,804 | |
GAGFAH S.A.(a) | | | 107,918 | | | | 1,588,668 | |
LEG Immobilien AG | | | 39,370 | | | | 2,326,397 | |
| | | | | | | 7,767,563 | |
|
Hong Kong–7.73% | |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 945,900 | | | | 5,408,190 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 708,000 | | | | 4,191,474 | |
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | | | 645,000 | | | | 2,778,236 | |
Link REIT (The) | | | 1,061,000 | | | | 5,162,281 | |
New World Development Co. Ltd. | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 2,251,421 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 263,000 | | | | 3,350,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Hong Kong–(continued) | |
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | | | 611,000 | | | $ | 4,672,603 | |
| | | | | | | 27,815,153 | |
|
Japan–15.22% | |
Activia Properties, Inc. | | | 255 | | | | 2,007,741 | |
AEON REIT Investment Corp.(a) | | | 88 | | | | 107,984 | |
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 262 | | | | 1,295,951 | |
Hulic Co., Ltd. | | | 140,900 | | | | 2,091,371 | |
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. | | | 214 | | | | 1,782,486 | |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 701 | | | | 2,243,679 | |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 318 | | | | 1,706,183 | |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | | | 454 | | | | 923,609 | |
Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. | | | 456 | | | | 2,163,282 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 397,000 | | | | 11,899,089 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | | | 443,000 | | | | 15,983,031 | |
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. | | | 194 | | | | 1,286,086 | |
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc. | | | 163 | | | | 1,557,394 | |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 175,000 | | | | 8,724,204 | |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 718 | | | | 1,031,754 | |
| | | | | | | 54,803,844 | |
|
Malta–0.00% | |
BGP Holdings PLC(a)(b) | | | 3,053,090 | | | | 0 | |
|
Norway–0.19% | |
Norwegian Property ASA | | | 571,608 | | | | 682,991 | |
|
Singapore–3.95% | |
Ascendas REIT | | | 831,000 | | | | 1,451,555 | |
CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 2,624,178 | |
CapitaMall Trust | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 2,639,053 | |
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. | | | 1,564,000 | | | | 2,436,796 | |
CDL Hospitality Trusts | | | 436,000 | | | | 566,593 | |
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. | | | 1,041,000 | | | | 2,388,474 | |
Keppel Land Ltd. | | | 491,000 | | | | 1,304,282 | |
Suntec REIT | | | 673,000 | | | | 822,373 | |
| | | | | | | 14,233,304 | |
|
Sweden–1.23% | |
Castellum AB | | | 157,529 | | | | 2,455,443 | |
Fabege AB | | | 67,783 | | | | 811,119 | |
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | | | 64,088 | | | | 1,151,701 | |
| | | | | | | 4,418,263 | |
|
United Kingdom–5.82% | |
Big Yellow Group PLC | | | 133,512 | | | | 1,059,013 | |
British Land Co. PLC | | | 388,642 | | | | 4,048,189 | |
Derwent London PLC | | | 34,990 | | | | 1,448,606 | |
Great Portland Estates PLC | | | 364,230 | | | | 3,624,505 | |
Hammerson PLC | | | 326,558 | | | | 2,714,716 | |
Land Securities Group PLC | | | 324,328 | | | | 5,174,835 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom–(continued) | |
Shaftesbury PLC | | | 141,503 | | | $ | 1,472,579 | |
Unite Group PLC | | | 213,723 | | | | 1,428,344 | |
| | | | | | | 20,970,787 | |
|
United States–45.59% | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 46,656 | | | | 1,158,469 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 97,321 | | | | 11,506,262 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 87,320 | | | | 8,764,308 | |
Brixmor Property Group Inc.(a) | | | 76,100 | | | | 1,547,113 | |
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a) | | | 78,791 | | | | 2,141,539 | |
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. | | | 55,603 | | | | 1,070,496 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 154,000 | | | | 1,586,200 | |
CubeSmart | | | 140,100 | | | | 2,233,194 | |
DDR Corp. | | | 559,299 | | | | 8,596,426 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 26,600 | | | | 1,540,938 | |
Empire State Realty Trust Inc.–Class A | | | 108,600 | | | | 1,661,580 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 40,624 | | | | 5,829,950 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 28,300 | | | | 2,869,903 | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | | | 266,724 | | | | 5,353,151 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 183,569 | | | | 9,833,791 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 118,035 | | | | 2,515,326 | |
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.–Class A | | | 306,708 | | | | 3,018,007 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | | 385,418 | | | | 7,492,526 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. | | | 121,100 | | | | 2,648,457 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 101,400 | | | | 3,129,204 | |
Liberty Property Trust | | | 49,100 | | | | 1,663,017 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 68,994 | | | | 4,063,057 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 81,200 | | | | 4,932,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
United States–(continued) | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 25,100 | | | $ | 1,408,110 | |
National Retail Properties Inc. | | | 97,083 | | | | 2,944,527 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 33,431 | | | | 1,028,338 | |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc.–Class A | | | 251,600 | | | | 4,156,432 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 296,320 | | | | 10,949,024 | |
Public Storage | | | 51,900 | | | | 7,811,988 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 161,327 | | | | 2,374,733 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 102,200 | | | | 2,485,504 | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust | | | 54,999 | | | | 1,222,628 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 128,206 | | | | 19,507,825 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 95,288 | | | | 8,802,705 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 207,255 | | | | 4,839,404 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 25,158 | | | | 1,441,050 | |
| | | | | | | 164,127,270 | |
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts, Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $307,583,686) | | | | 351,743,696 | |
| |
Money Market Funds–2.10% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 3,779,974 | | | | 3,779,974 | |
Premier Portfolio– Institutional Class(c) | | | 3,779,974 | | | | 3,779,974 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,559,948) | | | | | | | 7,559,948 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.81% (Cost $315,143,634) | | | | | | | 359,303,644 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.19% | | | | | | | 676,444 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 359,980,088 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at December 31, 2013 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $307,583,686) | | $ | 351,743,696 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 7,559,948 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $315,143,634) | | | 359,303,644 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $17,249) | | | 16,813 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 276,406 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 297,179 | |
Dividends | | | 1,514,022 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 56,845 | |
Other assets | | | 1,443 | |
Total assets | | | 361,466,352 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 921,834 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 135,558 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 332,665 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,084 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 30,800 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 64,323 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,486,264 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 359,980,088 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 340,477,946 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | (1,055,785 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (23,597,646 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 44,155,573 | |
| | $ | 359,980,088 | |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 189,835,047 | |
Series II | | $ | 170,145,041 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 12,413,618 | |
Series II | | | 11,417,227 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.29 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.90 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $498,703) | | $ | 8,685,934 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 5,377 | |
Total investment income | | | 8,691,311 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,591,371 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 939,361 | |
Custodian fees | | | 131,705 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 393,081 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 36,221 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 38,827 | |
Other | | | 83,670 | |
Total expenses | | | 4,214,236 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (11,144 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 4,203,092 | |
Net investment income | | | 4,488,219 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 16,723,784 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (34,592 | ) |
| | | 16,689,192 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (14,470,098 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 2,253 | |
| | | (14,467,845 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 2,221,347 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 6,709,566 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,488,219 | | | $ | 4,601,550 | |
Net realized gain | | | 16,689,192 | | | | 10,780,482 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (14,467,845 | ) | | | 44,286,264 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,709,566 | | | | 59,668,296 | |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (7,233,276 | ) | | | (897,653 | ) |
Series ll | | | (6,251,428 | ) | | | (457,553 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (13,484,704 | ) | | | (1,355,206 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | 15,656,375 | | | | 5,417,318 | |
Series ll | | | 49,946,312 | | | | 40,819,507 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 65,602,687 | | | | 46,236,825 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 58,827,549 | | | | 104,549,915 | |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 301,152,539 | | | | 196,602,624 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(1,055,785) and $4,703,048, respectively) | | $ | 359,980,088 | | | $ | 301,152,539 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
The Fund recharacterizes distributions received from REIT investments based on information provided by the REIT into the following categories: ordinary income, long-term and short-term capital gains, and return of capital. If information is not available on a timely basis from the REIT, the recharacterization will be based on available information which may include the previous year’s allocation. If new or additional information becomes available from the REIT at a later date, a recharacterization will be made in the following year. The Fund records as dividend income the amount recharacterized as ordinary income and as realized gain the amount recharacterized as capital gain in the Statement of Operations, and the amount recharacterized as return of capital as a reduction to the cost of investments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These recharacterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
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G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy. Consequently, the Fund may tend to be more volatile than other mutual funds, and the value of the Fund’s investments may tend to rise and fall more rapidly. |
Because, the Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry, an investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from economic, legal, cultural or technological developments.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.75% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.74% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.73% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.72% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.71% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.70% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.69% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.68% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed
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below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $11,144.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $84,765 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $854,596 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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During the year ended December 31, 2013, there were transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 of $4,430,478 and from Level 2 to Level 1 of $32,186,486, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Australia | | $ | 17,064,863 | | | $ | 6,137,549 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,202,412 | |
Austria | | | 1,058,925 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,058,925 | |
Canada | | | 14,112,985 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,112,985 | |
China | | | 314,131 | | | | 3,702,750 | | | | — | | | | 4,016,881 | |
Finland | | | — | | | | 1,254,001 | | | | — | | | | 1,254,001 | |
France | | | 2,989,310 | | | | 10,290,007 | | | | — | | | | 13,279,317 | |
Germany | | | 6,134,869 | | | | 1,632,694 | | | | — | | | | 7,767,563 | |
Hong Kong | | | 7,450,839 | | | | 20,364,314 | | | | — | | | | 27,815,153 | |
Japan | | | 13,104,015 | | | | 41,699,829 | | | | — | | | | 54,803,844 | |
Malta | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 682,991 | | | | — | | | | 682,991 | |
Singapore | | | 566,593 | | | | 13,666,711 | | | | — | | | | 14,233,304 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 4,418,263 | | | | — | | | | 4,418,263 | |
United Kingdom | | | 11,937,740 | | | | 9,033,047 | | | | — | | | | 20,970,787 | |
United States | | | 171,687,218 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 171,687,218 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 246,421,488 | | | $ | 112,882,156 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 359,303,644 | |
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 13,484,704 | | | $ | 1,355,206 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 5,344,057 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 32,271,737 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (4,437 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (58,832 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (18,050,383 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 340,477,946 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 359,980,088 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $12,721,823 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 18,050,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,050,383 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $223,928,575 and $163,897,140, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 41,287,217 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (9,015,480 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 32,271,737 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $327,031,907.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies, and foreign currency transactions on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $3,237,652 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $3,237,652. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 2,782,023 | | | $ | 44,529,853 | | | | 2,803,154 | | | $ | 39,088,897 | |
Series II | | | 4,044,745 | | | | 63,141,654 | | | | 3,738,406 | | | | 51,495,783 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 466,362 | | | | 7,233,276 | | | | 61,273 | | | | 897,653 | |
Series II | | | 413,454 | | | | 6,251,428 | | | | 31,952 | | | | 457,553 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,268,921 | ) | | | (36,106,754 | ) | | | (2,489,915 | ) | | | (34,569,232 | ) |
Series II | | | (1,261,354 | ) | | | (19,446,770 | ) | | | (802,159 | ) | | | (11,133,829 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 4,176,309 | | | $ | 65,602,687 | | | | 3,342,711 | | | $ | 46,236,825 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 15.47 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | (0.61 | ) | | $ | 15.29 | | | | 2.71 | % | | $ | 189,835 | | | | 1.10 | %(d) | | | 1.10 | %(d) | | | 1.41 | %(d) | | | 49 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.14 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 3.14 | | | | 3.41 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 15.47 | | | | 28.12 | | | | 176,933 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 13.58 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 12.14 | | | | (6.51 | ) | | | 134,254 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 47 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.14 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 2.09 | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 13.58 | | | | 17.51 | | | | 131,462 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.23 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.91 | | | | — | | | | 12.14 | | | | 31.53 | | | | 128,224 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 72 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 15.11 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 14.90 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 170,145 | | | | 1.35 | (d) | | | 1.35 | (d) | | | 1.16 | (d) | | | 49 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.87 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 3.07 | | | | 3.30 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 15.11 | | | | 27.85 | | | | 124,219 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 13.31 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 11.87 | | | | (6.73 | ) | | | 62,349 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 47 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 11.93 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.02 | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 13.31 | | | | 17.24 | | | | 34,014 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 9.10 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.83 | | | | — | | | | 11.93 | | | | 31.10 | | | | 11,786 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 2.40 | | | | 72 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $189,574 and $157,232 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.30 | | | $ | 5.54 | | | $ | 1,019.71 | | | $ | 5.55 | | | | 1.09 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.60 | | | | 6.81 | | | | 1,018.45 | | | | 6.82 | | | | 1.34 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIGOV-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund underperformed its style-specific index, the Barclays U.S. Government Index. Yield curve positioning was the principal detractor from the Fund’s performance versus its style-specific benchmark for the year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | -2.62 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | -2.85 | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | -2.02 | |
Barclays U.S. Government Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | -2.60 | |
Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | -2.45 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in debt securities issued, guaranteed or backed by the US government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities include US Treasury notes and bonds, US agency debentures and agency-backed mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The Fund may invest in derivative instruments such as interest rate futures contracts and swap agreements and engage in mortgage dollar roll transactions, a form of repurchase agreement in the to be-announced (TBA) market for agency MBS.
We believe dynamic and complex fixed income markets may create opportunities for investors that are best captured by independent specialists interconnected as a global team. We use this philosophy in an effort to generate a total return consisting of income and capital appreciation. Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return
above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investment vehicles are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value. Our security selection is supported by a team of independent specialists. Team members conduct top-down macroeconomic as well as bottom-up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner.
Sell decisions are based on:
n | | A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro-risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning or sector exposure). |
n | | The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer. |
n | | Degradation of an issuer’s credit quality. |
n | | Realignment of a valuation target. |
n | | Presentation of a better relative value opportunity. |
n | | The general liquidity needs of the Fund. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy, strong US equity market returns and generally negative US bond market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US bond markets were unremarkable for much of the first half of the year, but from late May through June, bond and stock markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, and bond yields rose in response to increased market volatility during the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in January 2014. In contrast to a rallying stock market following the Fed’s announcement, longer term bond yields rose, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield breaking 3% by year end.1 For only the third time in 34 years, investment grade
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By security type | | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored | | | | | |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | 60.1 | % |
U.S. Government Sponsored | | | | | |
Agency Securities | | | | 16.5 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 14.9 | |
Foreign Bonds | | | | 5.1 | |
Corporate Notes | | | | 2.1 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.3 | |
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Top Five Fixed Income Issuers* |
1. Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | 14.2 | % |
2. U.S. Treasury Notes | | | | 12.5 | |
3. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | | 11.8 | |
4. Fannie Mae REMICs | | | | 11.2 | |
5. Freddie Mac REMICs | | | | 11.0 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $792.9 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 827 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
bonds finished the year in the red.1 For the reporting period, intermediate and longer-term, high credit quality, rate-sensitive segments of the US bond market generally lost ground; high yield bonds, bank loans and short-term bonds were some of the few bond market segments that delivered positive returns in 2013.
Our decision to significantly underweight exposure to US Treasuries and overweight exposure to agency debentures was advantageous for the Fund as non-Treasury sectors of the government bond market outperformed Treasuries during the year. Likewise, our allocations to off-benchmark, high quality, short average life collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO) benefited the Fund’s return relative to the style-specific index, and contributed to a higher-than-index average portfolio yield-to-maturity for the reporting period.
Our security selection decisions across the maturity, coupon, vintage and issuer strata of the agency residential MBS market were also advantageous for relative returns. Among agency MBS, an emphasis on 30-year, fixed-rate MBS was advantageous for Fund returns; such securities were helped by the Fed’s continued QE asset purchases, with $40 billion of the $85 billion monthly bond-buying program targeted at MBS.2 In contrast, our security selection among Treasury securities detracted from relative return as the value of some long maturity treasuries held during the period fell in response to rising rates during the second half of the year.
The Fund also benefited from incremental income earned by engaging in dollar (mortgage) roll activity, a type of repurchase transaction in the highly liquid TBA market for agency MBS. A dollar roll involves the Fund selling an MBS to a financial institution, with an agreement to repurchase a substantially similar security at an agreed upon price and date. Excess portfolio cash resulting from the use of this strategy is subsequently invested in short-term instruments to generate additional return for the Fund.
The Fund uses active duration and yield curve positioning for risk management and for generating alpha versus its style-specific benchmark. Duration measures a portfolio’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes, with a shorter duration portfolio
tending to be less sensitive to these changes. During the reporting period, we maintained the portfolio’s duration slightly below that of the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, on average, which worked in favor of relative performance for the year, especially during the second half of the year as interest rates rose. Yield curve positioning within the portfolio de-emphasized relatively stable short-term (six months to two years) interest rates, thus offsetting some of the positive relative performance generated by duration positioning. Buying and selling US Treasury futures contracts was an important tool we used to manage interest rate risk and maintain our targeted portfolio duration.
We thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund.
1 Source: Barclays
2 Source: US Federal Reserve
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Clint Dudley Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Government Securities |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Dudley earned a BBA and an MBA from Baylor University. |
| | |
| | Brian Schneider Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Government Securities |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1987. Mr. Schneider earned a BA in economics and an MBA from Bellarmine University (formerly Bellarmine College). |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/5/93) | | | | 4.68 | % |
10 Years | | | | 3.88 | |
5 Years | | | | 2.56 | |
1 Year | | | | -2.62 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/19/01) | | | | 3.77 | % |
10 Years | | | | 3.61 | |
5 Years | | | | 2.30 | |
1 Year | | | | -2.85 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be
lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.76% and 1.01%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable
Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Active trading risk. The Fund engages in frequent trading of portfolio securities. Active trading results in added expenses and may result in a lower return.
Collateralized loan obligations risk. In addition to the normal interest rate, default and other risk of fixed income securities, collateralized loan obligations carry additional risks, including the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest
or other payments, the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default, the Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations that are subordinate to other classes, values may be volatile, and disputes with the issuer may produce unexpected investment results.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include sub-prime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages.
Reinvestment risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment) will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the original bond.
TBA transactions risk. TBA transactions involve the risk that the securities received may be less favorable than what was anticipated by the Fund when entering into the TBA transaction. TBA transactions also involve the risk that a counterparty will fail to deliver the securities, exposing the Fund to further losses. Whether or not the Fund takes delivery of the securities at the termination date of a TBA transaction, the Fund will nonetheless be exposed to changes in the value of the underlying investments during the term of the agreement.
US government obligations risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
When-issued and delayed delivery risk. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions are subject to market risk as the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or the yield generally available on securities when delivery occurs. In addition,
the Fund is subject to counterparty risk because it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction, and failure by the other party to complete the transaction may result in the Fund missing the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous.
Zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities risk. The value, interest rates and liquidity of non-cash paying instruments, such as zero coupon and pay-in-kind securities, are subject to greater fluctuation than other types of securities.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
The Barclays U.S. Government Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of fixed income obligations issued by the US Treasury, government agencies and quasi-federal corporations.
The Lipper VUF General U.S. Government Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of general US government variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–60.06% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–29.40% | |
Fannie Mae REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 07/25/18 to 07/25/40 | | $ | 8,927,249 | | | $ | 9,343,351 | |
4.50%, 07/25/19 to 07/25/27 | | | 1,869,941 | | | | 1,929,180 | |
5.00%, 08/25/19 to 09/25/37 | | | 7,017,478 | | | | 7,268,295 | |
4.25%, 12/25/19 to 02/25/37 | | | 6,112,207 | | | | 6,445,818 | |
3.00%, 10/25/25 to 09/25/36 | | | 7,620,228 | | | | 7,841,538 | |
2.50%, 03/25/26 | | | 2,996,621 | | | | 3,072,285 | |
7.00%, 09/18/27 | | | 652,735 | | | | 739,887 | |
6.50%, 03/25/32 | | | 1,785,563 | | | | 1,996,485 | |
5.75%, 10/25/35 | | | 697,994 | | | | 780,762 | |
0.46%, 05/25/36(a) | | | 7,241,474 | | | | 7,241,966 | |
0.66%, 03/25/37 to 05/25/41(a) | | | 12,665,411 | | | | 12,706,375 | |
0.56%, 06/25/38(a) | | | 10,638,888 | | | | 10,671,320 | |
6.57%, 06/25/39(a) | | | 7,152,424 | | | | 8,217,921 | |
0.71%, 02/25/41(a) | | | 7,498,969 | | | | 7,534,203 | |
0.68%, 11/25/41(a) | | | 2,988,971 | | | | 2,997,511 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, | | | | | | | | |
5.07%, 10/20/15 | | | 885,574 | | | | 940,365 | |
5.46%, 11/27/15 | | | 12,592,366 | | | | 13,390,772 | |
5.77%, 03/23/18 | | | 1,842,939 | | | | 2,002,959 | |
Freddie Mac REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 12/15/17 to 06/15/39 | | | 9,244,016 | | | | 9,578,330 | |
5.00%, 02/15/18 to 09/15/31 | | | 4,174,279 | | | | 4,397,072 | |
4.50%, 07/15/18 to 10/15/36 | | | 1,118,251 | | | | 1,173,455 | |
3.00%, 10/15/18 to 04/15/26 | | | 7,129,890 | | | | 7,386,821 | |
3.75%, 10/15/18 | | | 2,187,811 | | | | 2,241,311 | |
4.25%, 01/15/19 | | | 342,762 | | | | 348,015 | |
3.50%, 12/15/27 | | | 538,388 | | | | 554,293 | |
0.57%, 04/15/28 to 06/15/37(a) | | | 9,738,942 | | | | 9,768,582 | |
0.67%, 12/15/35 to 03/15/40(a) | | | 9,840,764 | | | | 9,905,273 | |
0.47%, 03/15/36(a) | | | 7,403,812 | | | | 7,414,692 | |
5.75%, 05/15/36 | | | 36,807 | | | | 36,876 | |
0.52%, 11/15/36(a) | | | 9,415,979 | | | | 9,409,313 | |
1.03%, 11/15/39(a) | | | 2,357,479 | | | | 2,376,191 | |
0.62%, 03/15/40 to 02/15/42(a) | | | 22,928,366 | | | | 22,995,647 | |
Ginnie Mae REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 01/16/25 | | | 1,541,388 | | | | 1,731,212 | |
4.50%, 01/16/31 to 09/16/34 | | | 13,907,570 | | | | 14,319,826 | |
4.75%, 09/20/32 | | | 535,603 | | | | 549,255 | |
4.00%, 04/16/33 to 02/20/38 | | | 6,272,534 | | | | 6,588,256 | |
5.74%, 08/20/34(a) | | | 2,391,344 | | | | 2,651,848 | |
5.00%, 08/16/35 | | | 257,136 | | | | 265,875 | |
5.86%, 01/20/39(a) | | | 7,757,376 | | | | 8,731,315 | |
0.97%, 09/16/39(a) | | | 3,097,759 | | | | 3,168,502 | |
4.51%, 07/20/41(a) | | | 2,288,755 | | | | 2,422,671 | |
| | | | | | | 233,135,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal Deposit Insurance Co. (FDIC)–0.07% | |
Series 2010-S1, Class 1A Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 0.72%, 02/25/48 (Acquired 03/05/10; Cost $527,670)(a)(b) | | $ | 527,670 | | | $ | 528,937 | |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–11.83% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
7.00%, 07/01/14 to 12/01/37 | | | 7,608,582 | | | | 8,570,458 | |
6.50%, 04/01/15 to 12/01/35 | | | 6,663,282 | | | | 7,417,687 | |
8.00%, 07/01/15 to 09/01/36 | | | 8,154,298 | | | | 9,677,815 | |
6.00%, 02/01/16 to 07/01/38 | | | 2,795,800 | | | | 3,037,193 | |
5.00%, 07/01/18 to 01/01/40 | | | 3,537,765 | | | | 3,827,898 | |
10.50%, 08/01/19 | | | 1,113 | | | | 1,179 | |
4.50%, 09/01/20 to 08/01/41 | | | 19,663,606 | | | | 20,914,655 | |
8.50%, 09/01/20 to 08/01/31 | | | 725,550 | | | | 834,591 | |
10.00%, 03/01/21 | | | 34,112 | | | | 38,137 | |
9.00%, 06/01/21 to 06/01/22 | | | 240,398 | | | | 265,866 | |
7.50%, 09/01/22 to 08/01/36 | | | 2,517,220 | | | | 2,883,302 | |
5.50%, 12/01/22 | | | 1,295,080 | | | | 1,404,704 | |
3.50%, 08/01/26 | | | 1,900,413 | | | | 1,989,388 | |
3.00%, 05/01/27 | | | 2,778,558 | | | | 2,848,847 | |
7.05%, 05/20/27 | | �� | 209,379 | | | | 225,359 | |
6.03%, 10/20/30 | | | 1,418,565 | | | | 1,624,378 | |
Pass Through Ctfs., ARM | | | | | | | | |
2.58%, 09/01/35(a) | | | 10,248,747 | | | | 10,765,503 | |
2.61%, 07/01/36(a) | | | 8,220,415 | | | | 8,766,222 | |
2.21%, 10/01/36(a) | | | 4,554,169 | | | | 4,867,160 | |
2.53%, 10/01/36(a) | | | 345,412 | | | | 367,996 | |
2.64%, 11/01/37(a) | | | 3,147,433 | | | | 3,361,014 | |
2.93%, 01/01/38(a) | | | 151,269 | | | | 160,196 | |
| | | | | | | 93,849,548 | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–14.18% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 01/01/14 to 10/01/38 | | | 5,853,542 | | | | 6,506,171 | |
7.00%, 01/15/14 to 06/01/36 | | | 10,625,181 | | | | 11,725,458 | |
7.50%, 02/01/14 to 08/01/37 | | | 9,135,675 | | | | 10,577,985 | |
8.00%, 02/01/14 to 11/01/37 | | | 7,188,192 | | | | 8,284,148 | |
6.50%, 12/01/14 to 11/01/37 | | | 8,041,045 | | | | 8,850,789 | |
5.00%, 11/01/17 to 12/01/33 | | | 844,048 | | | | 908,510 | |
8.50%, 11/01/17 to 08/01/37 | | | 2,887,456 | | | | 3,344,809 | |
4.50%, 04/01/19 to 08/01/41 | | | 16,920,080 | | | | 18,070,312 | |
5.50%, 03/01/21 to 05/01/35 | | | 3,509,511 | | | | 3,866,560 | |
6.75%, 07/01/24 | | | 707,565 | | | | 802,505 | |
6.95%, 10/01/25 | | | 24,659 | | | | 25,864 | |
3.50%, 03/01/27 to 08/01/27 | | | 17,496,341 | | | | 18,496,222 | |
3.00%, 05/01/27 to 08/01/27 | | | 8,534,845 | | | | 8,722,972 | |
Pass Through Ctfs., ARM | | | | | | | | |
2.49%, 10/01/34(a) | | | 3,982,300 | | | | 4,270,353 | |
2.34%, 05/01/35(a) | | | 779,567 | | | | 828,292 | |
2.55%, 03/01/38(a) | | | 174,710 | | | | 184,883 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–(continued) | |
Pass Through Ctfs., BAL | | | | | | | | |
3.84%, 04/01/18 | | $ | 6,454,054 | | | $ | 6,965,276 | |
| | | | | | | 112,431,109 | |
|
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–4.58% | |
Pass Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 05/20/14 to 01/15/37 | | | 7,141,924 | | | | 7,942,839 | |
7.50%, 10/15/14 to 10/15/35 | | | 4,374,002 | | | | 5,012,960 | |
11.00%, 10/15/15 | | | 820 | | | | 826 | |
7.00%, 04/15/17 to 01/15/37 | | | 2,516,039 | | | | 2,787,466 | |
8.00%, 05/15/17 to 01/15/37 | | | 2,577,276 | | | | 3,020,371 | |
10.50%, 09/15/17 | | | 647 | | | | 652 | |
8.50%, 12/15/17 to 01/15/37 | | | 394,937 | | | | 432,637 | |
10.00%, 06/15/19 | | | 15,455 | | | | 16,710 | |
6.00%, 09/15/20 to 08/15/33 | | | 1,144,509 | | | | 1,268,818 | |
5.00%, 02/15/25 | | | 399,098 | | | | 435,703 | |
6.95%, 08/20/25 to 08/20/27 | | | 453,120 | | | | 478,439 | |
6.38%, 10/20/27 to 04/20/28 | | | 485,021 | | | | 538,382 | |
6.10%, 12/20/33 | | | 6,317,823 | | | | 7,434,452 | |
3.50%, 10/20/42 | | | 6,936,452 | | | | 6,914,181 | |
| | | | | | | 36,284,436 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $467,668,447) | | | | 476,229,654 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–16.49% | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.–3.40% | |
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 04/19/17(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 15,785,841 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.00%, 07/27/16 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,123,542 | |
Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 0.85%, 08/11/14 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,035,346 | |
| | | | | | | 26,944,729 | |
|
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)–1.77% | |
Unsec. Bonds, 1.05%, 03/28/16 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,074,755 | |
5.43%, 06/07/24 | | | 2,885,000 | | | | 3,298,793 | |
Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.75%, 12/07/28 | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,661,107 | |
| | | | | | | 14,034,655 | |
|
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)–3.62% | |
Unsec. Bonds, 1.50%, 10/12/17 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,826,050 | |
2.00%, 09/14/18 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,520,976 | |
4.50%, 09/13/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,583,308 | |
1.88%, 03/13/20 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,786,478 | |
3.38%, 06/12/20 | | | 6,220,000 | | | | 6,504,952 | |
2.88%, 09/11/20 | | | 3,455,000 | | | | 3,500,571 | |
| | | | | | | 28,722,335 | |
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–3.42% | |
Unsec. Global Notes, 0.75%, 01/12/18 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,167,145 | |
0.88%, 03/07/18 | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 5,646,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–(continued) | |
1.25%, 08/01/19 | | $ | 4,800,000 | | | $ | 4,587,968 | |
1.25%, 10/02/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,744,006 | |
| | | | | | | 27,145,189 | |
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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–1.70% | |
Unsec. Global Notes, 1.25%, 01/30/17 | | | 5,300,000 | | | | 5,361,888 | |
0.88%, 10/26/17 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,148,764 | |
1.63%, 11/27/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,946,023 | |
| | | | | | | 13,456,675 | |
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Financing Corp (FICO)–0.45% | |
Sec. Bonds, 9.80%, 04/06/18 | | | 700,000 | | | | 934,373 | |
Series E, Sec. Bonds, 9.65%, 11/02/18 | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 2,663,483 | |
| | | | | | | 3,597,856 | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)–2.13% | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 4.88%, 12/15/16 | | | 13,553,000 | | | | 15,135,277 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 1.88%, 08/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,774,784 | |
| | | | | | | 16,910,061 | |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $131,408,013) | | | | 130,811,500 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities–14.88% | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.30%(c)(d) | |
0.07%, 05/01/14 | | | 600,000 | | | | 599,901 | |
0.08%, 05/01/14 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,749,710 | |
| | | | 2,349,611 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds–2.07% | |
8.75%, 05/15/20 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,880,400 | |
7.88%, 02/15/21 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,494,840 | |
7.50%, 11/15/24 | | | 120,000 | | | | 169,197 | |
7.63%, 02/15/25 | | | 550,000 | | | | 784,082 | |
5.38%, 02/15/31 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 4,641,434 | |
4.25%, 05/15/39 | | | 3,685,000 | | | | 3,911,477 | |
4.38%, 11/15/39 | | | 500,000 | | | | 540,888 | |
| | | | 16,422,318 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes–12.51% | |
0.88%, 11/30/16 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,511,315 | |
1.00%, 03/31/17 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,027,686 | |
0.63%, 05/31/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,934,997 | |
0.75%, 06/30/17 | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 6,184,391 | |
2.38%, 07/31/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,224,111 | |
0.63%, 08/31/17 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,888,295 | |
0.63%, 09/30/17 | | | 8,750,000 | | | | 8,567,980 | |
0.75%, 12/31/17 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,843,170 | |
0.88%, 01/31/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,903,614 | |
1.38%, 09/30/18 | | | 13,800,000 | | | | 13,626,900 | |
1.38%, 12/31/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,948,791 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Notes–(continued) | |
3.63%, 02/15/20 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,175,300 | |
2.00%, 09/30/20 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,882,014 | |
2.13%, 08/15/21 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,611,862 | |
2.00%, 11/15/21 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,144,848 | |
1.75%, 05/15/22 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,153,933 | |
2.00%, 02/15/23 | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 4,861,351 | |
2.50%, 08/15/23 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,750,903 | |
| | | | | | | 99,241,461 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $118,801,181) | | | | 118,013,390 | |
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Foreign Bonds–5.15% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–4.61% | |
La Hipotecaria Panamanian Mortgage Trust (El Salvador), Series 2010-1GA, Class A, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 3.00%, 09/08/39 (Acquired 11/05/10; Cost $22,675,914)(a)(b) | | | 21,948,858 | | | | 22,891,979 | |
Series 2013-1A, Class A, Pass Through Ctfs., 3.50%, 10/25/41 (Acquired 04/22/13; Cost $13,281,575)(b) | | | 12,832,439 | | | | 13,678,584 | |
| | | | | | | 36,570,563 | |
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Sovereign Debt–0.54% | |
Israel Government Agency for International Development (AID) Bond, Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 5.13%, 11/01/24 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 4,259,708 | |
Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $39,724,023) | | | | 40,830,271 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Corporate Notes–2.10% | |
Private Export Funding Corp.–2.10% | |
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 2.13%, 07/15/16 | | $ | 5,000,000 | | | $ | 5,160,686 | |
1.38%, 02/15/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,053,004 | |
4.30%, 12/15/21 | | | 1,540,000 | | | | 1,653,924 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 1.45%, 08/15/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,764,410 | |
Total Corporate Notes (Cost $16,537,015) | | | | 16,632,024 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
Money Market Funds–0.91% | |
Government & Agency Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $7,195,893)(e) | | | 7,195,893 | | | | 7,195,893 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.59% (Cost $781,334,572) | | | | | | | 789,712,732 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.41% | | | | | | | 3,214,313 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 792,927,045 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ARM | | – Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
BAL | | – Balloon |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
REMIC | | – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2013. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $52,885,341, which represented 6.67% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(d) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J and Note 4. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $774,138,679) | | $ | 782,516,839 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 7,195,893 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $781,334,572) | | | 789,712,732 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 13,336,330 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 142,980 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 2,851,234 | |
Principal paydowns | | | 545,104 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 226,328 | |
Other assets | | | 45,127 | |
Total assets | | | 806,859,835 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 12,059,623 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 657,784 | |
Variation margin | | | 308,937 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 638,091 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,882 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 266,473 | |
Total liabilities | | | 13,932,790 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 792,927,045 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 790,348,642 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 20,577,692 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (25,567,071 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 7,567,782 | |
| | $ | 792,927,045 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 565,689,825 | |
Series II | | $ | 227,237,220 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 48,601,875 | |
Series II | | | 19,696,876 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.64 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.54 | |
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Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 17,654,955 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 1,631 | |
Total investment income | | | 17,656,586 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,451,669 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 2,567,602 | |
Custodian fees | | | 42,802 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 606,159 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 27,413 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 70,601 | |
Other | | | 126,838 | |
Total expenses | | | 7,893,084 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (205,108 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 7,687,976 | |
Net investment income | | | 9,968,610 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (8,195,956 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (3,310,234 | ) |
| | | (11,506,190 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (26,107,718 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 256,408 | |
| | | (25,851,310 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (37,357,500 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $(27,388,890) | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 9,968,610 | | | $ | 17,251,297 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (11,506,190 | ) | | | 19,561,851 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (25,851,310 | ) | | | (8,256,599 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (27,388,890 | ) | | | 28,556,549 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (22,128,544 | ) | | | (27,559,188 | ) |
Series ll | | | (7,761,089 | ) | | | (7,996,672 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (29,889,633 | ) | | | (35,555,860 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (265,152,570 | ) | | | (91,925,900 | ) |
Series ll | | | (18,936,311 | ) | | | (32,126,913 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (284,088,881 | ) | | | (124,052,813 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (341,367,404 | ) | | | (131,052,124 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,134,294,449 | | | | 1,265,346,573 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $20,577,692 and $29,658,894, respectively) | | $ | 792,927,045 | | | $ | 1,134,294,449 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
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H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Dollar Rolls and Forward Commitment Transactions — The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions to enhance the Fund’s performance. The Fund executes its dollar roll transactions in the to be announced (“TBA”) market whereby the Fund makes a forward commitment to purchase a security and, instead of accepting delivery, the position is offset by the sale of the security with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase at a future date. |
The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions increase the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. The Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to its dollar roll commitments. Dollar roll transactions are considered borrowings under the 1940 Act.
Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that a counter-party to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Dollar rolls transactions also involve the risk that the value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement.
J. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Other Risks — The Funds may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In this case, if the issuer defaulted, the Fund may not be able to recover its investment in such issuer from the U.S. Government. Many securities purchased by the Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. |
L. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.50% | |
Over $250 million | | | 0.45% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective May 1, 2013, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of average daily net assets. Prior to May 1, 2013, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I to 0.70% and Series II to 0.95% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
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Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $205,108.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $226,141 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $2,341,461 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 7,195,893 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,195,893 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | — | | | | 118,013,390 | | | | — | | | | 118,013,390 | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | — | | | | 607,041,154 | | | | — | | | | 607,041,154 | |
Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 16,632,024 | | | | — | | | | 16,632,024 | |
Foreign Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 36,570,563 | | | | — | | | | 36,570,563 | |
Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 4,259,708 | | | | — | | | | 4,259,708 | |
| | $ | 7,195,893 | | | $ | 782,516,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 789,712,732 | |
Futures Contracts* | | $ | (810,379 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (810,379 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 6,385,514 | | | $ | 782,516,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 788,902,353 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 1,203,925 | | | $ | (2,014,304 | ) |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures Contracts* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Interest rate risk | | $ | (3,310,234 | ) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | |
Interest rate risk | | | 256,408 | |
Total | | $ | (3,053,826 | ) |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts outstanding during the period was $339,795,744. |
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Open Futures Contracts at Period-End | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) | |
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | Long | | | | 385 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 84,627,813 | | | $ | (139,168 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | Long | | | | 402 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 47,963,625 | | | | (590,651 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | Long | | | | 10 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 1,230,469 | | | | (24,240 | ) |
U.S. Ultra Bonds | | | Long | | | | 600 | | | | March-2014 | | | | 81,750,000 | | | | (1,260,245 | ) |
U.S. Treasury 30 Year Bonds | | | Short | | | | 465 | | | | March-2014 | | | | (59,665,313 | ) | | | 1,203,925 | |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (810,379 | ) |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities(a) | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of America Securities LLC | | $ | 1,203,925 | | | $ | (1,203,925 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities(a) | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of America Securities LLC | | $ | 2,014,304 | | | $ | (1,203,925 | ) | | $ | 810,379 | | | $ | (810,379 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. |
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 29,889,633 | | | $ | 35,555,860 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 20,829,075 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 8,287,497 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (270,818 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (251,383 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (26,015,968 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 790,348,642 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 792,927,045 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 3,845,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,845,839 | |
Not subject to expiration | | | 13,796,425 | | | | 8,373,704 | | | | 22,170,129 | |
| | $ | 17,642,264 | | | $ | 8,373,704 | | | $ | 26,015,968 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 2, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Government Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of reorganization. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $1,277,622,714 and $1,681,052,651, respectively. During the same period, purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations were $133,104,369 and $126,357,107, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 15,310,323 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (7,022,826 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 8,287,497 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $781,425,235.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of paydown gains (losses) and dollar rolls, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $10,839,821 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $10,839,821. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 4,151,119 | | | $ | 50,366,115 | | | | 9,955,734 | | | $ | 124,521,467 | |
Series II | | | 2,789,136 | | | | 33,454,648 | | | | 4,230,588 | | | | 52,978,846 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,892,946 | | | | 22,128,544 | | | | 2,220,724 | | | | 27,559,188 | |
Series II | | | 669,059 | | | | 7,761,089 | | | | 649,608 | | | | 7,996,671 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (27,869,610 | ) | | | (337,647,229 | ) | | | (19,390,637 | ) | | | (244,006,555 | ) |
Series II | | | (5,008,779 | ) | | | (60,152,048 | ) | | | (7,462,478 | ) | | | (93,102,430 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (23,376,129 | ) | | $ | (284,088,881 | ) | | | (9,796,461 | ) | | $ | (124,052,813 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 85% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains
(losses)
on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | (0.45 | ) | | $ | (0.32 | ) | | $ | (0.44 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.44 | ) | | $ | 11.64 | | | | (2.62 | )% | | $ | 565,690 | | | | 0.74 | %(d) | | | 0.76 | %(d) | | | 1.10 | %(d) | | | 139 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.49 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.31 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 12.40 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 873,212 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 118 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.00 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.92 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 12.49 | | | | 7.91 | | | | 970,029 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 2.03 | | | | 85 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | �� | 11.95 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 12.00 | | | | 5.40 | | | | 1,072,405 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.98 | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 13.05 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 11.95 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1,192,967 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 55 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.29 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 11.54 | | | | (2.85 | ) | | | 227,237 | | | | 0.99 | (d) | | | 1.01 | (d) | | | 0.85 | (d) | | | 139 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 12.39 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 12.29 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 261,083 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 118 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.92 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.88 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 12.39 | | | | 7.63 | | | | 295,318 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 85 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 11.88 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 11.92 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 24,074 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 12.97 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 11.88 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 14,462 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 55 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $309,171,077 and sold of $25,033,352 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Government Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $719,019 and $242,464 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 996.30 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | $ | 1,021.37 | | | $ | 3.87 | | | | 0.76 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 994.90 | | | | 5.08 | | | | 1,020.11 | | | | 5.14 | | | | 1.01 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 8.24 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIGRI-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s style-specific benchmark. Both sector allocation and stock selection positively impacted overall performance.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 34.08 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 33.77 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 1000 Value Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.53 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 33.68 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We call our investment philosophy “value with a catalyst.” We believe undervalued companies that are experiencing positive changes (i.e., “catalysts”) have the potential to generate long-term stock price growth for shareholders. We generally seek to identify companies that are undervalued, earning below their potential and out of favor with investors. For these companies, we attempt to identify catalysts that may improve the financial results and/or correct the undervaluation. Examples of catalysts typically include improved operational efficiency, changing industry dynamics and/or a change in management.
We initially identify potential investments through a series of quantitative screens, which look at valuation and rate of return metrics. We then conduct fundamental research on the most attractive opportunities. The research process includes a thorough review of a company’s financial statements, an evaluation of its competitive position and stability, and meetings with its executives. During the research process, we also value the company under various scenarios to determine if the investment is an attractive opportunity
relative to its risks. This is also where we typically identify the positive catalyst, a prerequisite for potential investment. Finally, we generally set a price target for a stock based on normalized earnings and historical valuation multiples.
In short, our objective is to exploit perceived market skepticism toward a company’s stock by analyzing the company’s operations in the context of a cyclical environment and identifying one or more catalysts that may improve the company’s financial performance. Improved financial performance, in turn, has the potential to drive the company’s stock price higher.
We typically sell an investment when it reaches our estimate of fair value or when we identify a more attractive investment opportunity.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax
and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
With the exception of real estate investment trusts (REITs), all major US equity market indexes delivered returns over 20% and all sectors of the Russell 1000 Value Index posted double-digit returns.
Strong stock selection within the financials sector was a large contributor to Fund performance versus the style-specific benchmark. Notably, the Fund’s lack of exposure to real estate was also a large driver of Fund performance, as the real estate industry posted flat performance for the reporting period. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab boosted performance. Morgan Stanley’s earnings improved due to the firm’s improved equity sales and trading revenue as well as anticipation of increased dividends and share buybacks.
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Portfolio Composition | | | | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Financials | | | | 27.9 | % |
Health Care | | | | 12.5 | |
Information Technology | | | | 12.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 11.2 | |
Energy | | | | 9.7 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 8.5 | |
Industrials | | | | 8.4 | |
Materials | | | | 2.8 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 2.3 | |
Utilities | | | | 1.5 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.0 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
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1. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 4.6 | % |
2. Citigroup Inc. | | | | 3.6 | |
3. General Electric Co. | | | | 2.4 | |
4. Morgan Stanley | | | | 2.4 | |
5. Viacom Inc.-Class B | | | | 2.4 | |
6. eBay Inc. | | | | 2.3 | |
7. Comcast Corp.-Class A | | | | 2.1 | |
8. Applied Materials, Inc. | | | | 2.0 | |
9. Avon Products, Inc. | | | | 2.0 | |
10. Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A | | | | 2.0 | |
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Top Five Industries* | | |
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1. Other Diversified Financial Services | | | | 9.7 | % |
2. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 6.2 | |
3. Investment Banking & Brokerage | | | | 5.0 | |
4. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | | 4.7 | |
5. Cable & Satellite | | | | 3.8 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $2.5 billion | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 76 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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Stock selection and an underweight position in the telecommunication services sector versus the style-specific benchmark helped the Fund’s relative performance. Not owning AT&T was the largest driver of relative performance because the stock performed relatively poorly for the reporting period. Holding Vodafone Group benefited performance, as the stock returned more than 64% for the reporting period.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the materials sector helped relative performance. Having little exposure to mining companies and not owning Newmont Mining boosted Fund performance, while margins and earnings were negatively affected by gold and other metals, which experienced steep declines during 2013. Dow Chemical was a large contributor to performance, while investors cheered the company’s announcement in December that it would divest low-margin assets to focus on higher margin businesses.
An underweight position in the utilities sector was also a contributor to relative Fund performance, as it was the second-worst performing sector for the style-specific benchmark.
An underweight position and select holdings in the energy sector were also large contributors to Fund performance for the reporting period. One of the largest contributors to relative Fund performance was Exxon Mobil. The stock delivered low single-digit returns for the reporting period, underperforming both the energy sector and the style-specific benchmark. Chevron, an integrated energy company, and Halliburton, an oil and gas services company, were two other top performers. Halliburton posted returns of over 40%, assisted by stock buy-backs and a 39% increase in dividends earlier in the year, confirming management’s commitment to increase shareholder returns. We sold Exxon Mobil and Chevron during the year.
Overweight exposure to consumer discretionary stocks enhanced relative performance. More specifically, media stocks helped performance with holdings like Viacom rising more than 68% for the reporting period, while the company posted consecutive quarters of strong profits largely from the film unit.
An overweight position in the health care sector, along with help from select stocks, contributed to relative performance. Health care equipment and services companies like Cigna and Wellpoint were top performers for the Fund. Wellpoint performed well for the reporting period based on solid profits driven by lower-than-anticipated medical costs, favorable membership
and revenue streams, stock buybacks, as well as declared dividends in their fiscal fourth quarter.
The Fund attempts to remain fully invested, targeting cash below 5% of total net assets under normal market environments. Even though we had average cash positions within our acceptable range during the reporting period, cash detracted from Fund performance in the strong equity market.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the industrials sector also detracted from Fund performance versus the style-specific benchmark. More specifically, select holdings within commercial and professional services and having very little exposure to transportation detracted the most from performance. ADT posted negative returns for the reporting period. Although ADT reported earnings in line with estimates for most of the reporting period, management gave guidance for slower revenue growth toward the end of the year.
Stock selection within the information technology sector also detracted from relative performance. Specifically, strong performance from holdings like Adobe Systems were offset by poor performance from eBay. eBay experienced a volatile year in terms of performance and the company provided weak guidance on profit and revenue through December. Having little exposure to technology hardware and equipment companies hurt relative performance, as the industry generally performed well over the reporting period.
Stock selection within consumer staples also hindered relative performance for the reporting period. Non-benchmark holdings Unilever and Coca-Cola posted single-digit returns for the reporting period, underperforming the benchmark. We sold Coca-Cola during the year.
We used currency forward contracts during the reporting period for the purpose of hedging currency exposure of non-US-based companies held in the Fund. Derivatives were used primarily for the purpose of hedging and not for speculative purposes or leverage. The use of currency forward contracts had a negligible impact on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index for the reporting period.
Equity markets, although providing investors strong absolute returns, experienced continued volatility during the reporting period, based on the anticipation of the Fed slowing its asset purchases and resulting rising rates that may occur. We believe that market volatility creates opportunities to invest in companies with attractive valuations and strong fundamentals. We believe that ultimately those
valuations and fundamentals will be reflected in those companies’ stock prices.
Thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Thomas Bastian Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Bastian earned a BA in accounting from St. John’s University and an MBA in finance from University of Michigan. |
| | |
| | Mary Jayne Maly Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund. She |
joined Invesco in 2010. Ms. Maly earned a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. |
| | |
| | Sergio Marcheli Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. |
Mr. Marcheli earned a BBA from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. |
| | |
| | James Roeder Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2010. Mr. Roeder earned a BS in accounting from Clemson University and an MBA in economics and finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | |
| |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (12/23/96) | | | | 9.13 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.97 | |
5 Years | | | | 16.08 | |
1 Year | | | | 34.08 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/18/00) | | | | 6.32 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.71 | |
5 Years | | | | 15.79 | |
1 Year | | | | 33.77 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Growth and Income Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.78% and 1.03%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.84% and 1.09%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2015. See current prospectus for more information. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Call risk. If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of debt securities with high interest rates will prepay or call their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders.
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying
asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Income risk. The income you receive from the Fund is based primarily on prevailing interest rates, which can vary widely over the short- and long-term. If interest rates drop, your income from the Fund may drop as well.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
REIT risk/real estate risk. Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including`
REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.97% | |
Aerospace & Defense–0.79% | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 207,226 | | | $ | 19,800,444 | |
| | |
Agricultural Products–1.23% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 710,060 | | | | 30,816,604 | |
| | |
Apparel Retail–0.77% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.–Class A | | | 584,565 | | | | 19,238,034 | |
| | |
Application Software–1.93% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Inc.(b) | | | 806,348 | | | | 48,284,118 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.09% | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 411,289 | | | | 25,454,676 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 365,421 | | | | 26,818,247 | |
| | | | | | | 52,272,923 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–1.42% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 869,541 | | | | 35,538,141 | |
| | |
Biotechnology–1.63% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 357,888 | | | | 40,856,494 | |
| | |
Building Products–0.24% | | | | | | | | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 137,244 | | | | 6,064,798 | |
| | |
Cable & Satellite–3.77% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 1,001,133 | | | | 52,023,876 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 313,601 | | | | 42,492,936 | |
| | | | | | | 94,516,812 | |
| | |
Diversified Banks–2.28% | | | | | | | | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 577,461 | | | | 27,452,496 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 653,214 | | | | 29,655,916 | |
| | | | | | | 57,108,412 | |
| | |
Diversified Chemicals–1.39% | | | | | | | | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 783,143 | | | | 34,771,549 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.62% | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | | | 414,260 | | | | 15,634,172 | |
| | |
Electric Utilities–1.54% | | | | | | | | |
Edison International | | | 237,785 | | | | 11,009,445 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 211,067 | | | | 6,960,990 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 391,325 | | | | 20,708,919 | |
| | | | | | | 38,679,354 | |
| | |
Electronic Components–1.17% | | | | | | | | |
Corning Inc. | | | 1,641,044 | | | | 29,243,404 | |
| | |
Food Distributors–1.11% | | | | | | | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 769,135 | | | | 27,765,773 | |
| | |
Health Care Equipment–1.57% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 686,368 | | | | 39,390,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.59% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 993,657 | | | $ | 39,915,202 | |
| | |
Household Products–1.60% | | | | | | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 493,127 | | | | 40,145,469 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–2.42% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 2,167,727 | | | | 60,761,388 | |
| | |
Industrial Machinery–1.01% | | | | | | | | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 411,731 | | | | 25,362,630 | |
| | |
Insurance Brokers–3.55% | | | | | | | | |
Aon PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 281,065 | | | | 23,578,543 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 990,606 | | | | 47,905,706 | |
Willis Group Holdings PLC | | | 389,023 | | | | 17,432,121 | |
| | | | | | | 88,916,370 | |
| | |
Integrated Oil & Gas–4.72% | | | | | | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 313,433 | | | | 29,807,479 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A (United Kingdom) | | | 1,380,023 | | | | 49,564,104 | |
Total S.A. (France) | | | 634,749 | | | | 38,887,500 | |
| | | | | | | 118,259,083 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.47% | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 241,648 | | | | 11,874,583 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–2.29% | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 1,046,030 | | | | 57,416,587 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–5.04% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 1,630,402 | | | | 42,390,452 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 135,561 | | | | 24,029,543 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 1,913,630 | | | | 60,011,437 | |
| | | | | | | 126,431,432 | |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.10% | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 666,395 | | | | 27,482,130 | |
| | |
Managed Health Care–3.02% | | | | | | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 248,440 | | | | 21,733,531 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 325,366 | | | | 24,500,060 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 320,243 | | | | 29,587,251 | |
| | | | | | | 75,820,842 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–3.04% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 233,598 | | | | 16,286,452 | |
Viacom Inc.–Class B | | | 686,861 | | | | 59,990,440 | |
| | | | | | | 76,276,892 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.84% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 597,005 | | | | 32,990,496 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 257,589 | | | | 13,072,642 | |
| | | | | | | 46,063,138 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.16% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 273,462 | | | $ | 21,691,006 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 309,842 | | | | 26,627,821 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada) | | | 910,119 | | | | 30,794,273 | |
| | | | | | | 79,113,100 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–9.73% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,500,640 | | | | 23,364,965 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 1,733,504 | | | | 90,332,893 | |
ING US Inc. | | | 426,844 | | | | 15,003,567 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,970,277 | | | | 115,221,799 | |
| | | | | | | 243,923,224 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–2.60% | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 1,312,809 | | | | 46,342,157 | |
Unilever N.V.–New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 465,951 | | | | 18,745,209 | |
| | | | | | | 65,087,366 | |
| | |
Personal Products–1.98% | | | | | | | | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 2,889,843 | | | | 49,763,096 | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–6.22% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 514,189 | | | | 27,329,146 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 423,444 | | | | 21,595,644 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 863,364 | | | | 43,211,368 | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 406,973 | | | | 32,568,411 | |
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland) | | | 34,019 | | | | 2,734,447 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 927,591 | | | | 28,412,112 | |
| | | | | | | 155,851,128 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.68% | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 176,759 | | | | 17,080,222 | |
| | |
Publishing–0.63% | | | | | | | | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada) | | | 415,876 | | | | 15,727,489 | |
| | |
Railroads–1.06% | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 923,793 | | | | 26,577,525 | |
| | |
Regional Banks–3.77% | | | | | | | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 709,533 | | | | 26,479,772 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,006,211 | | | | 21,160,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Regional Banks–(continued) | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 602,583 | | | $ | 46,748,389 | |
| | | | | | | 94,388,778 | |
|
Security & Alarm Services–2.84% | |
ADT Corp. (The) | | | 660,128 | | | | 26,715,380 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | | 1,084,715 | | | | 44,516,704 | |
| | | | | | | 71,232,084 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–2.03% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 2,881,345 | | | | 50,970,993 | |
| | |
Semiconductors–1.18% | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom Corp.–Class A | | | 86,550 | | | | 2,566,208 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 613,817 | | | | 26,952,704 | |
| | | | | | | 29,518,912 | |
|
Specialized Finance–0.75% | |
CME Group Inc. | | | 239,128 | | | | 18,761,983 | |
|
Specialty Chemicals–0.80% | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 105,834 | | | | 20,072,476 | |
| | |
Systems Software–2.49% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 734,169 | | | | 27,479,946 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 1,480,302 | | | | 34,905,521 | |
| | | | | | | 62,385,467 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.81% | |
Vodafone Group PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 1,151,539 | | | | 45,266,998 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,768,697,207) | | | | 2,430,428,278 | |
|
Money Market Funds–3.74% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 46,897,577 | | | | 46,897,577 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 46,897,577 | | | | 46,897,577 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $93,795,154) | | | | 93,795,154 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.71% (Cost $1,862,492,361) | | | | 2,524,223,432 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.71)% | | | | (17,839,917 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 2,506,383,515 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,768,697,207) | | $ | 2,430,428,278 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 93,795,154 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,862,492,361) | | | 2,524,223,432 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $390,103) | | | 388,943 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 206,977 | |
Dividends | | | 4,657,921 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 171,219 | |
Other assets | | | 6,753 | |
Total assets | | | 2,529,655,245 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 18,375,769 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 1,678,373 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 2,963,867 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,403 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 40,528 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 209,790 | |
Total liabilities | | | 23,271,730 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 2,506,383,515 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,586,159,341 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 26,706,352 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 233,459,907 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 660,057,915 | |
| | $ | 2,506,383,515 | |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 170,636,581 | |
Series II | | $ | 2,335,746,934 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 6,490,217 | |
Series II | | | 89,057,411 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 26.29 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 26.23 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $535,431) | | $ | 50,083,243 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 60,083 | |
Total investment income | | | 50,143,326 | |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 13,222,767 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 6,107,444 | |
Custodian fees | | | 69,033 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 5,504,140 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 30,234 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 132,662 | |
Other | | | 20,950 | |
Total expenses | | | 25,087,230 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (1,797,306 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 23,289,924 | |
Net investment income | | | 26,853,402 | |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $62,263) | | | 233,495,831 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (10,720 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (811,048 | ) |
Option contracts written | | | 362,686 | |
| | | 233,036,749 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 415,870,398 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 2,650 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (658,829 | ) |
| | | 415,214,219 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 648,250,968 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 675,104,370 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 26,853,402 | | | $ | 29,998,626 | |
Net realized gain | | | 233,036,749 | | | | 84,274,132 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 415,214,219 | | | | 153,877,713 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 675,104,370 | | | | 268,150,471 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,305,237 | ) | | | (2,099,962 | ) |
Series ll | | | (27,699,552 | ) | | | (24,684,293 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (30,004,789 | ) | | | (26,784,255 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (1,362,853 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (19,141,457 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (20,504,310 | ) | | | — | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (11,114,225 | ) | | | (35,529,889 | ) |
Series ll | | | (193,330,275 | ) | | | (1,049,836 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (204,444,500 | ) | | | (36,579,725 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 420,150,771 | | | | 204,786,491 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 2,086,232,744 | | | | 1,881,446,253 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $26,706,352 and $29,868,461, respectively) | | $ | 2,506,383,515 | | | $ | 2,086,232,744 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect
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appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund |
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| monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Call Options Written — The Fund may write covered call options. A covered call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer (the Fund) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price during the option period. Written call options are recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The amount of the liability is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written covered call option expires on the stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written covered call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. Realized gains and losses on these contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $500 million | | | 0.60% | |
Over $500 million | | | 0.55% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective May 1, 2013, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.78% and Series II shares to 1.03% of average daily net assets. Prior to May 1, 2013, The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.72% and Series II shares to 0.97% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
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Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,797,306.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $461,629 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $5,645,815 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $14,951 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 2,442,090,917 | | | $ | 82,132,515 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,524,223,432 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (1,678,373 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,678,373 | ) |
Total Investments | | $ | 2,442,090,917 | | | $ | 80,454,142 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,522,545,059 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a) | | $ | 72,760 | | | $ | (1,751,133 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | Options* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (811,048 | ) | | $ | — | |
Equity risk | | | — | | | | 362,686 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (658,829 | ) | | $ | — | |
Total | | $ | (1,469,877 | ) | | $ | 362,686 | |
* | The average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts and options outstanding during the period was $115,026,858 and 4,259,933 respectively. |
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Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | USD | | | | 9,710,221 | | | | ILS | | | | 33,988,686 | | | $ | 9,782,981 | | | $ | 72,760 | |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | CAD | | | | 19,464,940 | | | | USD | | | | 18,253,287 | | | | 18,320,214 | | | | (66,927 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | CAD | | | | 17,337,339 | | | | USD | | | | 16,257,515 | | | | 16,317,736 | | | | (60,221 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | CHF | | | | 11,736,730 | | | | USD | | | | 12,977,797 | | | | 13,157,396 | | | | (179,599 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | CHF | | | | 11,812,907 | | | | USD | | | | 13,059,285 | | | | 13,242,793 | | | | (183,508 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | EUR | | | | 8,488,004 | | | | USD | | | | 11,529,765 | | | | 11,677,595 | | | | (147,830 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | EUR | | | | 20,472,810 | | | | USD | | | | 27,796,548 | | | | 28,166,007 | | | | (369,459 | ) |
01/10/14 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | | GBP | | | | 12,181,962 | | | | USD | | | | 19,991,940 | | | | 20,172,180 | | | | (180,240 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | GBP | | | | 27,210,205 | | | | USD | | | | 44,627,594 | | | | 45,057,533 | | | | (429,939 | ) |
01/10/14 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | ILS | | | | 33,988,686 | | | | USD | | | | 9,649,571 | | | | 9,782,981 | | | | (133,410 | ) |
Total open forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,678,373 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
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CAD | | – Canadian Dollar | | | | | | ILS | | – Israeli Shekel |
GBP | | – British Pound Sterling | | | | | | EUR | | – Euro |
CHF | | – Swiss Franc | | | | | | USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
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Options Transactions During the Period | |
| | Call Option Contracts | |
| | Number of Contracts | | | Premiums Received | |
Beginning of period | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Opened | | | 5,394 | | | | 379,429 | |
Closed | | | (868 | ) | | | (105,737 | ) |
Expired | | | (4,526 | ) | | | (273,692 | ) |
End of period | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
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There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | $ | 72,760 | | | $ | (72,760 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $ | 574,596 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 574,596 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 574,596 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 1,176,537 | | | | (72,760 | ) | | | 1,103,777 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,103,777 | |
Total | | $ | 1,751,133 | | | $ | (72,760 | ) | | $ | 1,678,373 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,678,373 | |
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $3,511,314 and securities sales of $182,230, which resulted in net realized gains of $62,263.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 30,004,789 | | | $ | 26,784,255 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 20,504,310 | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | $ | 50,509,099 | | | $ | 26,784,255 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 43,627,146 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 215,889,022 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 661,258,399 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | (347,146 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (203,247 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,586,159,341 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 2,506,383,515 | |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $665,691,299 and $844,185,932, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 681,034,475 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (19,776,076 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 661,258,399 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,862,965,033.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $10,722 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $10,722. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 732,389 | | | $ | 17,501,732 | | | | 887,171 | | | $ | 17,276,539 | |
Series II | | | 3,449,020 | | | | 79,001,588 | | | | 8,473,190 | | | | 163,595,757 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 150,517 | | | | 3,668,090 | | | | 104,580 | | | | 2,099,962 | |
Series II | | | 1,925,237 | | | | 46,841,009 | | | | 1,230,523 | | | | 24,684,293 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,364,259 | ) | | | (32,284,047 | ) | | | (2,832,826 | ) | | | (54,906,390 | ) |
Series II | | | (13,466,001 | ) | | | (319,172,872 | ) | | | (9,776,546 | ) | | | (189,329,886 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (8,573,097 | ) | | $ | (204,444,500 | ) | | | (1,913,908 | ) | | $ | (36,579,725 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(b) | |
Series I(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 20.07 | | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 6.47 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | (0.57 | ) | | $ | 26.29 | | | | 34.08 | %(d) | | $ | 170,637 | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | | 0.83 | %(e) | | | 1.37 | %(e) | | | 29 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.77 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.60 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 20.07 | | | | 14.63 | (d) | | | 139,947 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.40 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 17.77 | | | | (2.01 | )(d) | | | 156,617 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 16.37 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 2.05 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 18.40 | | | | 12.51 | (d) | | | 154,488 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 13.74 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 3.22 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 16.37 | | | | 24.37 | | | | 153,653 | | | | 0.62 | | | | — | | | | 1.72 | | | | 55 | |
Series II(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 20.03 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 6.46 | | | | 6.72 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 26.23 | | | | 33.77 | (d) | | | 2,335,747 | | | | 1.00 | (e) | | | 1.08 | (e) | | | 1.12 | (e) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 17.74 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.55 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 20.03 | | | | 14.35 | (d) | | | 1,946,286 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 18.37 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 17.74 | | | | (2.26 | )(d) | | | 1,724,830 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 16.39 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 18.37 | | | | 12.19 | (d) | | | 1,725,378 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 13.71 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 3.19 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 16.39 | | | | 24.11 | (f) | | | 1,514,691 | | | | 0.87 | | | | — | | | | 1.45 | | | | 55 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | On June 1, 2010, the Class I and Class II shares of the Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Growth and Income Portfolio were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively of the Fund. |
(d) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $157,029 and $2,201,656 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(f) | These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25%. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,140.20 | | | $ | 4.21 | | | $ | 1,021.27 | | | $ | 3.97 | | | | 0.78 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,139.20 | | | | 5.55 | | | | 1,020.01 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 1.03 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 20,504,310 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIHYI-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund underperformed its style-specific index, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 7.01 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 6.76 | |
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | -2.02 | |
Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 7.44 | |
Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Classification Averagen (Peer Group) | | | | 6.51 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
We invest primarily in debt securities that are determined to be below investment grade quality. These bonds, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are typically corporate bonds of US-based companies, many of which are moderately sized firms. Although we principally invest in junk bonds, we tend to be underweight in the lowest quality bonds in the asset class. We may invest in convertible bonds, preferred stock, derivatives and bank loans, but we do not expect these instruments to be a substantial part of our portfolio. We may invest up to 25% of total assets in foreign securities. We may also invest up to 15% of the Fund’s total assets in securities of issuers located in developing markets.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By credit quality | | | | | |
BBB | | | | 2.1 | % |
BB | | | | 38.8 | |
B | | | | 40.4 | |
CCC | | | | 10.4 | |
CC | | | | 0.1 | |
D | | | | 0.1 | |
Non-rated | | | | 5.1 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.0 | |
Source: Standard & Poor’s. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. “Non-Rated” indicates the debtor was not rated, and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality. For more information on Standard and Poor’s rating methodology, please visit standardandpoors.com and select “Understanding Ratings” under Rating Resources on the homepage.
The primary driver of our security selection is fundamental, bottom-up credit analysis conducted by a team of analysts who specialize by industry. This approach is augmented with an ongoing review of the relative value of securities and a top-down process that includes sector, economic and quantitative analysis. Changes in a security’s risk-return profile or relative value and top-down factors generally determine buy and sell decisions.
Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that emphasizes diversification and establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters appropriate for the current positioning in the credit cycle. Investments are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value. Working closely with other investment specialists and traders, we determine the timing and amount of each alpha decision to use in the portfolio at any time, taking into account market opportunities.
Sell decisions are based on:
n | | Low equity value to debt, high subordination and negative free cash flow coupled with negative news, declining expectations or an increasing risk profile. |
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Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers* |
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1. MetroPCS Wireless Inc. | | | | 1.3 | % |
2. First Data Corp. | | | | 1.1 | |
3. Sprint Communications Inc. | | | | 1.1 | |
4. MGM Resorts International | | | | 1.1 | |
5. Level 3 Financing Inc. | | | | 1.1 | |
6. K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. | | | | 1.1 | |
7. Ally Financial Inc. | | | | 1.0 | |
8. Nortek Inc. | | | | 1.0 | |
9. International Lease Finance Corp. | | | | 1.0 | |
10. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. | | | | 1.0 | |
n | | Availability of a better relative value opportunity. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The high yield market was up for the year, and posted strong returns versus other fixed income markets classes. High yield markets had a strong start to 2013, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Higher yielding asset classes were particularly susceptible to the sell-off, not only because higher yields equal lower prices, but due to technical pressure from redemptions as investors were quick to exit the asset class and there were few buyers. In September, when the Fed announced its decision to delay tapering, US Treasury rates stabilized throughout the end of the year and the high yield market saw flows come back into the asset class and a monthly record $52.7 billion of new issuance was placed into the market.1 In December, as expected, the Fed announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. A gradual tapering is a welcome development by the high yield market as opposed to a more pronounced move, and the market took a favorable view toward the announcement.
While there was a great deal of attention paid to macroeconomic headlines over the course of the year, the improving fundamentals of the high yield market occurred with less fanfare. Issuers experienced top-line growth, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization levels rose faster than debt levels in the fourth quarter of the year, and
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Top Five Industries* |
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1. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | | 8.1 | % |
2. Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | | 6.5 | |
3. Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation | | | | 5.3 | |
4. Cable & Satellite | | | | 4.9 | |
5. Casinos & Gaming | | | | 4.5 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $142.9 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 432 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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overall leverage in the market decreased. The default rate for the year was muted, and reached a six-year low in December.2 New high yield issuance hit a record of just under $400 billion for the year.2 The par-weighted high yield default rate decreased to 0.66% in 2013, the lowest level since the end of 2007, and down from 2012 which ended the year at 1.26%.2 Very low defaults can be expected after periods of high defaults and recession.
The US high yield bond market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index, generated a positive total return for the year ended December 31, 2013. Likewise, the Fund generated positive returns for the year; however, it underperformed its style-specific index. During the year, we increased our exposure to lower-rated securities within the high yield market to neutral weight as we found pockets of value in this segment. Last year, we were underweight in lower-rated securities as the risk-return profile was not favorable. However, the summer sell-off created opportunities, and we therefore increased the portfolio weighting. We also were underweight in higher-rated securities because we saw investment grade managers dip into the highest rated portion of the high yield market in order to pick up some yield, resulting in unfavorable relative valuations.
The main contributor to the Fund’s relative performance was credit selection in the portfolio, particularly in the automotive, building materials, and food and beverage sectors. Additionally, the pipelines and wireless sectors benefited from strong issuer selection. Further amplifying our relative returns was our overweight allocation to the building materials sector and our underweight exposure to the media cable sector.
The main detractor from Fund performance was our cash position. Since the Fund’s style-specific index does not hold cash, any cash held during a period of market appreciation resulted in negative relative performance. Our overall sector allocations detracted from Fund results, in particular our avoidance of the non-captive consumer sector. While most of our issuer selection helped performance, we did have some sectors in which our selection underperformed that of the style-specific benchmark – specifically, property and casualty insurance, independent energy and banking. Finally, our underweight exposure to CCC-rated securities earlier in the year hurt our relative
performance as the lower-rated (higher-yielding) tier of the market outperformed throughout the year.
Investors continue to watch the Fed and the impact of tapering after a very volatile year for US Treasuries that included a 100 basis point spike in the 10 year Treasury yield over two months during the summer (a basis points is one one-hundredth of a percentage point). Additionally, high yield generally outperformed other fixed income asset classes as high yield has typically performed relatively well in rising rate environments. With tapering expected in 2014 and constructive language from the Fed, as high yield market participants, we can continue to selectively add risk to companies that may benefit from an economy enjoying moderate growth. We believe the case for high yield is compelling: the long term fundamental background for the asset class remains constructive, there are very low default rates, and the asset class may provide a cushion against rate increases due to its relatively short duration and high average coupon.
Thank you for investing in Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
1 | Source: J.P. Morgan High Yield Monitor, Oct. 1, 2013 |
2 | Source: J.P. Morgan High Yield Monitor, Jan. 2, 2014 |
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Darren Hughes Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 1992. Mr. Hughes earned a BBA in finance and economics from Baylor University. |
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| | Scott Roberts Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2000. Mr. Roberts earned a BBA in finance from the University of Houston. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, Barclays via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/1/98) | | | | 4.46 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.66 | |
5 Years | | | | 17.04 | |
1 Year | | | | 7.01 | |
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Inception (3/26/02) | | | | 8.00 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.40 | |
5 Years | | | | 16.74 | |
1 Year | | | | 6.76 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in
net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.81% and 1.06%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.05% and 1.30%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance
figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance data at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least April 30, 2014. See current prospectus for more information. |
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Collateralized loan obligations risk. In addition to the normal interest rate, default and other risks of fixed income securities, collateralized loan obligations carry additional risks, including the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments, the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default, the Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations that are subordinate to other classes, values may be volatile, and disputes with the issuer may produce unexpected investment results.
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions
at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies
High yield bond (junk bond) risk. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Liquidity risk. The Fund may hold illiquid securities that it is unable to sell at the preferred time or price and could lose its entire investment in such securities.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of mortgage-backed securities and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages.
Municipal securities risk. The Fund may invest in municipal securities. Constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuer’s regional economic conditions may affect the municipal security’s value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the Fund’s ability to sell it. Failure of a municipal security issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the security’s
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value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of municipal securities.
Preferred securities risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
Reinvestment risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment) will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the original bond.
Zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities risk. The value, interest rates, and liquidity of non-cash paying instruments, such as zero coupon and pay-in-kind securities, are subject to greater fluctuation than other types of securities.
About indexes used in this report
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market.
The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged index comprising US corporate, fixed-rate, noninvestment-grade debt with at least one year to maturity and at least $150 million in par outstanding. Index weights for each issuer are capped at 2%.
The Lipper VUF High Current Yield Bond Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Bond Funds classification.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes–87.22% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.13% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 10/01/21(b) | | $ | 252,000 | | | $ | 253,890 | |
B/E Aerospace Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 04/01/22 | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,188 | |
Bombardier Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/22(b) | | | 245,000 | | | | 244,387 | |
6.13%, 01/15/23(b) | | | 167,000 | | | | 167,000 | |
7.75%, 03/15/20(b) | | | 435,000 | | | | 494,812 | |
DigitalGlobe Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 02/01/21(b) | | | 263,000 | | | | 259,055 | |
GenCorp Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.13%, 03/15/21 | | | 829,000 | | | | 890,139 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.00%, 06/01/17 | | | 141,000 | | | | 152,633 | |
TransDigm Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 10/15/20 | | | 225,000 | | | | 221,625 | |
7.50%, 07/15/21 | | | 210,000 | | | | 226,800 | |
| | | | | | | 3,037,529 | |
| | |
Airlines–1.96% | | | | | | | | |
Air Canada Pass Through Trust (Canada), Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.38%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 160,000 | | | | 156,400 | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2011-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.00%, 01/31/18(b) | | | 294,089 | | | | 312,470 | |
Series 2013-2, Class B, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.60%, 07/15/20(b) | | | 261,000 | | | | 266,546 | |
Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2000-2, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 8.31%, 04/02/18 | | | 35,455 | | | | 37,760 | |
Series 2009-2, Class B, Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 9.25%, 05/10/17 | | | 188,983 | | | | 207,054 | |
Series 2012-3, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.13%, 04/29/18 | | | 145,000 | | | | 152,613 | |
UAL Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-2, Class B, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 12.00%, 01/15/16(b) | | | 179,261 | | | | 202,229 | |
Series 2007-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 7.34%, 07/02/19 | | | 105,359 | | | | 110,232 | |
Series 2009-1, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 10.40%, 11/01/16 | | | 85,571 | | | | 98,620 | |
United Continental Holdings Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 06/01/18 | | | 540,000 | | | | 569,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Airlines–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
US Airways Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 1998-1, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.82%, 01/30/14 | | $ | 204,319 | | | $ | 203,808 | |
Series 2012-1, Class B, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 8.00%, 10/01/19 | | | 67,082 | | | | 75,216 | |
Series 2012-1, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 9.13%, 10/01/15 | | | 71,567 | | | | 76,755 | |
Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 5.38%, 11/15/21 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,956 | |
Virgin Australia Pass Through Trust (Australia), Series 2013-1, Class B, Sec. Gtd. Pass Through Ctfs., 6.00%, 10/23/20(b) | | | 289,000 | | | | 289,344 | |
| | | | | | | 2,793,703 | |
|
Alternative Carriers–1.24% | |
Level 3 Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.88%, 06/01/19 | | | 210,000 | | | | 229,950 | |
Level 3 Financing Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 3.85%, 01/15/18(b)(c) | | | 121,000 | | | | 122,361 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 06/01/20 | | | 612,000 | | | | 651,015 | |
8.13%, 07/01/19 | | | 265,000 | | | | 291,500 | |
8.63%, 07/15/20 | | | 240,000 | | | | 269,400 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 01/15/21(b) | | | 198,000 | | | | 200,723 | |
| | | | | | | 1,764,949 | |
|
Apparel Retail–1.02% | |
Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/21(b) | | | 687,000 | | | | 717,915 | |
L Brands Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 02/15/22 | | | 160,000 | | | | 164,200 | |
8.50%, 06/15/19 | | | 100,000 | | | | 120,500 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 04/01/21 | | | 80,000 | | | | 87,800 | |
7.00%, 05/01/20 | | | 150,000 | | | | 169,125 | |
Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 185,000 | | | | 193,787 | |
| | | | | | | 1,453,327 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.49% | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/22 | | | 505,000 | | | | 556,762 | |
PVH Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.50%, 12/15/22 | | | 70,000 | | | | 66,588 | |
William Carter Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 69,000 | | | | 70,208 | |
| | | | | | | 693,558 | |
|
Application Software–0.33% | |
Nuance Communications Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 484,000 | | | | 475,530 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.21% | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.13%, 02/15/19 | | $ | 73,000 | | | $ | 75,555 | |
6.25%, 03/15/21 | | | 230,000 | | | | 244,950 | |
Dana Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 09/15/21 | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,000 | |
Gestamp Funding Luxembourg S.A. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 05/31/20(b) | | | 220,000 | | | | 225,236 | |
Schaeffler Finance B.V. (Germany), Sr. Sec. Notes, 4.75%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,008 | |
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V. (Germany), Sr. Sec. Gtd. PIK Notes, 6.88%, 08/15/18(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,000 | |
Stackpole International Intermediate Co. S.A./Stackpole International Powder Metal (Canada), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 544,000 | | | | 568,480 | |
| | | | | | | 1,728,229 | |
| | |
Biotechnology–0.00% | | | | | | | | |
Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sr. Unsec. Conv. Notes, 4.75%, 02/01/18(d) | | | 120,000 | | | | 2,550 | |
| | |
Broadcasting–0.66% | | | | | | | | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Series A, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/22 | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,063 | |
Series B, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/22 | | | 290,000 | | | | 297,612 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/20 | | | 168,000 | | | | 177,450 | |
LIN Television Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 01/15/21 | | | 243,000 | | | | 253,935 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 50,838 | |
Starz LLC/Starz Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.00%, 09/15/19 | | | 50,000 | | | | 51,500 | |
| | | | | | | 943,398 | |
|
Building Products–3.50% | |
Builders FirstSource Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 7.63%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 815,000 | | | | 854,731 | |
Building Materials Holding Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.00%, 09/15/18(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 428,000 | |
Gibraltar Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.25%, 02/01/21 | | | 700,000 | | | | 726,250 | |
Norbord Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sec. Notes, 5.38%, 12/01/20(b) | | | 94,000 | | | | 93,967 | |
Nortek Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
8.50%, 04/15/21 | | | 900,000 | | | | 996,750 | |
10.00%, 12/01/18 | | | 410,000 | | | | 452,025 | |
Ply Gem Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.38%, 04/15/17 | | | 96,000 | | | | 103,680 | |
USG Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 101,000 | | | | 105,798 | |
7.88%, 03/30/20(b) | | | 445,000 | | | | 502,850 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 01/15/18 | | | 620,000 | | | | 736,250 | |
| | | | | | | 5,000,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Cable & Satellite–4.75% | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/21(b) | | $ | 295,000 | | | $ | 282,463 | |
DISH DBS Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.13%, 05/01/20 | | | 1,217,000 | | | | 1,221,564 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 06/15/19 | | | 345,000 | | | | 374,325 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 06/15/21 | | | 177,000 | | | | 198,240 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 6.63%, 12/15/22 | | | 1,313,000 | | | | 1,355,672 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A. (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 555,000 | | | | 598,013 | |
8.13%, 06/01/23(b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 177,375 | |
Nara Cable Funding Ltd. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.88%, 12/01/18(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 430,000 | |
Ono Finance II PLC (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 10.88%, 07/15/19(b) | | | 600,000 | | | | 657,000 | |
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/19(b) | | | 410,000 | | | | 442,784 | |
ViaSat Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 06/15/20 | | | 605,000 | | | | 645,081 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.38%, 04/15/23(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,500 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 04/15/21(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,500 | |
| | | | | | | 6,788,517 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–3.82% | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 07/01/20 | | | 512,000 | | | | 563,200 | |
9.13%, 12/01/18 | | | 195,000 | | | | 213,038 | |
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., | | | | | |
Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.00%, 12/15/15 | | | 246,000 | | | | 212,790 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.00%, 02/15/20 | | | 545,000 | | | | 531,375 | |
9.00%, 02/15/20 | | | 195,000 | | | | 190,125 | |
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Sec. Notes, 11.00%, 10/01/21(b) | | | 409,000 | | | | 424,337 | |
Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 360,000 | | | | 376,200 | |
Codere Finance Luxembourg S.A. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 02/15/19(b)(d) | | | 95,000 | | | | 52,963 | |
MCE Finance Ltd. (Macau), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,000 | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Conv. Notes, 4.25%, 04/15/15 | | | 95,000 | | | | 130,863 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 12/15/21 | | | 180,000 | | | | 190,575 | |
6.75%, 10/01/20 | | | 239,000 | | | | 258,717 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 03/15/22 | | | 855,000 | | | | 955,462 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Casinos & Gaming–(continued) | |
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 04/15/21 | | $ | 435,000 | | | $ | 476,325 | |
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.13%, 02/01/15(b) | | | 386,000 | | | | 380,934 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.38%, 03/15/22 | | | 305,000 | | | | 307,478 | |
| | | | | | | 5,460,382 | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels–1.02% | |
CONSOL Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 03/01/21 | | | 156,000 | | | | 162,630 | |
8.25%, 04/01/20 | | | 595,000 | | | | 651,525 | |
Peabody Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/18 | | | 309,000 | | | | 331,402 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 09/15/20 | | | 295,000 | | | | 312,700 | |
| | | | | | | 1,458,257 | |
|
Communications Equipment–0.76% | |
Avaya Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.50%, 03/01/21(b) | | | 205,000 | | | | 197,825 | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 04/01/19(b) | | | 650,000 | | | | 641,062 | |
9.00%, 04/01/19(b) | | | 235,000 | | | | 247,925 | |
| | | | | | | 1,086,812 | |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.50% | |
Rent-A-Center Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 680,000 | | | | 718,250 | |
| | |
Computer Hardware–0.07% | | | | | | | | |
NCR Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.88%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,250 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.54% | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 11/01/21 | | | 695,000 | | | | 767,975 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–1.63% | |
Abengoa Finance S.A.U. (Spain), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 02/01/20(b) | | | 327,000 | | | | 338,049 | |
8.88%, 11/01/17(b) | | | 210,000 | | | | 225,964 | |
Dycom Investments Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.13%, 01/15/21 | | | 730,000 | | | | 786,575 | |
Tutor Perini Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/01/18 | | | 910,000 | | | | 978,250 | |
| | | | | | | 2,328,838 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.96% | |
Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.50%, 11/01/19(b) | | | 419,000 | | | | 430,522 | |
Case New Holland Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 12/01/17 | | | 290,000 | | | | 342,925 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.88%, 04/15/19(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–(continued) | |
Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 10/15/22 | | $ | 375,000 | | | $ | 380,625 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 11/01/20 | | | 230,000 | | | | 261,050 | |
Navistar International Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 11/01/21 | | | 560,000 | | | | 581,000 | |
Terex Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 05/15/21 | | | 105,000 | | | | 108,938 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 04/01/20 | | | 40,000 | | | | 43,000 | |
Titan International Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 138,000 | | | | 144,382 | |
| | | | | | | 2,794,942 | |
| | |
Construction Materials–1.26% | | | | | | | | |
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 03/25/19(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 403,640 | |
7.25%, 01/15/21(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,951 | |
CPG Merger Sub LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.00%, 10/01/21(b) | | | 120,000 | | | | 126,000 | |
Texas Industries Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.25%, 08/15/20 | | | 810,000 | | | | 907,200 | |
US Concrete, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 12/01/18(b) | | | 153,000 | | | | 156,825 | |
| | | | | | | 1,800,616 | |
|
Consumer Finance–1.03% | |
Ally Financial Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/20 | | | 195,000 | | | | 228,637 | |
8.00%, 03/15/20 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,248,000 | |
| | | | | | | 1,476,637 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.83% | |
CoreLogic, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 06/01/21 | | | 930,000 | | | | 1,013,700 | |
First Data Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 01/15/21(b) | | | 992,000 | | | | 1,056,480 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
12.63%, 01/15/21 | | | 286,000 | | | | 336,765 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
11.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 63,000 | | | | 66,465 | |
11.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 140,000 | | | | 147,700 | |
| | | | | | | 2,621,110 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.19% | |
CEDC Finance Corp. International Inc. (Poland), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 04/30/18(e) | | | 185,474 | | | | 173,796 | |
Constellation Brands Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.75%, 05/01/21 | | | 53,000 | | | | 50,350 | |
6.00%, 05/01/22 | | | 50,000 | | | | 53,250 | |
| | | | | | | 277,396 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Diversified Banks–0.41% | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), Unsec. Sub. Notes, 6.13%, 12/15/22 | | $ | 195,000 | | | $ | 198,913 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), REGS, Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 9.50%, 03/16/22(b) | | | 334,000 | | | | 391,961 | |
| | | | | | | 590,874 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.05% | |
Eagle Spinco Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.63%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,250 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.60% | |
FMG Resources Pty. Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 04/01/22(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 262,800 | |
8.25%, 11/01/19(b) | | | 505,000 | | | | 570,019 | |
HudBay Minerals Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.50%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 52,000 | | | | 53,300 | |
Magnetation LLC/ Mag Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.00%, 05/15/18(b) | | | 245,000 | | | | 268,275 | |
Vedanta Resources PLC (India), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 01/31/19(b) | | | 220,000 | | | | 212,605 | |
9.50%, 07/18/18(b) | | | 395,000 | | | | 439,983 | |
Walter Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.50%, 10/15/19(b) | | | 312,000 | | | | 330,720 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.50%, 04/15/21 | | | 183,000 | | | | 153,720 | |
| | | | | | | 2,291,422 | |
|
Electric Utilities–0.00% | |
LSP Energy L.P./LSP Batesville Funding Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Series C, Sr. Sec. Mortgage Bonds, 7.16%, 01/15/14(d) | | | 262,000 | | | | 0 | |
Series D, Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.16%, 07/15/25(d) | | | 275,000 | | | | 0 | |
| | | | | | | 0 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.19% | |
Belden Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.50%, 09/01/22(b) | | | 270,000 | | | | 265,275 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.48% | |
Sanmina Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 05/15/19(b) | | | 640,000 | | | | 683,200 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.48% | |
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.25%, 10/01/20 | | | 161,000 | | | | 175,289 | |
Clean Harbors Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.13%, 06/01/21 | | | 140,000 | | | | 141,400 | |
5.25%, 08/01/20 | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,420 | |
Darling Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 175,000 | | | | 176,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Environmental & Facilities Services–(continued) | |
EnergySolutions Inc./LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.75%, 08/15/18 | | $ | 160,000 | | | $ | 171,600 | |
| | | | | | | 679,240 | |
|
Forest Products–0.21% | |
Boise Cascade Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 11/01/20 | | | 284,000 | | | | 300,330 | |
Emerald Plantation Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global PIK Notes, 6.00%, 01/30/20(f) | | | 6,933 | | | | 4,784 | |
Sino-Forest Corp. (Hong Kong), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 10/21/17(b)(d)(f) | | | 40,000 | | | | 200 | |
| | | | | | | 305,314 | |
|
Gas Utilities–1.36% | |
AmeriGas Finance LLC/Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 05/20/22 | | | 350,000 | | | | 384,562 | |
Ferrellgas L.P./Ferrellgas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 05/01/21 | | | 931,000 | | | | 953,111 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 127,000 | | | | 129,540 | |
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 08/01/21 | | | 203,000 | | | | 221,778 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 03/15/20 | | | 230,000 | | | | 247,825 | |
| | | | | | | 1,936,816 | |
|
Gold–0.18% | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.13%, 12/15/20(b) | | | 260,000 | | | | 253,500 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.89% | |
Biomet Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 08/01/20 | | | 251,000 | | | | 264,805 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 6.50%, 10/01/20 | | | 608,000 | | | | 629,280 | |
Universal Hospital Services Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 08/15/20 | | | 360,000 | | | | 382,500 | |
| | | | | | | 1,276,585 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–1.37% | |
Aviv Healthcare Properties L.P./Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 50,164 | |
HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 02/15/21 | | | 120,000 | | | | 126,600 | |
HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 03/15/22 | | | 260,000 | | | | 270,400 | |
Health Management Associates Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 01/15/20 | | | 239,000 | | | | 269,174 | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.50%, 12/01/21(b) | | | 150,000 | | | | 152,250 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Health Care Facilities–(continued) | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 10/01/20(b) | | $ | 175,000 | | | $ | 184,187 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/20 | | | 265,000 | | | | 273,944 | |
8.00%, 08/01/20 | | | 330,000 | | | | 360,112 | |
8.13%, 04/01/22 | | | 247,000 | | | | 267,069 | |
| | | | | | | 1,953,900 | |
|
Health Care Services–0.38% | |
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 08/15/22 | | | 140,000 | | | | 143,500 | |
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.38%, 05/01/19(b) | | | 375,000 | | | | 405,000 | |
| | | | | | | 548,500 | |
|
Healthcare–0.29% | |
Community Health Systems Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/19 | | | 386,000 | | | | 420,740 | |
|
Homebuilding–3.23% | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 475,000 | | | | 471,438 | |
Beazer Homes USA Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/21(b) | | | 360,000 | | | | 372,600 | |
9.13%, 06/15/18 | | | 215,000 | | | | 230,319 | |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/20(b) | | | 352,000 | | | | 376,640 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 01/15/16 | | | 851,000 | | | | 902,060 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 05/15/16 | | | 125,000 | | | | 135,781 | |
11.88%, 10/15/15 | | | 85,000 | | | | 97,963 | |
KB Home, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 12/15/21 | | | 181,000 | | | | 189,597 | |
7.50%, 09/15/22 | | | 105,000 | | | | 110,775 | |
Lennar Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.75%, 11/15/22 | | | 166,000 | | | | 154,795 | |
6.95%, 06/01/18 | | | 520,000 | | | | 588,250 | |
M/I Homes Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.63%, 11/15/18 | | | 450,000 | | | | 490,500 | |
Ryland Group Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/22 | | | 163,000 | | | | 156,276 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./ Monarch Communities Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 04/15/20(b) | | | 309,000 | | | | 341,445 | |
| | | | | | | 4,618,439 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.11% | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.25%, 03/15/18 | | | 130,000 | | | | 151,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Household Products–0.68% | |
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 10/15/20 | | $ | 435,000 | | | $ | 445,875 | |
7.13%, 04/15/19 | | | 175,000 | | | | 187,250 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.88%, 08/15/19 | | | 300,000 | | | | 334,125 | |
| | | | | | | 967,250 | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.93% | |
AES Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 07/01/21 | | | 418,000 | | | | 472,340 | |
NRG Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 01/15/18 | | | 233,000 | | | | 265,037 | |
7.88%, 05/15/21 | | | 370,000 | | | | 412,550 | |
Red Oak Power LLC, Series A, Sr. Sec. Bonds, 8.54%, 11/30/19 | | | 163,208 | | | | 173,001 | |
| | | | | | | 1,322,928 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–0.35% | |
Indalex Holding Corp., Series B, Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 11.50%, 02/01/14(d) | | | 230,000 | | | | 0 | |
Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 02/15/19(b) | | | 485,000 | | | | 504,400 | |
| | | | | | | 504,400 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–0.24% | |
CBC Ammo LLC/CBC FinCo Inc. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 11/15/21(b) | | | 304,000 | | | | 300,960 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Global Notes, 7.88%, 02/01/19 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,713 | |
| | | | | | | 338,673 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.14% | |
Altice Financing S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,540 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–0.56% | |
CyrusOne L.P./CyrusOne Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 11/15/22 | | | 424,000 | | | | 440,960 | |
Equinix Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 04/01/23 | | | 243,000 | | | | 238,140 | |
7.00%, 07/15/21 | | | 110,000 | | | | 120,725 | |
| | | | | | | 799,825 | |
|
Leisure Facilities–0.26% | |
Cedar Fair L.P./Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/21 | | | 235,000 | | | | 233,237 | |
Speedway Motorsports Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/19 | | | 135,000 | | | | 143,944 | |
| | | | | | | 377,181 | |
|
Managed Health Care–0.10% | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 11/15/20 | | | 142,000 | | | | 146,083 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Marine–0.38% | |
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Mortgage Notes, 8.13%, 11/15/21(b) | | $ | 540,000 | | | $ | 547,907 | |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.09% | |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 375,000 | | | | 398,437 | |
Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 09/01/20(b) | | | 705,000 | | | | 766,687 | |
Outerwall, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 03/15/19 | | | 385,000 | | | | 393,663 | |
| | | | | | | 1,558,787 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–0.07% | |
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), Jr. Unsec. Sub. Deb., 8.13%, 06/15/38 | | | 88,000 | | | | 103,180 | |
|
Office Services & Supplies–0.04% | |
Interface Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 12/01/18 | | | 50,000 | | | | 53,875 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.81% | |
Atwood Oceanics Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 02/01/20 | | | 49,000 | | | | 52,553 | |
Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 08/01/20(b) | | | 239,000 | | | | 252,145 | |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 12/15/21 | | | 585,000 | | | | 627,412 | |
6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 206,000 | | | | 220,935 | |
| | | | | | | 1,153,045 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.01% | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 02/15/19 | | | 396,000 | | | | 414,810 | |
Bristow Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 10/15/22 | | | 380,000 | | | | 402,800 | |
Calfrac Holdings L.P. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 12/01/20(b) | | | 777,000 | | | | 798,367 | |
Exterran Partners L.P./EXLP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.00%, 04/01/21(b) | | | 737,000 | | | | 735,158 | |
Gulfmark Offshore Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.38%, 03/15/22 | | | 300,000 | | | | 303,750 | |
Key Energy Services, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 03/01/21 | | | 214,000 | | | | 220,420 | |
| | | | | | | 2,875,305 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–8.09% | |
Antero Resources Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/01/20 | | | 252,000 | | | | 265,860 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 11/01/21(b) | | | 528,000 | | | | 537,240 | |
Berry Petroleum Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.38%, 09/15/22 | | | 415,000 | | | | 424,337 | |
6.75%, 11/01/20 | | | 130,000 | | | | 134,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued) | |
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 04/15/21 | | $ | 359,000 | | | $ | 379,642 | |
Chaparral Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 11/15/22 | | | 540,000 | | | | 580,500 | |
8.25%, 09/01/21 | | | 524,000 | | | | 571,160 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 11/15/20 | | | 165,000 | | | | 185,625 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 02/15/21 | | | 263,000 | | | | 284,697 | |
6.63%, 08/15/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 224,250 | |
Cimarex Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 05/01/22 | | | 510,000 | | | | 543,150 | |
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 706,000 | | | | 741,300 | |
EV Energy Partners L.P./EV Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.00%, 04/15/19 | | | 581,000 | | | | 586,810 | |
EXCO Resources Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 09/15/18 | | | 721,000 | | | | 692,160 | |
Halcon Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.88%, 05/15/21 | | | 733,000 | | | | 743,995 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.75%, 07/15/20(b) | | | 297,000 | | | | 311,107 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.50%, 02/01/22 | | | 94,000 | | | | 94,000 | |
Laredo Petroleum Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 05/01/22 | | | 55,000 | | | | 60,156 | |
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 02/01/21 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,250 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 03/15/21(b) | | | 856,000 | | | | 905,220 | |
QEP Resources Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 05/01/23 | | | 215,000 | | | | 201,563 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.38%, 10/01/22 | | | 226,000 | | | | 219,220 | |
Range Resources Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/22 | | | 80,000 | | | | 79,200 | |
5.75%, 06/01/21 | | | 257,000 | | | | 274,348 | |
Rosetta Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 05/01/21 | | | 239,000 | | | | 239,598 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 06/01/22 | | | 236,000 | | | | 236,000 | |
SandRidge Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/21 | | | 644,000 | | | | 677,005 | |
SM Energy Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/21 | | | 270,000 | | | | 287,550 | |
6.63%, 02/15/19 | | | 210,000 | | | | 223,913 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 03/15/21 | | | 710,000 | | | | 745,500 | |
| | | | | | | 11,556,069 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.38% | |
CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance Inc., Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.50%, 11/01/22 | | $ | 504,000 | | | $ | 501,480 | |
United Refining Co., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 10.50%, 02/28/18 | | | 43,000 | | | | 48,375 | |
| | | | | | | 549,855 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–5.28% | |
Access Midstream Partners L.P./ACMP Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 04/15/21 | | | 401,000 | | | | 429,070 | |
6.13%, 07/15/22 | | | 290,000 | | | | 311,750 | |
Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P./Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/01/20 | | | 480,000 | | | | 505,200 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 12/15/20 | | | 362,000 | | | | 373,765 | |
Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/20 | | | 888,000 | | | | 999,000 | |
Kenan Advantage Group Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.38%, 12/15/18(b) | | | 553,000 | | | | 586,180 | |
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P./MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.50%, 02/15/23 | | | 455,000 | | | | 460,687 | |
6.50%, 08/15/21 | | | 123,000 | | | | 133,148 | |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.88%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 629,000 | | | | 646,297 | |
Penn Virginia Resource Partners L.P./Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp. II, | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.38%, 06/01/20 | | | 239,000 | | | | 264,991 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 296,000 | | | | 308,580 | |
Regency Energy Partners L.P./Regency Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 09/01/20 | | | 120,000 | | | | 124,800 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 07/15/21 | | | 322,000 | | | | 346,150 | |
Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.38%, 08/01/22 | | | 83,000 | | | | 88,188 | |
6.88%, 02/01/21 | | | 951,000 | | | | 1,027,080 | |
Teekay Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.50%, 01/15/20 | | | 160,000 | | | | 174,800 | |
Tesoro Logistics L.P./Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 10/01/20 | | | 350,000 | | | | 359,625 | |
6.13%, 10/15/21 | | | 116,000 | | | | 120,060 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.88%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 272,000 | | | | 279,480 | |
| | | | | | | 7,538,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.58% | |
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 04/01/20(b) | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 416,000 | |
Oxford Finance LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 01/15/18(b) | | | 385,000 | | | | 408,581 | |
| | | | | | | 824,581 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.66% | |
FAGE Dairy Industry S.A./FAGE USA Dairy Industry, Inc. (Greece), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.88%, 02/01/20(b) | | | 607,000 | | | | 640,385 | |
JBS S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 10.50%, 08/04/16 (Acquired 08/30/13 to 10/23/13; Cost $220,375)(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 225,000 | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.25%, 06/01/21(b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 172,838 | |
Post Holdings Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 02/15/22 | | | 327,000 | | | | 350,707 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.75%, 12/01/21(b) | | | 51,000 | | | | 52,658 | |
Simmons Foods Inc., Sec. Notes, 10.50%, 11/01/17(b) | | | 365,000 | | | | 391,462 | |
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 08/01/18(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,000 | |
5.88%, 08/01/21(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,000 | |
Wells Enterprises Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 6.75%, 02/01/20(b) | | | 320,000 | | | | 328,000 | |
| | | | | | | 2,369,050 | |
|
Paper Packaging–0.11% | |
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 12/15/16(b) | | | 61,000 | | | | 62,525 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 6.00%, 06/15/17(b) | | | 99,000 | | | | 100,980 | |
| | | | | | | 163,505 | |
|
Paper Products–0.51% | |
Neenah Paper Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 05/15/21(b) | | | 84,000 | | | | 82,320 | |
PH Glatfelter Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.38%, 10/15/20 | | | 625,000 | | | | 644,531 | |
| | | | | | | 726,851 | |
| | |
Personal Products–0.52% | | | | | | | | |
Albea Beauty Holdings S.A. (France), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.38%, 11/01/19(b) | | | 704,000 | | | | 738,305 | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–1.25% | | | | | | | | |
Capsugel S.A., Sr. Unsec. PIK Notes, 7.00%, 05/15/19(b) | | | 79,000 | | | | 80,230 | |
Endo Finance Co., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 01/15/22(b) | | | 104,000 | | | | 105,430 | |
Forest Laboratories Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 154,000 | | | | 156,695 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals–(continued) | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.63%, 12/01/21(b) | | $ | 183,000 | | | $ | 185,745 | |
6.38%, 10/15/20(b) | | | 315,000 | | | | 333,506 | |
6.75%, 08/15/21(b) | | | 201,000 | | | | 214,316 | |
7.25%, 07/15/22(b) | | | 116,000 | | | | 125,280 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.50%, 07/15/21(b) | | | 525,000 | | | | 580,125 | |
| | | | | | | 1,781,327 | |
| | |
Real Estate Services–0.22% | | | | | | | | |
CB Richard Ellis Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.63%, 10/15/20 | | | 295,000 | | | | 315,650 | |
| | |
Regional Banks–1.22% | | | | | | | | |
AmSouth Bancorp., Unsec. Sub. Deb., 6.75%, 11/01/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,149 | |
Synovus Financial Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.88%, 02/15/19 | | | 265,000 | | | | 299,450 | |
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.13%, 06/15/17 | | | 830,000 | | | | 861,125 | |
Zions Bancorp., Series I, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Notes, 5.80%(g) | | | 530,000 | | | | 483,625 | |
| | | | | | | 1,749,349 | |
| |
Research & Consulting Services–0.30% | | | | | |
FTI Consulting, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,813 | |
6.75%, 10/01/20 | | | 270,000 | | | | 293,625 | |
| | | | | | | 421,438 | |
| |
Security & Alarm Services–0.22% | | | | | |
ADT Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 10/15/21(b) | | | 292,000 | | | | 308,790 | |
| |
Semiconductor Equipment–0.72% | | | | | |
Amkor Technology Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.63%, 06/01/21 | | | 705,000 | | | | 734,963 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.38%, 05/01/18 | | | 275,000 | | | | 292,875 | |
| | | | | | | 1,027,838 | |
| | |
Semiconductors–1.41% | | | | | | | | |
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 8.05%, 02/01/20 | | | 680,000 | | | | 732,700 | |
10.75%, 08/01/20 | | | 390,000 | | | | 443,625 | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 02/15/21(b) | | | 800,000 | | | | 842,000 | |
| | | | | | | 2,018,325 | |
| | |
Specialized Finance–2.50% | | | | | | | | |
Aircastle Ltd., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.25%, 12/01/19 | | | 461,000 | | | | 495,575 | |
7.63%, 04/15/20 | | | 370,000 | | | | 415,325 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.63%, 12/15/18 | | | 91,000 | | | | 91,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Specialized Finance–(continued) | |
CIT Group Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/22 | | $ | 396,000 | | | $ | 389,070 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 02/15/19(b) | | | 350,000 | | | | 378,875 | |
International Lease Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 7.13%, 09/01/18(b) | | | 265,000 | | | | 307,897 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.63%, 04/15/21 | | | 175,000 | | | | 168,000 | |
5.88%, 04/01/19 | | | 128,000 | | | | 137,200 | |
5.88%, 08/15/22 | | | 265,000 | | | | 265,828 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/20 | | | 485,000 | | | | 568,511 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.38%, 10/01/17 | | | 330,000 | | | | 351,450 | |
| | | | | | | 3,569,413 | |
| | |
Specialized REIT’s–0.24% | | | | | | | | |
MPT Operating Partnership L.P./MPT Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.88%, 05/01/21 | | | 320,000 | | | | 344,000 | |
| | |
Specialty Chemicals–0.91% | | | | | | | | |
Chemtura Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 07/15/21 | | | 211,000 | | | | 215,220 | |
Ferro Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 08/15/18 | | | 235,000 | | | | 247,925 | |
PolyOne Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.25%, 03/15/23 | | | 425,000 | | | | 417,562 | |
PQ Corp., Sec. Notes, 8.75%, 05/01/18(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 262,800 | |
U.S. Coatings Acquisition Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 05/01/21(b) | | | 150,000 | | | | 160,688 | |
| | | | | | | 1,304,195 | |
| | |
Specialty Stores–0.75% | | | | | | | | |
Michaels Stores Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 11/01/18 | | | 460,000 | | | | 500,250 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Notes, 5.88%, 12/15/20(b) | | | 61,000 | | | | 61,457 | |
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 5.50%, 11/01/23 | | | 236,000 | | | | 235,410 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 06/01/22 | | | 269,000 | | | | 279,424 | |
| | | | | | | 1,076,541 | |
| | |
Steel–1.74% | | | | | | | | |
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.75%, 08/05/20 | | | 72,000 | | | | 76,192 | |
6.75%, 02/25/22 | | | 150,000 | | | | 162,871 | |
Steel Dynamics Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.13%, 08/15/19 | | | 487,000 | | | | 528,395 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Steel–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
SunCoke Energy Partners L.P./SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.38%, 02/01/20(b) | | $ | 630,000 | | | $ | 663,075 | |
United States Steel Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/22 | | | 305,000 | | | | 325,587 | |
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.00%, 02/01/18 | | | 175,000 | | | | 189,438 | |
7.38%, 04/01/20 | | | 500,000 | | | | 538,750 | |
| | | | | | | 2,484,308 | |
| |
Technology Distributors–0.23% | | | | | |
Anixter Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.63%, 05/01/19 | | | 315,000 | | | | 333,113 | |
| | |
Tires & Rubber–0.31% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/19 | | | 270,000 | | | | 295,650 | |
CTP Transportation Products LLC/CTP Finance Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 8.25%, 12/15/19(b) | | | 39,000 | | | | 40,853 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 03/01/21 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,500 | |
| | | | | | | 443,003 | |
| |
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.49% | | | | | |
Fly Leasing Ltd. (Ireland), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 12/15/20 | | | 221,000 | | | | 225,420 | |
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.00%, 09/01/22 | | | 55,000 | | | | 60,088 | |
United Rentals North America Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.75%, 07/15/18 | | | 40,000 | | | | 42,900 | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.25%, 02/01/21 | | | 235,000 | | | | 266,137 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.38%, 12/15/21(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,500 | |
| | | | | | | 695,045 | |
| | |
Trucking–0.50% | | | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.75%, 03/15/20 | | | 95,000 | | | | 111,388 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.88%, 10/15/20 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,000 | |
7.38%, 01/15/21 | | | 521,000 | | | | 574,402 | |
| | | | | | | 711,790 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–6.29% | |
Cricket Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.75%, 10/15/20 | | | 1,006,000 | | | | 1,151,870 | |
Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.25%, 09/30/20(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 416,000 | |
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 04/15/21(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 391,000 | |
eAccess Ltd. (Japan), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 04/01/18(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 219,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |
MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.25%, 04/01/21(b) | | $ | 297,000 | | | $ | 308,880 | |
6.63%, 11/15/20 | | | 710,000 | | | | 756,150 | |
6.63%, 04/01/23(b) | | | 845,000 | | | | 874,575 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 5.63%, 10/01/19 | | | 275,000 | | | | 285,312 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.90%, 05/01/19 | | | 670,000 | | | | 736,162 | |
Sprint Communications Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.00%, 11/15/22 | | | 391,000 | | | | 383,669 | |
7.00%, 08/15/20 | | | 336,000 | | | | 366,240 | |
11.50%, 11/15/21 | | | 150,000 | | | | 196,500 | |
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.00%, 03/01/20(b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 184,800 | |
9.00%, 11/15/18(b) | | | 350,000 | | | | 422,625 | |
Sprint Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 09/15/23(b) | | | 151,000 | | | | 162,891 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/24 | | | 242,000 | | | | 246,538 | |
6.54%, 04/28/20 | | | 143,000 | | | | 152,653 | |
6.63%, 04/28/21 | | | 22,000 | | | | 23,100 | |
6.84%, 04/28/23 | | | 167,000 | | | | 173,471 | |
Vimpel Communications via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC (Russia), Sr. Unsec. Loan Participation Notes, 7.75%, 02/02/21(b) | | | 600,000 | | | | 652,500 | |
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Italy), Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b) | | | 825,000 | | | | 881,719 | |
| | | | | | | 8,986,405 | |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds and Notes (Cost $127,377,096) | | | | 124,611,812 | |
|
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–6.23%(h) | |
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.33% | |
Boardriders S.A., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.88%, 12/15/17(b) | | EUR | 315,000 | | | | 468,047 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.13% | |
GCS Holdco Finance I S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 6.50%, 11/15/18(b) | | EUR | 127,000 | | | | 180,623 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.54% | |
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (Czech Republic), REGS, Jr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 11.63%, 09/15/16(b) | | EUR | 335,000 | | | | 463,197 | |
CET 21 spol sro (Czech Republic), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 11/01/17(b) | | EUR | 215,000 | | | | 310,587 | |
| | | | | | | 773,784 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–0.15% | |
Nara Cable Funding Ltd. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.88%, 12/01/18(b) | | EUR | 140,000 | | | | 209,770 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.70% | |
Codere Finance Luxembourg S.A. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.25%, 06/15/15(b)(d) | | EUR | 200,000 | | | $ | 155,465 | |
Gala Group Finance PLC (United Kingdom), REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 8.88%, 09/01/18(b) | | GBP | 220,000 | | | | 394,202 | |
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.63%, 07/25/22(b) | | CAD | 455,000 | | | | 451,380 | |
| | | | | | | 1,001,047 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.72% | |
Manutencoop Facility Management SpA (Italy), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.50%, 08/01/20(b) | | EUR | 230,000 | | | | 337,002 | |
REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 8.50%, 08/01/20(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 146,523 | |
Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A. (Spain), REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 7.63%, 03/15/20(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 151,166 | |
Spie BondCo 3 SCA (Luxembourg), REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 11.00%, 08/15/19(b) | | EUR | 255,000 | | | | 401,362 | |
| | | | | | | 1,036,053 | |
|
Food Distributors–0.63% | |
Bakkavor Finance 2 PLC (United Kingdom), REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 8.25%, 02/15/18(b) | | GBP | 505,000 | | | | 896,910 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.44% | |
Thomas Cook Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 06/15/20(b) | | EUR | 180,000 | | | | 270,460 | |
Thomas Cook Group PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 7.75%, 06/22/17 | | GBP | 200,000 | | | | 360,760 | |
| | | | | | | 631,220 | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.25% | |
Infinis PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec. Notes, 7.00%, 02/15/19(b) | | GBP | 200,000 | | | | 355,212 | |
|
Leisure Facilities–0.45% | |
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg S.A. (Spain), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 8.75%, 05/15/18(b) | | EUR | 230,000 | | | | 337,002 | |
REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 8.75%, 05/15/18(b) | | EUR | 210,000 | | | | 307,698 | |
| | | | | | | 644,700 | |
|
Metal & Glass Containers–0.12% | |
Greif Luxembourg Finance SCA, REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 7.38%, 07/15/21(b) | | EUR | 105,000 | | | | 170,462 | |
|
Multi-Sector Holdings–0.54% | |
KM Germany Holdings GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 8.75%, 12/15/20(b) | | EUR | 155,000 | | | | 238,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Multi-Sector Holdings–(continued) | |
Odeon & UCI Finco PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.00%, 08/01/18(b) | | GBP | 110,000 | | | $ | 184,892 | |
REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 9.00%, 08/01/18(b) | | GBP | 210,000 | | | | 352,977 | |
| | | | | | | 776,708 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.68% | |
AG Spring Finance II Ltd. (Spain), Sr. Sec. Notes, 9.50%, 06/01/19(b) | | EUR | 120,000 | | | | 171,535 | |
REGS, Sr. Sec. Euro Notes, 9.50%, 06/01/19(b) | | EUR | 250,000 | | | | 357,364 | |
Boats Investments Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands), REGS -Series 97, Sr. Sec. PIK Medium-Term Mortgage Euro Notes, 11.00%, 03/31/17(b) | | EUR | 101,193 | | | | 63,611 | |
Lowell Group Financing PLC (United Kingdom), REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 10.75%, 04/01/19(b) | | GBP | 200,000 | | | | 377,568 | |
| | | | | | | 970,078 | |
|
Personal Products–0.11% | |
Albrea Beauty Holdings S.A. (France), REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 8.75%, 11/01/19(b) | | EUR | 110,000 | | | | 161,932 | |
|
Research & Consulting Services–0.13% | |
La Financiere Atalian S.A. (France), REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Euro Bonds, 7.25%, 01/15/20(b) | | EUR | 130,000 | | | | 190,351 | |
|
Sovereign Debt–0.10% | |
Takko Luxembourg 2 S.C.A. (Germany), Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 9.88%, 04/15/19(b) | | EUR | 105,000 | | | | 142,220 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.21% | |
Matterhorn Mobile Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 8.25%, 02/15/20(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 150,650 | |
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. (Italy), Sec. Gtd. Notes, 11.75%, 07/15/17(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 146,539 | |
| | | | | | | 297,189 | |
Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $8,341,078) | | | | 8,906,306 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–1.40% | |
Consumer Finance–0.28% | |
Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.00% Pfd.(b) | | | 425 | | | | 408,040 | |
|
Diversified Banks–0.36% | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom), Series T, 7.25% Jr. Sub. Pfd. | | | 21,176 | | | | 508,224 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrial REIT’s–0.06% | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., Series B, 7.63% Pfd. | | | 4,065 | | | $ | 92,560 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–0.54% | |
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), 7.88% Jr. Sub. Pfd. | | | 26,710 | | | | 765,509 | |
|
Tires & Rubber–0.16% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), $2.94 Conv. Pfd. | | | 3,345 | | | | 223,613 | |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,588,291) | | | | 1,997,946 | |
|
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–1.07% | |
Automobile Manufacturers–0.67% | |
General Motors Co.(i)(j) | | | 14,296 | | | | 584,259 | |
General Motors Co.–Wts. expiring 07/10/16(i)(j) | | | 5,864 | | | | 182,714 | |
General Motors Co.–Wts. expiring 07/10/19(i)(j) | | | 5,864 | | | | 135,628 | |
Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust(j) | | | 1,538 | | | | 49,293 | |
| | | | | | | 951,894 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.00% | |
Adelphia Communications Corp.(k) | | | 3,280 | | | | 2,558 | |
Adelphia Recovery Trust–Series ACC-1(k) | | | 318,570 | | | | 637 | |
Adelphia Recovery Trust–Series Arahova(k) | | | 109,170 | | | | 55 | |
| | | | | | | 3,250 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.15% | |
U.S. Concrete, Inc.(j) | | | 9,253 | | | | 209,395 | |
|
Forest Products–0.00% | |
Emerald Plantation Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(f)(j) | | | 6,205 | | | | 931 | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.00% | |
SW Acquisition L.P.(j) | | | 1 | | | | 0 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.16% | |
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco Inc.–Wts. expiring 10/28/15(j)(l) | | | 1,527 | | | | 22,905 | |
Largo Ltd. (Luxembourg)–Class A(j) | | | 17,563 | | | | 20,708 | |
Largo Ltd. (Luxembourg)–Class B(j) | | | 158,069 | | | | 186,373 | |
| | | | | | | 229,986 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Paper Products–0.07% | |
NewPage Holdings Inc. (Acquired 07/21/11 to 08/29/11; Cost $245,385)(b)(j)(m) | | | 1,140 | | | $ | 106,020 | |
|
Publishing–0.00% | |
Reader’s Digest Association Inc. (The) (China),–Wts. expiring 02/19/14(n) | | | 669 | | | | 0 | |
|
Semiconductors–0.02% | |
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (South Korea)(j) | | | 1,372 | | | | 26,754 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $2,820,644) | | | | 1,528,230 | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
|
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests–1.01% | |
Agricultural Products–0.51% | |
Darling International Inc. PIK Sr. Unsec. Term Loan, 0.00%(o)(p) | | $ | 725,000 | | | | 728,625 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–0.50% | |
Community Health Systems Inc. PIK Sr. Sec. First Lien Term Loan, | | | | | | | | |
0.00% 07/30/14(o)(p) | | | 343,749 | | | | 343,749 | |
PIK Unsec. Term Loan, | | | | | | | | |
0.00% 07/30/14(o)(p) | | | 370,251 | | | | 370,251 | |
| | | | | | | 714,000 | |
Total Variable Rate Loan Senior Interests (Cost $1,439,000) | | | | 1,442,625 | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Money Market Funds–2.72% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio– Institutional Class(q) | | | 1,942,793 | | | | 1,942,793 | |
Premier Portfolio– Institutional Class(q) | | | 1,942,794 | | | | 1,942,794 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,885,587) | | | | 3,885,587 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.65% (Cost $145,451,696) | | | | 142,372,506 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.35% | | | | 497,897 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 142,870,403 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
Conv. | | – Convertible |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Deb. | | – Debentures |
EUR | | – Euro |
GBP | | – British Pound |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
Jr. | | – Junior |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
| | |
PIK | | – Payment in Kind |
REGS | | – Regulation S |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Sub. | | – Subordinated |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Wts. | | – Warrants |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $54,683,724, which represented 38.28% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2013. |
(d) | Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is partially or fully in default with respect to interest payments. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $211,178, which represented 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | Step coupon bond issued at discount. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date. |
(f) | Acquired as part of the Sino-Forest Corp. reorganization. |
(g) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(h) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated. |
(i) | Acquired as part of the General Motors reorganization. |
(j) | Non-income producing security. |
(k) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Adelphia Communications bankruptcy reorganization. |
(l) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Hawaiian Telcom bankruptcy reorganization. |
(m) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the NewPage Corp. bankruptcy reorganization. |
(n) | Non-income producing security acquired as part of the Reader’s Digest Association bankruptcy reorganization. |
(o) | Variable rate senior loan interests are, at present, not readily marketable, not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and may be subject to contractual and legal restrictions on sale. Senior secured corporate loans and senior secured debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio generally have variable rates which adjust to a base, such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on set dates, typically every 30 days but not greater than one year; and/or have interest rates that float at a margin above a widely recognized base lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank. |
(p) | All or a portion of this holding is subject to unfunded loan commitments. Interest rate will be determined at the time of funding. See Note 7. |
(q) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $141,566,109) | | $ | 138,486,919 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 3,885,587 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $145,451,696) | | | 142,372,506 | |
Cash | | | 106,099 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 52,378 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 254,647 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 2,351,594 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 5,296 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements | | | 62,395 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 79,556 | |
Total assets | | | 145,284,471 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,003,085 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 23,233 | |
Amount due custodian — foreign (Cost $47,718) | | | 49,539 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 77,748 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 104,898 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 988 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 52,078 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 84,722 | |
Premiums received on swap agreements | | | 17,777 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,414,068 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 142,870,403 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 148,634,641 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 6,921,357 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (9,589,890 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (3,095,705 | ) |
| | $ | 142,870,403 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 98,454,503 | |
Series II | | $ | 44,415,900 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 17,283,831 | |
Series II | | | 7,832,528 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.70 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.67 | |
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Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 8,396,205 | |
Dividends | | | 185,803 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 1,693 | |
Total investment income | | | 8,583,701 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 812,755 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 334,157 | |
Custodian fees | | | 17,950 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 87,853 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 26,602 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 29,453 | |
Professional services fees | | | 88,751 | |
Other | | | 30,057 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,427,578 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (283,539 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,144,039 | |
Net investment income | | | 7,439,662 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 3,128,694 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 5,769 | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (385,190 | ) |
Swap agreements | | | 23,094 | |
| | | 2,772,367 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (2,020,827 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | (2,844 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 41,265 | |
Swap agreements | | | 39,732 | |
| | | (1,942,674 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 829,693 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 8,269,355 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 7,439,662 | | | $ | 6,813,629 | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,772,367 | | | | 2,223,714 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (1,942,674 | ) | | | 8,190,348 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 8,269,355 | | | | 17,227,691 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,719,053 | ) | | | (4,674,624 | ) |
Series ll | | | (2,040,917 | ) | | | (868,824 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (6,759,970 | ) | | | (5,543,448 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | 3,352,924 | | | | (23,701,208 | ) |
Series ll | | | 23,475,224 | | | | 14,630,099 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 26,828,148 | | | | (9,071,109 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 28,337,533 | | | | 2,613,134 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 114,532,870 | | | | 111,919,736 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $6,921,357 and $6,700,457, respectively) | | $ | 142,870,403 | | | $ | 114,532,870 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Senior secured floating rate loans and senior secured floating rate debt securities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in similar groups of securities and other market data.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
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Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and |
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| liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Lower-Rated Securities — The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in lower-quality debt securities, i.e., “junk bonds”. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities. Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | Securities Purchased on a When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Basis — The Fund may purchase and sell interests in Corporate Loans and Corporate Debt Securities and other portfolio securities on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. No income accrues to the Fund on such interests or securities in connection with such transactions prior to the date the Fund actually takes delivery of such interests or securities. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Although the Fund will generally purchase these securities with the intention of acquiring such securities, they may sell such securities prior to the settlement date. |
M. | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between two parties (“Counterparties”). These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
A CDS is an agreement between Counterparties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of
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protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the designation of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets.
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.
N. | Bank Loan Risk Disclosures — Although the resale, or secondary market for floating rate loans has grown substantially over the past decade, both in overall size and number of market participants, there is no organized exchange or board of trade on which floating rate loans are traded. Instead, the secondary market for floating rate loans is a private, unregulated interdealer or interbank resale market. Such a market may therefore be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods. Similar to other asset classes, bank loan may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk than an entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. |
O. | Leverage Risk — Leverage exists when a Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
P. | Other Risks — The Fund invests in Corporate Loans from U.S. or non-U.S. companies (the “Borrowers”). The investment of the Fund in a Corporate Loan may take the form of participation interests or assignments. If the Fund purchases a participation interest from a syndicate of lenders (“Lenders”) or one of the participants in the syndicate (“Participant”), one or more of which administers the loan on behalf of all the Lenders (the “Agent Bank”), the Fund would be required to rely on the Lender that sold the participation interest not only for the enforcement of the Fund’s rights against the Borrower but also for the receipt and processing of payments due to the Fund under the Corporate Loans. As such, the Fund is subject to the credit risk of the Borrower and the Participant. Lenders and Participants interposed between the Fund and a Borrower, together with Agent Banks, are referred to as “Intermediate Participants”. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $200 million | | | 0 | .625% | | |
Next $300 million | | | 0 | .55% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .50% | | |
Over $1 billion | | | 0 | .45% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on
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short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on April 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $283,539.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $284,157 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 6,638,771 | | | $ | 772,992 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 7,411,763 | |
Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 126,054,437 | | | | 0 | | | | 126,054,437 | |
Foreign Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 8,764,086 | | | | — | | | | 8,764,086 | |
Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 142,220 | | | | — | | | | 142,220 | |
| | $ | 6,638,771 | | | $ | 135,733,735 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 142,372,506 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (77,748 | ) | | | — | | | | (77,748 | ) |
Swap Agreements* | | | — | | | | 62,395 | | | | — | | | | 62,395 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 6,638,771 | | | $ | 135,718,382 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 142,357,153 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
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NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Credit risk | | | | | | | | |
Swap agreements(a) | | $ | 62,395 | | | $ | — | |
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts(b) | | | — | | | | (77,748 | ) |
Total | | $ | 62,395 | | | $ | (77,748 | ) |
(a) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements. |
(b) | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations | |
| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | Swap Agreements* | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | |
Credit risk | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,094 | |
Currency risk | | | (385,190 | ) | | | — | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | | | | | |
Credit risk | | | — | | | | 39,732 | |
Currency risk | | | 41,265 | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | (343,925 | ) | | $ | 62,826 | |
* | The average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $6,552,136 and $365,000, respectively. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | Deliver | | | Receive | | | |
01/13/14 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | GBP | | | | 222,443 | | | | USD | | | | 356,599 | | | $ | 368,339 | | | $ | (11,740 | ) |
03/06/14 | | Citibank, N.A. | | | EUR | | | | 3,736,960 | | | | USD | | | | 5,101,041 | | | | 5,141,030 | | | | (39,989 | ) |
03/06/14 | | RBC Capital Markets Corp. | | | GBP | | | | 1,233,820 | | | | USD | | | | 2,016,336 | | | | 2,042,355 | | | | (26,019 | ) |
Total foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (77,748 | ) |
Currency Abbreviations:
| | |
EUR | | – Euro |
GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
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Open Credit Default Swap Agreements | |
Counterparty | | Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | | (Pay)/Receive Fixed Rate | | | Expiration Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(a) | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | | MGM Resorts | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | % | | | 06/20/17 | | | | 1.40 | % | | $ | 365,000 | | | $ | (17,777 | ) | | $ | 62,395 | |
(a) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level as of December 31, 2013 at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap contract. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets generally. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s
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counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | | $ | 62,395 | | | $ | (17,777 | ) | | $ | 44,618 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,618 | |
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Liabilities: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Citibank, N.A. | | $ | 51,729 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 51,729 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 51,729 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | | | 17,777 | | | | (17,777 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. | | | 26,019 | | | | — | | | | 26,019 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,019 | |
Total | | $ | 95,525 | | | $ | (17,777 | ) | | $ | 77,748 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 77,748 | |
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 7—Unfunded Loan Commitments
As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:
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Borrower | | Type | | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Community Health Systems Inc. | | First Lien Term Loan | | $ | 343,749 | | | $ | 343,749 | |
Community Health Systems Inc. | | Term Loan | | | 370,251 | | | | 370,251 | |
Darling International Inc. | | Term Loan | | | 725,000 | | | | 728,625 | |
| | | | $ | 1,439,000 | | | $ | 1,442,625 | |
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NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 6,759,970 | | | $ | 5,543,448 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 7,035,803 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)- investments | | | (3,188,584 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 61,233 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (73,217 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (9,599,473 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 148,634,641 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 142,870,403 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and accretion of bond premiums.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $3,234,269 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 4,917,331 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,917,331 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 4,682,142 | | | | — | | | | 4,682,142 | |
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 9,599,473 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,599,473 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $95,357,343 and $84,317,462, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 6,414,816 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (9,603,400 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | $ | (3,188,584 | ) |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $145,561,090.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of capital losses, foreign currency transactions and swap income, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $393,580, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $59,476,075 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $59,082,495. Further, as a result of tax deferrals acquired in the reorganization of Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund into the Fund, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $65,212, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $62,407,596 and shares of beneficial interest increased by $62,472,808. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 6,224,196 | | | $ | 35,375,283 | | | | 5,101,039 | | | $ | 27,750,130 | |
Series II | | | 2,847,094 | | | | 16,256,247 | | | | 3,502,236 | | | | 19,021,718 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 858,009 | | | | 4,719,053 | | | | 864,071 | | | | 4,674,624 | |
Series II | | | 372,430 | | | | 2,040,917 | | | | 160,789 | | | | 868,262 | |
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Issued in connection with acquisitions(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 2,383,944 | | | | 13,917,969 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Series II | | | 2,020,980 | | | | 11,783,481 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (8,855,490 | ) | | | (50,659,381 | ) | | | (10,440,518 | ) | | | (56,125,962 | ) |
Series II | | | (1,164,125 | ) | | | (6,605,421 | ) | | | (972,464 | ) | | | (5,259,881 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 4,687,038 | | | $ | 26,828,148 | | | | (1,784,847 | ) | | $ | (9,071,109 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 71% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | As of the opening of business on April 29, 2013, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on December 6, 2012 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on March 28, 2013. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 4,404,924 shares of the Fund for 23,160,520 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 26, 2013. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 26, 2013. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 26, 2013 of $25,701,450, including $(5,548,317) of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $116,562,405 and $142,263,855 immediately after the acquisition. |
| The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2013, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows: |
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Net investment income | | $ | 7,875,193 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains | | | 1,314,954 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 9,190,147 | |
| The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since April 30, 2013. |
NOTE 12—Senior Loan Participation Commitments
The Fund invests in participations, assignments, or acts as a party to the primary lending syndicate of a Senior Loan interest to corporations, partnerships, and other entities. When the Fund purchases a participation of a Senior Loan interest, the Fund typically enters into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, but not with the borrower directly. As such, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower and selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower.
At the year ended December 31, 2013, the following sets forth the selling participants with respect to interest in Senior Loans purchased by the Fund on a participation basis.
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Selling Participant | | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | $ | 343,749 | | | $ | 343,749 | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | | 370,251 | | | | 370,251 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | 380,625 | | | | 380,625 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 231,275 | | | | 231,275 | |
BMO Capital Market | | | 113,100 | | | | 113,100 | |
Total | | $ | 1,439,000 | | | $ | 1,439,000 | |
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NOTE 13—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 5.61 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.38 | | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | 5.70 | | | | 7.01 | % | | $ | 98,455 | | | | 0.81 | %(d) | | | 1.03 | %(d) | | | 5.79 | %(d) | | | 74 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 5.04 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 5.61 | | | | 17.17 | | | | 93,529 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 6.10 | | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 5.35 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 5.04 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 106,557 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 6.84 | | | | 71 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.22 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 5.35 | | | | 13.57 | | | | 55,803 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 8.04 | | | | 102 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 3.69 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.94 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 5.22 | | | | 52.79 | | | | 60,649 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 10.29 | | | | 125 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 5.59 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 5.67 | | | | 6.76 | | | | 44,416 | | | | 1.06 | (d) | | | 1.28 | (d) | | | 5.54 | (d) | | | 74 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 5.03 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.84 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 5.59 | | | | 16.96 | | | | 21,004 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 5.85 | | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 5.35 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 5.03 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 5,363 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 6.59 | | | | 71 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.22 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 5.35 | | | | 13.27 | | | | 497 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 7.79 | | | | 102 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 3.68 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 1.94 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 5.22 | | | | 52.77 | | | | 464 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 10.04 | | | | 125 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended December 31, 2013, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $32,385,318 and sold of $10,521,731 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund into the Fund. For the period ending December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $30,901,742 and sold of $8,109,618 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. High Yield Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $94,900 and $35,141 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,062.50 | | | $ | 4.21 | | | $ | 1,021.12 | | | $ | 4.13 | | | | 0.81 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,060.00 | | | | 5.50 | | | | 1,019.86 | | | | 5.40 | | | | 1.06 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 2.93 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIIGR-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund delivered double-digit gains and outperformed its style-specific benchmark, the Custom International Growth Index.* The Fund’s European holdings provided the largest positive contribution to this outperformance, with the Fund’s exposure to the UK and Sweden leading the gains.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 19.01 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 18.72 | |
MSCI EAFE Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 22.78 | |
Custom International Growth Index‚ (Style-Specific Index)* | | | | 17.08 | |
MSCI EAFE Growth Index‚ (Former Style-Specific Index)* | | | | 22.55 | |
Lipper VUF International Growth Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 19.93 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
* | During the reporting period, the Fund’s style-specific index was changed from the MSCI EAFE Growth Index to the Custom International Growth Index. The Custom International Growth Index was composed of the MSCI EAFE Growth Index through February 28, 2013, and the MSCI AC World Ex-US Growth Index thereafter. While the MSCI EAFE Growth Index remains a relevant representation of developed markets, it does not include emerging markets or Canada. The MSCI AC World Ex-US Growth Index has exposure to both segments, as does the Fund. Due to this, Invesco believes that the new index is more aligned with the market allocations of the Fund and therefore a more appropriate benchmark by which to measure relative allocations and performance. |
How we invest
When selecting stocks for your Fund, we use a disciplined investment strategy that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by both quantitative analysis and portfolio construction techniques. Our EQV (earnings, quality and valuation) strategy focuses primarily on identifying quality companies that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for, accelerated or above-average earnings growth, but whose stock prices do not fully reflect these attributes.
While research responsibilities within the portfolio management team are focused by geographic region, we select investments for the Fund using a bottom-up investment approach, which means we construct the Fund primarily on a stock-by-stock basis. We focus on the strengths of individual companies rather than sectors, countries or market-cap trends.
We believe disciplined sell decisions are key to successful investing. We consider selling a stock for one of the following reasons:
n | | A company’s fundamentals deteriorate, or it posts disappointing earnings. |
n | | A stock appears overvalued. |
n | | A more attractive investment opportunity becomes available. |
Market conditions and your Fund
While US and global equity markets enjoyed generally strong returns for the year ended December 31, 2013, the US and global economies improved only slowly. Despite a contentious battle over extending the nation’s debt ceiling and a two-week federal government shutdown, the US economy grew throughout 2013; economic data improved notably in the latter part of the year.
Improving macroeconomic data and reduced political uncertainty buoyed European equity markets during the reporting period. UK equities ended the reporting period strongly, spurred by improving housing and employment data. Continental European equity markets posted strong gains for the reporting period as well; indeed, the eurozone officially exited recession in late summer.
Japanese equities rose sharply, based on investors’ hopes that the new government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, along with new leadership at the Bank of Japan, would finally arrest deflation. However, the market consolidated in May amid a tug of war between optimism about Abe’s leadership and the potential of “Abenomics” and concern about political developments in China and economic prospects in the US and emerging markets.
Emerging economies had a difficult year, with slowing world trade and abrupt corrections to their equity, bond and currency markets after the US Federal Reserve indicated mid-year it might reduce its extraordinary bond-buying program in 2013. The economies most seriously affected – including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa – had allowed money and credit growth to expand significantly in the preceding three years.
In this environment, we continued to construct the Fund’s portfolio with a bottom-up approach, selecting stocks on an individual basis. The Fund fared better than its style-specific benchmark in five of 10 sectors, significantly outperforming in the information technology (IT) sector.
In the IT sector, strong stock selection led the Fund to meaningfully outperform the style-specific index. Fund holdings in the Internet software and services industry led performance in the sector.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 23.4 | % |
Financials | | | | 15.4 | |
Information Technology | | | | 13.3 | |
Industrials | | | | 10.2 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 9.3 | |
Health Care | | | | 8.7 | |
Energy | | | | 7.9 | |
Materials | | | | 3.1 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.8 | |
Utilities | | | | 0.9 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 6.0 | |
| | | | | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Reed Elsevier PLC | | | | 2.8 | % |
2. Compass Group PLC | | | | 2.3 | |
3. SAP AG | | | | 2.1 | |
4. Roche Holding AG | | | | 2.0 | |
5. WPP PLC | | | | 2.0 | |
6. British American Tobacco PLC | | | | 2.0 | |
7. Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | | 1.9 | |
8. Baidu, Inc.-ADR | | | | 1.9 | |
9. Publicis Groupe S.A. | | | | 1.9 | |
10. Amadeus IT Holding S.A.-Class A | | | | 1.8 | |
| | | | | |
Top Five Industries* |
1. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 6.8 | % |
2. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | | 5.8 | |
3. Diversified Banks | | | | 5.1 | |
4. Semiconductors | | | | 4.5 | |
5. Advertising | | | | 3.8 | |
| | | | | |
Total Net Assets | | | | $1.7 billion | |
| |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 76 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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Chinese web services company Baidu was the leading individual contributor to Fund performance during the year. The company was helped by strong earnings reports and a well-received acquisition in the third quarter. Amadeus, a Spanish IT company specializing in solutions for tourism and travel, also contributed to Fund performance.
As a group, the Fund’s holdings in the consumer discretionary sector delivered high double-digit gains, outperforming the style-specific index’s holdings for the year. The Fund’s holdings in the media and hotels, restaurants and leisure industries were particularly strong. Top contributors in this sector included UK-based professional information solutions publisher Reed Elsevier and Macau-based hotel and casino operator Galaxy Entertainment. Galaxy Entertainment, a leading developer and operator of casinos in Macau, reported good second-quarter results, helped by strong growth in the “mass” market (as opposed to the “VIP” market).
In broad geographic terms, Fund holdings in the European region were the primary contributor to relative results due to strong stock selection. Top country-level contributors were the UK and Sweden. The most significant contributor to performance was the UK, the largest country allocation in the portfolio. Within the UK, one of the largest contributors to Fund performance included Compass Group, a global leader in food service management and support services.
In contrast, the Fund’s high single-digit cash position throughout the year detracted from relative performance as markets rebounded during the reporting period. It is important to note that we do not use cash for top-down tactical asset allocation purposes. Historically when the portfolio’s cash position has been higher than average, it has reflected a lack of good EQV investment opportunities in the marketplace rather than an overall negative opinion on markets. However, concerns about further downside risk led us to be cautious investors throughout the reporting period.
Stock selection and underweight exposure in the telecommunication services and health care sectors also detracted from performance. Not owning several strong performing names in each sector hurt relative results. Most notably, Soft-bank, a Japanese telecommunications and Internet services company, posted very strong performance for the year and was the leading individual detractor from relative results.
The Fund’s continued underweight exposure in Japan was the largest country-level detractor from performance. This market delivered strong results over the reporting period and identifying Japanese companies that meet our EQV criteria was challenging because “quality” companies remained hard to find. Increased earnings expectations were largely currency related, and underlying improvements in businesses were not apparent. Due to these factors, at the close of the reporting period, the Fund had a 5% weighting in Japanese equities while the style-specific index had an 16% weighting.
As mentioned above, stock selection in the portfolio is driven by the underlying fundamentals of each individual company, not by any top-down macroeconomic views. This focus on bottom-up stock selection is the key driver of the portfolio’s overall profile. The Fund ended the reporting period with overweight exposure (relative to our style-specific benchmark) to the consumer discretionary, IT and energy sectors. The Fund had underweight exposure to the consumer staples, materials, industrials, financials, health care, telecommunication services and utilities sectors.
With market volatility likely to continue for some time, our focus remains on ensuring that our portfolio is comprised of high-quality, reasonably valued companies capable of sustained earnings growth. We believe that this balanced EQV-focused approach may help deliver attractive returns over the long term.
We thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Clas Olsson Portfolio manager and chief investment officer of Invesco’s international growth investments team, |
is lead manager of Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 1994. Mr. Olsson became a commissioned officer at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1988. He also earned a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| | |
| | Brent Bates Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 1996. Mr. Bates earned a BBA from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant. |
| | |
| | Shuxin (Steve) Cao Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 1997. Mr. Cao earned a BA in English from the Tianjin Foreign Language Institute and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. |
| | |
| | Matthew Dennis Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Dennis earned a BA in economics from The University of Texas at Austin and an MS in finance from Texas A&M University. |
| | |
| | Jason Holzer Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 1996. Mr. Holzer earned a BA in quantitative economics and an MS in engineering economic systems from Stanford University. |
| | |
| | Mark Jason Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2001. Mr. Jason earned a BS in business administration, with options in finance and real estate from California State University, Northridge. |
| | |
| | Richard Nield Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. International |
Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Nield earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and international business from McGill University in Montreal. |
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, MSCI via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
During the reporting period, the Fund has elected to use the Custom International Growth Index as its style-specific index rather than the MSCI EAFE
Growth Index because the new index is more aligned with the market allocations of the Fund and therefore a more appropriate benchmark by which to measure relative allocations and performance. Because this is the first
reporting period since we have adopted the new index, SEC guidelines require that we compare performance to both the old and new indexes.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/5/93) | | | | 7.94 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.64 | |
5 Years | | | | 14.37 | |
1 Year | | | | 19.01 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/19/01) | | | | 8.82 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.37 | |
5 Years | | | | 14.09 | |
1 Year | | | | 18.72 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial
adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.01% and 1.26%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable
Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
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Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Geographic focus risk. From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in securities of issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries will have a significant impact on its investment performance. The Fund’s investment performance may also be more volatile if it focuses its investments in certain countries, especially emerging markets countries.
Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Investing in the European Union risk. Many countries in the European Union are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. One or more member states might exit the European Union, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The European Union faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies, including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional
treaty, the European Union’s enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the European Union’s problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member state’s market to cause a similar effect on other member states’ markets. European countries that are part of the European Economic and Monetary Union may be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the union seeks to impose on its members.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The Custom International Growth Index is an index comprised of the MSCI EAFE Growth Index through February 28, 2013, and the MSCI AC World Ex-US Growth Index thereafter.
The Lipper VUF International Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of international growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
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The MSCI AC World Ex-US Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes growth companies in developed and emerging markets throughout the world, excluding the US. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The MSCI EAFE® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of growth stocks of Europe, Austral-asia and the Far East. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–93.98% | |
Australia–3.01% | |
Amcor Ltd. | | | 2,278,842 | | | $ | 21,542,723 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 2,313,381 | | | | 18,894,054 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 196,315 | | | | 12,114,003 | |
Orora Ltd.(a) | | | 156,393 | | | | 161,932 | |
| | | | | | | 52,712,712 | |
|
Belgium–1.55% | |
Anheuser–Busch InBev N.V. | | | 253,875 | | | | 27,071,146 | |
|
Brazil–2.93% | |
Banco Bradesco S.A.–ADR | | | 1,752,034 | | | | 21,952,986 | |
BM&FBovespa S.A. | | | 6,247,200 | | | | 29,251,104 | |
| | | | | | | 51,204,090 | |
|
Canada–7.18% | |
Agrium Inc. | | | 127,385 | | | | 11,653,173 | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 258,748 | | | | 14,752,192 | |
Cenovus Energy Inc. | | | 511,419 | | | | 14,636,733 | |
CGI Group Inc.–Class A(a) | | | 693,418 | | | | 23,200,975 | |
Encana Corp. | | | 679,929 | | | | 12,277,385 | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 38,416 | | | | 15,338,552 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 961,881 | | | | 33,722,885 | |
| | | | | | | 125,581,895 | |
|
China–5.64% | |
Baidu, Inc.–ADR(a) | | | 183,261 | | | | 32,598,467 | |
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,353,000 | | | | 12,045,423 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 1,088,500 | | | | 11,330,898 | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 13,028,000 | | | | 24,370,200 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.–Class H | | | 26,967,000 | | | | 18,335,351 | |
| | | | | | | 98,680,339 | |
|
Denmark–2.51% | |
Carlsberg AS–Class B | | | 244,785 | | | | 27,195,350 | |
Novo Nordisk AS–Class B(a) | | | 90,907 | | | | 16,749,001 | |
| | | | | | | 43,944,351 | |
|
France–4.51% | |
Publicis Groupe S.A. | | | 353,910 | | | | 32,490,531 | |
Schneider Electric S.A. | | | 226,033 | | | | 19,840,673 | |
Total S.A. | | | 434,271 | | | | 26,605,341 | |
| | | | | | | 78,936,545 | |
|
Germany–9.55% | |
Adidas AG | | | 194,835 | | | | 24,832,522 | |
Allianz S.E. | | | 140,855 | | | | 25,260,306 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 244,869 | | | | 20,335,157 | |
Deutsche Post AG | | | 492,489 | | | | 17,955,509 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | | 1,218,149 | | | | 20,831,802 | |
SAP AG | | | 428,849 | | | | 36,763,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Germany–(continued) | |
Volkswagen AG–Preference Shares | | | 75,338 | | | $ | 21,160,152 | |
| | | | | | | 167,138,999 | |
|
Hong Kong–3.22% | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a) | | | 3,297,000 | | | | 29,571,890 | |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | | | 1,958,000 | | | | 26,746,730 | |
| | | | | | | 56,318,620 | |
|
Ireland–1.26% | |
Shire PLC | | | 468,119 | | | | 22,059,236 | |
|
Israel–1.48% | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR | | | 647,106 | | | | 25,936,009 | |
|
Japan–4.92% | |
Denso Corp. | | | 272,300 | | | | 14,400,049 | |
Fanuc Corp. | | | 110,200 | | | | 20,211,938 | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 39,300 | | | | 16,833,520 | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 484,437 | | | | 9,862,554 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 405,500 | | | | 24,680,363 | |
| | | | | | | 85,988,424 | |
|
Mexico–1.73% | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.–ADR | | | 84,092 | | | | 8,230,084 | |
Grupo Televisa S.A.B.–ADR | | | 730,300 | | | | 22,098,878 | |
| | | | | | | 30,328,962 | |
|
Netherlands–1.15% | |
Unilever N.V. | | | 497,933 | | | | 20,105,660 | |
|
Singapore–2.43% | |
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | | | 2,659,661 | | | | 23,644,582 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 1,117,000 | | | | 18,831,660 | |
| | | | | | | 42,476,242 | |
|
South Korea–3.21% | |
Hyundai Mobis(a) | | | 95,399 | | | | 26,671,372 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 22,389 | | | | 29,417,019 | |
| | | | | | | 56,088,391 | |
|
Spain–1.79% | |
Amadeus IT Holding S.A.–Class A | | | 729,597 | | | | 31,253,910 | |
|
Sweden–3.83% | |
Investment AB Kinnevik–Class B | | | 361,319 | | | | 16,771,950 | |
Investor AB–Class B | | | 623,757 | | | | 21,524,592 | |
Swedbank AB–Class A | | | 577,335 | | | | 16,288,246 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson– Class B | | | 1,015,341 | | | | 12,434,599 | |
| | | | | | | 67,019,387 | |
|
Switzerland–8.83% | |
ABB Ltd. | | | 982,044 | | | | 25,943,548 | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 400,729 | | | | 19,321,861 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Switzerland–(continued) | |
Nestle S.A. | | | 316,611 | | | $ | 23,240,461 | |
Novartis AG | | | 234,210 | | | | 18,742,883 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 125,856 | | | | 35,277,595 | |
Syngenta AG | | | 53,292 | | | | 21,242,956 | |
UBS AG | | | 560,188 | | | | 10,671,163 | |
| | | | | | | 154,440,467 | |
|
Taiwan–1.16% | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.–ADR | | | 1,158,854 | | | | 20,210,414 | |
|
Turkey–0.76% | |
Akbank T.A.S. | | | 4,264,051 | | | | 13,373,051 | |
|
United Kingdom–19.64% | |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | | | 2,558,634 | | | | 21,308,492 | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 636,189 | | | | 34,113,269 | |
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC | | | 2,195,535 | | | | 30,686,202 | |
Centrica PLC | | | 2,856,913 | | | | 16,449,854 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 2,556,962 | | | | 40,988,305 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 601,561 | | | | 23,346,750 | |
Informa PLC | | | 1,654,204 | | | | 15,710,240 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 2,571,100 | | | | 16,437,172 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
United Kingdom–(continued) | |
Next PLC | | | 153,390 | | | $ | 13,843,754 | |
Reed Elsevier PLC | | | 3,254,673 | | | | 48,513,638 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class B | | | 703,605 | | | | 26,479,269 | |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | | 1,485,006 | | | | 21,173,453 | |
WPP PLC | | | 1,502,732 | | | | 34,485,594 | |
| | | | | | | 343,535,992 | |
|
United States–1.69% | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | 557,316 | | | | 29,476,443 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,082,657,435) | �� | | | 1,643,881,285 | |
|
Money Market Funds–5.75% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio– Institutional Class(b) | | | 50,329,768 | | | | 50,329,768 | |
Premier Portfolio– Institutional Class(b) | | | 50,329,768 | | | | 50,329,768 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $100,659,536) | | | | 100,659,536 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.73% (Cost $1,183,316,971) | | | | 1,744,540,821 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.27% | | | | | | | 4,692,844 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,749,233,665 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,082,657,435) | | $ | 1,643,881,285 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 100,659,536 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,183,316,971) | | | 1,744,540,821 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,345,221) | | | 1,309,196 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,630,679 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 1,676,137 | |
Dividends | | | 2,860,117 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 234,482 | |
Other assets | | | 190 | |
Total assets | | | 1,753,251,622 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 944,063 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,054,763 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,688,960 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,624 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 51,828 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 276,719 | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,017,957 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,749,233,665 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,357,052,259 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 15,206,100 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (184,314,113 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 561,289,419 | |
| | $ | 1,749,233,665 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 686,304,978 | |
Series II | | $ | 1,062,928,687 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 19,431,059 | |
Series II | | | 30,472,596 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 35.32 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 34.88 | |
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,980,587) | | $ | 37,036,466 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 85,653 | |
Total investment income | | | 37,122,119 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 11,037,027 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 4,152,259 | |
Custodian fees | | | 453,852 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 2,333,715 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 74,654 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 94,002 | |
Other | | | 140,328 | |
Total expenses | | | 18,285,837 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (181,861 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 18,103,976 | |
Net investment income | | | 19,018,143 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 56,317,132 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 22,180 | |
| | | 56,339,312 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 199,189,090 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 47,490 | |
| | | 199,236,580 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 255,575,892 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 274,594,035 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 19,018,143 | | | $ | 14,401,419 | |
Net realized gain | | | 56,339,312 | | | | 16,747,435 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 199,236,580 | | | | 153,873,774 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 274,594,035 | | | | 185,022,628 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (7,786,744 | ) | | | (8,556,390 | ) |
Series ll | | | (10,137,283 | ) | | | (9,968,702 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (17,924,027 | ) | | | (18,525,092 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (8,312,424 | ) | | | (26,680,260 | ) |
Series ll | | | 82,024,719 | | | | 127,622,176 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 73,712,295 | | | | 100,941,916 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 330,382,303 | | | | 267,439,452 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,418,851,362 | | | | 1,151,411,910 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $15,206,100 and $13,999,707, respectively) | | $ | 1,749,233,665 | | | $ | 1,418,851,362 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued
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at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum |
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| exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.75% | |
Over $250 million | | | 0.70% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $181,861.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $357,652 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $3,794,607 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
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The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, there were transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 of $39,677,633 and from Level 2 to Level 1 of $294,095,067, due to foreign fair value adjustments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Australia | | $ | 19,055,986 | | | $ | 33,656,726 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 52,712,712 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 27,071,146 | | | | — | | | | 27,071,146 | |
Brazil | | | 51,204,090 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 51,204,090 | |
Canada | | | 125,581,895 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 125,581,895 | |
China | | | 32,598,467 | | | | 66,081,872 | | | | — | | | | 98,680,339 | |
Denmark | | | — | | | | 43,944,351 | | | | — | | | | 43,944,351 | |
France | | | 26,605,341 | | | | 52,331,204 | | | | — | | | | 78,936,545 | |
Germany | | | 146,803,842 | | | | 20,335,157 | | | | — | | | | 167,138,999 | |
Hong Kong | | | 29,571,890 | | | | 26,746,730 | | | | — | | | | 56,318,620 | |
Ireland | | | — | | | | 22,059,236 | | | | — | | | | 22,059,236 | |
Israel | | | 25,936,009 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,936,009 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 85,988,424 | | | | — | | | | 85,988,424 | |
Mexico | | | 30,328,962 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 30,328,962 | |
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 20,105,660 | | | | — | | | | 20,105,660 | |
Singapore | | | — | | | | 42,476,242 | | | | — | | | | 42,476,242 | |
South Korea | | | 26,671,372 | | | | 29,417,019 | | | | — | | | | 56,088,391 | |
Spain | | | — | | | | 31,253,910 | | | | — | | | | 31,253,910 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 67,019,387 | | | | — | | | | 67,019,387 | |
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 154,440,467 | | | | — | | | | 154,440,467 | |
Taiwan | | | 20,210,414 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,210,414 | |
Turkey | | | — | | | | 13,373,051 | | | | — | | | | 13,373,051 | |
United Kingdom | | | 172,965,077 | | | | 170,570,915 | | | | — | | | | 343,535,992 | |
United States | | | 130,135,979 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 130,135,979 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 837,669,324 | | | $ | 906,871,497 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,744,540,821 | |
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NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 17,924,027 | | | $ | 18,525,092 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 24,283,283 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 537,444,437 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 65,569 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (261,472 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (169,350,411 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,357,052,259 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 1,749,233,665 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $53,178,432 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2016 | | $ | 8,033,622 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,033,622 | |
December 31, 2017 | | | 123,514,234 | | | | — | | | | 123,514,234 | |
December 31, 2018 | | | 37,802,555 | | | | — | | | | 37,802,555 | |
| | $ | 169,350,411 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 169,350,411 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of May 02, 2011, the date of reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
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NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $429,955,568 and $338,162,870, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 555,419,920 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (17,975,483 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 537,444,437 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,207,096,384.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, Section 382 disallowed amounts and passive foreign investment company reclasses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $112,277, shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $1,003,049 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $890,772. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 3,847,472 | | | $ | 123,710,056 | | | | 3,825,772 | | | $ | 108,462,127 | |
Series II | | | 5,793,394 | | | | 183,196,471 | | | | 7,868,132 | | | | 219,142,823 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 231,886 | | | | 7,786,744 | | | | 293,127 | | | | 8,556,390 | |
Series II | | | 305,524 | | | | 10,137,283 | | | | 345,296 | | | | 9,968,702 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,344,114 | ) | | | (139,809,224 | ) | | | (5,060,588 | ) | | | (143,698,777 | ) |
Series II | | | (3,499,681 | ) | | | (111,309,035 | ) | | | (3,624,167 | ) | | | (101,489,349 | ) |
Net increase in share activity | | | 2,334,481 | | | $ | 73,712,295 | | | | 3,647,572 | | | $ | 100,941,916 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 35% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 30.03 | | | $ | 0.44 | | | $ | 5.25 | | | $ | 5.69 | | | $ | (0.40 | ) | | $ | 35.32 | | | | 19.01 | % | | $ | 686,305 | | | | 1.01 | %(d) | | | 1.02 | %(d) | | | 1.37 | %(d) | | | 24 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 26.37 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 3.73 | | | | 4.08 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 30.03 | | | | 15.53 | | | | 591,491 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 28.69 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | (1.88 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 26.37 | | | | (6.74 | ) | | | 544,143 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 26.01 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 3.30 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 28.69 | | | | 12.86 | | | | 586,219 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 19.49 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 6.55 | | | | 6.87 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 26.01 | | | | 35.24 | | | | 556,883 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 27 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 29.68 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 5.18 | | | | 5.54 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 34.88 | | | | 18.72 | | | | 1,062,929 | | | | 1.26 | (d) | | | 1.27 | (d) | | | 1.12 | (d) | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 26.08 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 3.69 | | | | 3.97 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 29.68 | | | | 15.26 | | | | 827,361 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 28.35 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (2.36 | ) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 26.08 | | | | (6.99 | ) | | | 607,269 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 25.63 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 2.89 | | | | 3.20 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 28.35 | | | | 12.61 | | | | 569,610 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 19.23 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 6.44 | | | | 6.71 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 25.63 | | | | 34.91 | | | | 1,500,514 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 27 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $23,376,285 and sold of $8,831,296 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $625,375 and $933,486 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,171.40 | | | $ | 5.58 | | | $ | 1,020.06 | | | $ | 5.19 | | | | 1.02 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,169.80 | | | | 6.95 | | | | 1,018.80 | | | | 6.46 | | | | 1.27 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0 | % |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0602 | per share |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.8080 | per share |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIMCCE-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund delivered positive, double-digit returns for the year ended December 31, 2013, but trailed its broad market and its style-specific benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index and the Russell Midcap Index, respectively. The Fund’s absolute return benefited from holdings in the industrials, information technology (IT) and health care sectors; however, the Fund’s IT holdings lagged its style-specific benchmark on a relative basis. Despite strong stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector, the Fund’s underweight allocation in the sector detracted from relative results. The Fund’s allocation to cash also tempered results for the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 28.81 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 28.46 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell Midcap Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 34.76 | |
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 33.83 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to manage your Fund with the goal of achieving long-term returns exceeding those of passive benchmarks across a full market cycle, which we define as market trough to market trough, or peak to peak. As Fund managers, we believe investors need a reason to stick with the Fund for long periods of time in order to realize these returns, and believe the best way we can encourage this behavior is by striving to deliver a smoother, less volatile investor experience. The portfolio we construct is intended to provide attractive participation during positive-trending equity markets, but with a greater emphasis on comparative downside protection potential during more turbulent, down-trending equity markets. We position the Fund to act as a “conservative cornerstone” – a stable foundation for a well-diversified portfolio.
The Fund’s portfolio is comprised of what we call “core stocks.” A core stock encompasses elements of growth (revenues, profits, economic value) and value (both absolute and comparative measures). Along this growth-value continuum, we seek to identify and invest in areas of temporary disconnection between market perception and the view our research uncovers.
To build a portfolio of core stocks, we conduct thorough fundamental research of businesses to gain a deeper understanding of the companies’ prospects, growth potential and return on invested capital (ROIC) characteristics. The analytical process we use to identify potential investments for the Fund includes three phases: financial, business and valuation.
Financial analysis provides insights into historical ROIC (a key indicator of business quality) and historical capital allocation (a key indicator of management quality). Business analysis evaluates the
competitive landscape and any structural or cyclical business opportunities or threats and allows us to identify key revenue, profit and return drivers of the company. Both the financial and business analyses serve as a basis to construct valuation models that help us appraise a company’s intrinsic worth. Our valuation analysis employs three primary techniques: discounted cash flow, traditional valuation multiples and net asset value.
We consider selling a stock when it exceeds our target price, we have not seen a demonstrable improvement in fundamentals or a more compelling investments opportunity exists.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013 was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | | 14.0 | % |
Industrials | | | | 12.3 | |
Financials | | | | 11.8 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 9.9 | |
Energy | | | | 9.2 | |
Health Care | | | | 8.3 | |
Materials | | | | 7.8 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 4.3 | |
Utilities | | | | 0.8 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 21.6 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Linear Technology Corp. | | | | 2.2 | % |
2. Progressive Corp. (The) | | | | 2.2 | |
3. Torchmark Corp. | | | | 2.0 | |
4. Northern Trust Corp. | | | | 1.9 | |
5. Xilinx, Inc. | | | | 1.8 | |
6. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | | 1.7 | |
7. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. | | | | 1.7 | |
8. Cameron International Corp. | | | | 1.7 | |
9. Moody’s Corp. | | | | 1.6 | |
10. NetApp, Inc. | | | | 1.6 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Industrial Machinery | | | | 5.0 | % |
2. Semiconductors | | | | 4.1 | |
3. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | | 4.1 | |
4. Property & Casualty Insurance | | | | 3.5 | |
5. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | | | | 3.2 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $407.8 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 69 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
The Fund’s investments in the health care sector were among the largest contributors to returns. The top overall contributor was Endo Health Solutions, a specialty health care company focused on pain management. The company reported solid earnings in the fourth quarter, as cost-cutting efforts initiated earlier in the year started to show results. Shares of the company rose sharply following the November announcement of a merger between Endo and Paladin Labs (not a Fund holding), a specialty pharmaceutical firm based in Canada. The deal, which is scheduled to close in early 2014, was greeted favorably by investors, as it is expected to expand Endo’s product portfolio, provide tax savings and be accretive to earnings.
Holdings within the consumer discretionary sector also performed well, and among these was Gamestop, a video game retailer. During the reporting period, the company’s shares rose amid speculation that it would benefit from the fourth-quarter release of next generation gaming consoles ‘Xbox One’ and ‘PlayStation 4’ from Microsoft and Sony (not Fund holdings), respectively. Gamestop stood to benefit from the sale of the gaming consoles, as well as the fact that both consoles have the ability to play used games, the core of Gamestop’s business. We trimmed our exposure to the stock, but still maintained a position at the end of the reporting period.
The Fund’s largest detractor was Kinross Gold, a gold mining company. Nearly all mining stocks were hit hard by declining gold prices during the year, with many stocks in the industry touching multiyear lows. Predictably, Kinross’ revenues were negatively impacted, while operating costs trended higher. The company also faced issues related to its mining project in Ecuador due to stalled negotiations with the government in that country.
Another detractor was F5 Networks, a company that provides products and services to manage Internet traffic. Macroeconomic softness and product transition have contributed to recent weakness in the stock, but we believe there is potential for reacceleration from a product refresh and competitive gains. Effectively and securely managing network traffic is an increasingly complex task. The firm’s products are very helpful in allowing users to simplify this task, while improving overall network effi-ciency and reducing expenditures on other equipment. We believe the company is well-positioned in the long term with good structural growth drivers, leading market share, good margins, good returns and execution over time.
During the reporting period, we trimmed our exposure to the consumer staples and IT sectors and increased our exposure to the energy, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. At the end of the reporting period, our largest overweights relative to the Russell Midcap Index were in the energy and materials sectors, and the largest underweights were in the consumer discretionary and financials sectors.
Regardless of market conditions, our goal remains the same: to serve as a conservative cornerstone for your mid-cap investment allocation, seeking to provide upside participation with a measure of downside protection, so that over a full market cycle we deliver strong investment results with reduced risk relative to the benchmark.
As always, thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund.
Diversification does not eliminate the risk of loss.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Ronald Sloan Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager and chief investment officer of Invesco’s domestic |
core investments team, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Sloan earned a BS in business administration and an MBA from the University of Missouri. |
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| | Douglas Asiello Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Asiello earned a BA in international relations and Spanish from Vanderbilt University. He also earned an MBA with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School and an MA in international management from the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, both of the University of Pennsylvania. |
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| | Brian Nelson Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2004. Mr. Nelson earned a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
3 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | | 8.00 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.81 | |
5 Years | | | | 14.73 | |
1 Year | | | | 28.81 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | | 7.74 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.54 | |
5 Years | | | | 14.44 | |
1 Year | | | | 28.46 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial
adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.05% and 1.30%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable
Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Cash/cash equivalents risk. Holding cash or cash equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation,
social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap stocks. The Russell Midcap Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here,
and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the
index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
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Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–78.38% | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.85% | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 122,049 | | | $ | 7,553,613 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–1.26% | |
Dana Holding Corp. | | | 262,001 | | | | 5,140,460 | |
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Brewers–1.46% | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | | | 106,057 | | | | 5,955,101 | |
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Communications Equipment–2.26% | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 61,671 | | | | 5,603,427 | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 199,635 | | | | 3,609,401 | |
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Computer & Electronics Retail–1.18% | |
GameStop Corp.–Class A | | | 97,761 | | | | 4,815,707 | |
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Computer Storage & Peripherals–1.62% | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 160,800 | | | | 6,615,312 | |
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Construction & Engineering–2.52% | |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. | | | 81,227 | | | | 6,753,213 | |
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 106,777 | | | | 3,525,776 | |
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Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–1.99% | |
Joy Global Inc. | | | 63,982 | | | | 3,742,307 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 104,082 | | | | 4,370,403 | |
| | | | | | | 8,112,710 | |
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Construction Materials–1.45% | |
CRH PLC (Ireland) | | | 233,484 | | | | 5,923,771 | |
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Consumer Electronics–0.68% | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 34,054 | | | | 2,787,320 | |
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Department Stores–1.05% | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 80,121 | | | | 4,278,461 | |
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Education Services–0.39% | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b) | | | 93,419 | | | | 1,584,386 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.75% | |
Regal–Beloit Corp. | | | 41,244 | | | | 3,040,508 | |
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Electronic Components–1.47% | |
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | | | 67,418 | | | | 6,012,337 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–2.05% | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(b) | | | 63,329 | | | | 3,797,207 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 137,243 | | | | 4,556,467 | |
| | | | | | | 8,353,674 | |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.08% | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 93,202 | | | | 4,405,659 | |
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Footwear–1.21% | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 145,127 | | | $ | 4,928,513 | |
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Gold–0.30% | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada) | | | 283,992 | | | | 1,243,885 | |
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Health Care Distributors–2.15% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 78,176 | | | | 5,222,939 | |
Patterson Cos. Inc. | | | 85,626 | | | | 3,527,791 | |
| | | | | | | 8,750,730 | |
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Health Care Facilities–2.30% | |
Community Health Systems Inc.(b) | | | 124,336 | | | | 4,882,675 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 106,277 | | | | 4,476,387 | |
| | | | | | | 9,359,062 | |
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Homebuilding–0.81% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc.(b) | | | 147,080 | | | | 3,282,826 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.02% | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 117,253 | | | | 4,158,964 | |
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Industrial Machinery–5.01% | |
ITT Corp. | | | 40,646 | | | | 1,764,849 | |
Kennametal Inc. | | | 104,948 | | | | 5,464,642 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 34,315 | | | | 4,414,282 | |
SPX Corp. | | | 33,405 | | | | 3,327,472 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | | | 67,829 | | | | 5,473,122 | |
| | | | | | | 20,444,367 | |
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Insurance Brokers–1.72% | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 145,297 | | | | 7,026,563 | |
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Internet Software & Services–0.46% | |
Equinix, Inc.(b) | | | 10,636 | | | | 1,887,358 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–1.96% | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 102,154 | | | | 7,983,335 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.31% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 93,493 | | | | 5,346,865 | |
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Marine–1.34% | |
Kirby Corp.(b) | | | 55,181 | | | | 5,476,714 | |
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Multi-Utilities–0.76% | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 116,127 | | | | 3,108,720 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–1.92% | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 243,352 | | | | 4,134,550 | |
Rowan Cos. PLC–Class A(b) | | | 104,238 | | | | 3,685,856 | |
| | | | | | | 7,820,406 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–4.06% | |
Cameron International Corp.(b) | | | 112,953 | | | | 6,724,092 | |
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b) | | | 53,974 | | | | 3,218,469 | |
Weatherford International Ltd.(b) | | | 425,932 | | | | 6,597,687 | |
| | | | | | | 16,540,248 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.21% | |
Concho Resources Inc.(b) | | | 57,765 | | | $ | 6,238,620 | |
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b) | | | 80,562 | | | | 3,870,198 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 35,936 | | | | 2,986,641 | |
| | | | | | | 13,095,459 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–2.30% | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b) | | | 44,051 | | | | 3,998,950 | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 51,757 | | | | 5,363,060 | |
| | | | | | | 9,362,010 | |
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Paper Packaging–1.34% | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 86,087 | | | | 5,447,585 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–2.54% | |
Endo Health Solutions Inc.(b) | | | 78,440 | | | | 5,291,562 | |
Shire PLC–ADR (Ireland) | | | 35,816 | | | | 5,060,443 | |
| | | | | | | 10,352,005 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–3.52% | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b) | | | 89,692 | | | | 5,353,715 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 330,726 | | | | 9,018,898 | |
| | | | | | | 14,372,613 | |
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Regional Banks–1.07% | |
First Republic Bank | | | 83,493 | | | | 4,370,859 | |
|
Restaurants–1.01% | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 88,623 | | | | 4,106,790 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–2.74% | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 42,722 | | | | 2,753,860 | |
Lam Research Corp.(b) | | | 68,487 | | | | 3,729,117 | |
Teradyne, Inc.(b) | | | 266,621 | | | | 4,697,862 | |
| | | | | | | 11,180,839 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Semiconductors–4.13% | |
Hittite Microwave Corp.(b) | | | 5,850 | | | $ | 361,121 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 200,510 | | | | 9,133,230 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 159,559 | | | | 7,326,949 | |
| | | | | | | 16,821,300 | |
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Soft Drinks–0.58% | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 48,812 | | | | 2,378,121 | |
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Specialized Finance–1.64% | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 85,062 | | | | 6,674,815 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–2.92% | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 43,735 | | | | 2,772,362 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | | | 51,197 | | | | 4,401,918 | |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 50,505 | | | | 4,747,975 | |
| | | | | | | 11,922,255 | |
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Steel–0.66% | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 75,368 | | | | 2,685,362 | |
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Systems Software–1.33% | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 229,816 | | | | 5,419,061 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $224,828,228) | | | | 319,618,466 | |
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Money Market Funds–21.71% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 44,256,891 | | | | 44,256,891 | |
Premier Portfolio– Institutional Class(c) | | | 44,256,891 | | | | 44,256,891 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $88,513,782) | | | | 88,513,782 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.09% (Cost $313,342,010) | | | | 408,132,248 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.09)% | | | | (362,403 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 407,769,845 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $224,828,228) | | $ | 319,618,466 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 88,513,782 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $313,342,010) | | | 408,132,248 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 163,835 | |
Dividends | | | 272,944 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 105,785 | |
Total assets | | | 408,674,812 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 440,583 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 320,498 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,250 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 18,990 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 123,646 | |
Total liabilities | | | 904,967 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 407,769,845 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 269,464,646 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | (24,268 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 43,539,229 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 94,790,238 | |
| | $ | 407,769,845 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 290,550,398 | |
Series II | | $ | 117,219,447 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 19,203,876 | |
Series II | | | 7,840,069 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.13 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.95 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,845) | | $ | 4,266,020 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 49,802 | |
Total investment income | | | 4,315,822 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,854,505 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 1,075,496 | |
Custodian fees | | | 9,981 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 249,496 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 32,915 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 41,833 | |
Other | | | 70,257 | |
Total expenses | | | 4,334,483 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (104,346 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 4,230,137 | |
Net investment income | | | 85,685 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 44,561,208 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 123 | |
| | | 44,561,331 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 54,390,969 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 2 | |
| | | 54,390,971 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 98,952,302 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 99,037,987 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 85,685 | | | $ | 2,522,474 | |
Net realized gain | | | 44,561,331 | | | | 29,185,757 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 54,390,971 | | | | 9,094,762 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 99,037,987 | | | | 40,802,993 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,003,552 | ) | | | (192,445 | ) |
Series ll | | | (528,944 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (2,532,496 | ) | | | (192,445 | ) |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (20,224,718 | ) | | | (2,501,779 | ) |
Series ll | | | (7,352,936 | ) | | | (715,819 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (27,577,654 | ) | | | (3,217,598 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (47,972,492 | ) | | | (65,952,656 | ) |
Series ll | | | 9,558,731 | | | | 18,517,470 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (38,413,761 | ) | | | (47,435,186 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 30,514,076 | | | | (10,042,236 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 377,255,769 | | | | 387,298,005 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(24,268) and $2,422,420, respectively) | | $ | 407,769,845 | | | $ | 377,255,769 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect
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appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund |
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| monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $500 million | | | 0 | .725% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .70% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .675% | | |
Over $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .65% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
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For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $104,346.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $95,557 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $979,939 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $3,753 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 402,208,477 | | | $ | 5,923,771 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 408,132,248 | |
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 7,351,491 | | | $ | 192,445 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 22,758,659 | | | | 3,217,598 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 30,110,150 | | | $ | 3,410,043 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 12,118,006 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 31,929,619 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 94,373,631 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (116,057 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 269,464,646 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 407,769,845 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $108,431,079 and $196,694,202, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 98,610,306 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (4,236,675 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 94,373,631 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $313,758,617.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $123 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $123. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 991,645 | | | $ | 14,071,664 | | | | 1,583,675 | | | $ | 19,472,516 | |
Series II | | | 2,245,959 | | | | 32,080,534 | | | | 3,461,169 | | | | 42,291,036 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,553,338 | | | | 22,228,269 | | | | 217,627 | | | | 2,694,224 | |
Series II | | | 557,023 | | | | 7,881,880 | | | | 58,386 | | | | 715,819 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,884,978 | ) | | | (84,272,425 | ) | | | (7,110,775 | ) | | | (88,119,396 | ) |
Series II | | | (2,167,628 | ) | | | (30,403,683 | ) | | | (2,000,498 | ) | | | (24,489,385 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,704,641 | ) | | $ | (38,413,761 | ) | | | (3,790,416 | ) | | $ | (47,435,186 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 61% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 12.71 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 3.59 | | | $ | 3.60 | | | $ | (0.11 | ) | | $ | (1.07 | ) | | $ | (1.18 | ) | | $ | 15.13 | | | | 28.81 | % | | $ | 290,550 | | | | 1.01 | %(d) | | | 1.04 | %(d) | | | 0.09 | %(d) | | | 34 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.56 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.27 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 12.71 | | | | 10.96 | | | | 286,607 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.39 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 11.56 | | | | (6.38 | ) | | | 322,102 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 57 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.92 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.53 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 12.39 | | | | 14.11 | | | | 411,812 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.59 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.59 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 10.92 | | | | 30.21 | | | | 432,233 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 41 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.58 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 3.54 | | | | 3.52 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 14.95 | | | | 28.46 | | | | 117,219 | | | | 1.26 | (d) | | | 1.29 | (d) | | | (0.16 | )(d) | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.47 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.22 | | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 12.58 | | | | 10.62 | | | | 90,648 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 12.28 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 11.47 | | | | (6.50 | ) | | | 65,196 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.28 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 57 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.83 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 1.49 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 12.28 | | | | 13.78 | | | | 61,587 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.52 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 2.54 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 10.83 | | | | 29.85 | | | | 56,129 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 41 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $293,926 and $99,798 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,140.90 | | | $ | 5.45 | | | $ | 1,020.11 | | | $ | 5.14 | | | | 1.01 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,138.90 | | | | 6.79 | | | | 1,018.85 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 1.26 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 22,758,659 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 78.68 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIMCG-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund had solid positive returns and outperformed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 37.01 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 36.60 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell Midcap Growth Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 35.74 | |
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 36.02 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We believe a growth investment strategy is an essential component of a diversified portfolio.
Our investment process emphasizes rigorous bottom-up analysis of individual companies. We seek to invest in companies with strong or improving fundamentals and attractive valuation relative to growth and earnings expectations.
To narrow our investment universe, we utilize a holistic approach that emphasizes fundamental research and, to a lesser extent, includes quantitative analysis. At the end of this distillation process, we have a set of stocks to analyze in greater depth.
Our fundamental analysis focuses on identifying companies with strong drivers of growth. To accomplish this goal, we conduct comprehensive, bottom-up analysis in order to develop higher conviction in each company’s prospects for growth. Through our analysis, we develop a mosaic of each company through detailed discussions with company management teams, competitors, distributors, suppliers, Wall Street analysts and customers. We also utilize a variety of valuation
techniques based on the company, the industry in which it operates, the stage of the business cycle and other factors that best reflect the company’s value.
Risk management plays an important role in portfolio construction, as our target portfolio attempts to maximize the relationship between risk and return. We seek to accomplish this goal by investing in companies with attractive fundamental prospects for growth, and we divide the portfolio between stable growth stocks and catalyst-driven stocks.
We consider selling a stock for any of the following reasons:
n | | The price target set at purchase has been reached. |
n | | There is deterioration in a company’s fundamentals. |
n | | The catalysts for growth are no longer present or are reflected in the stock price. |
n | | There is a more attractive investment opportunity. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 25.2 | % |
Industrials | | | | 20.6 | |
Information Technology | | | | 16.3 | |
Health Care | | | | 11.0 | |
Financials | | | | 8.2 | |
Materials | | | | 5.5 | |
Energy | | | | 5.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 5.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.8 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.8 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | | 2.4 | % |
2. PPG Industries, Inc. | | | | 2.3 | |
3. AMETEK, Inc. | | | | 2.1 | |
4. Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | | 1.9 | |
5. Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | | 1.9 | |
6. Amphenol Corp.-Class A | | | | 1.9 | |
7. Flowserve Corp. | | | | 1.9 | |
8. SBA Communications Corp.- Class A | | | | 1.8 | |
9. Foster Wheeler AG | | | | 1.8 | |
10. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | | 1.7 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Application Software | | | | 4.2 | % |
2. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 3.9 | |
3. Biotechnology | | | | 3.9 | |
4. Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods | | | | 3.6 | |
5. Specialty Stores | | | | 3.2 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $287.8 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 77 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
In this environment, the Fund had strong positive returns and outperformed its style-specific benchmark during the year. Strong performance, especially in the consumer discretionary, financials and energy sectors, was driven primarily by positive stock selection and only partially offset by underperformance in the information technology and telecommunication services sectors.
The Fund outperformed by the widest margin in the consumer discretionary sector. The largest contributor for the year was Tesla Motors which appreciated more than 300%. The company repeatedly reported strong quarterly results and the car itself received accolades for its crash-test safety rankings and innovative design. We trimmed our position multiple times during the stock’s rise, in order to lock in gains and to manage our risk. Wynn Resorts and Under Armour were also very strong performers during the year.
The Fund also outperformed in the financials sector due to strong stock selection. Within the sector, Discover Financial Services benefited from a strong cycle in the credit card business. Asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group was another contributor to performance as its revenues rose along with the market’s strong performance.
The information technology sector underperformed. The macro-environment for enterprise software spending and for telecommunications equipment expenditures was weak in 2013. F5 Networks, Citrix and Rackspace were significant detractors that suffered from reduced capital expenditures and visibility to their future revenues. We sold our holdings in each of these companies during the year.
The portfolio also lagged the style-specific index in the telecommunication services sector. NII Holdings is building out networks in Central and South America and rationalizing its business model. However the company had execution issues and the sale of certain assets was delayed so we sold the stock during the reporting period.
We thank you for your commitment to Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Jim Leach Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2011. Mr. Leach earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of California and an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
3 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 8.76 | % |
5 Years | | | | 22.56 | |
1 Year | | | | 37.01 | |
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Inception (9/25/00) | | | | -0.05 | % |
10 Years | | | | 8.70 | |
5 Years | | | | 22.43 | |
1 Year | | | | 36.60 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class II shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Series II shares of Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund on April 29, 2013). Returns shown above for Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Series I shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Series I share performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class II shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to the predecessor fund’s Class II shares.
Class II share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The inception date of the predecessor fund’s Class II shares is September 25, 2000.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.09% and 1.34%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.12% and 1.37%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
1 | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2014. See current prospectus for more information. |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Mid-capitalization risk. Stocks of mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.22% | |
Aerospace & Defense–1.52% | |
B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b) | | | 50,279 | | | $ | 4,375,781 | |
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Airlines–0.56% | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 22,089 | | | | 1,620,670 | |
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Apparel Retail–1.29% | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 49,587 | | | | 3,715,554 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–3.57% | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 46,799 | | | | 3,799,611 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 26,262 | | | | 3,572,157 | |
Under Armour, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 33,105 | | | | 2,890,067 | |
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Application Software–4.19% | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 102,799 | | | | 4,296,998 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 267,151 | | | | 3,745,457 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | | | 72,642 | | | | 4,009,112 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.40% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b) | | | 31,835 | | | | 6,904,375 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.76% | |
Tesla Motors, Inc.(b) | | | 14,624 | | | | 2,199,157 | |
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Automotive Retail–1.53% | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 34,227 | | | | 4,405,357 | |
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Biotechnology–3.88% | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 33,762 | | | | 4,492,372 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b) | | | 49,470 | | | | 3,476,257 | |
Medivation Inc.(b) | | | 50,238 | | | | 3,206,189 | |
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Broadcasting–1.58% | |
Discovery Communications, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 50,391 | | | | 4,556,354 | |
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Building Products–2.83% | �� |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 70,280 | | | | 3,790,903 | |
Lennox International Inc. | | | 51,099 | | | | 4,346,481 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–1.90% | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 28,098 | | | | 5,456,913 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.99% | |
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.–Class A | | | 35,583 | | | | 2,856,603 | |
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Computer & Electronics Retail–1.65% | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 118,917 | | | | 4,742,410 | |
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Computer Hardware–0.85% | |
Stratasys Ltd.(b) | | | 18,107 | | | | 2,439,013 | |
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Construction & Engineering–3.18% | |
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 153,104 | | | $ | 5,055,494 | |
MasTec Inc.(b) | | | 125,062 | | | | 4,092,029 | |
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Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.63% | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 12,775 | | | | 1,800,892 | |
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Consumer Electronics–1.66% | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 58,508 | | | | 4,788,880 | |
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Consumer Finance–1.60% | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 82,358 | | | | 4,607,930 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.99% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b) | | | 20,929 | | | | 5,502,862 | |
Vanitv, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 95,211 | | | | 3,104,831 | |
| | | | | | | 8,607,693 | |
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Distillers & Vintners–1.41% | |
Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 57,732 | | | | 4,063,178 | |
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Diversified Support Services–0.81% | |
KAR Auction Services Inc. | | | 78,802 | | | | 2,328,599 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–2.06% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 112,576 | | | | 5,929,378 | |
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Electronic Components–1.86% | |
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | | | 60,176 | | | | 5,366,496 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–1.01% | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 66,604 | | | | 2,905,933 | |
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Food Retail–1.71% | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b) | | | 50,121 | | | | 1,926,150 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 51,980 | | | | 3,006,003 | |
| | | | | | | 4,932,153 | |
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Health Care Equipment–0.43% | |
Thoratec Corp.(b) | | | 33,576 | | | | 1,228,882 | |
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Health Care Facilities–1.43% | |
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B | | | 50,477 | | | | 4,101,761 | |
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Health Care Services–1.34% | |
Omnicare, Inc. | | | 63,934 | | | | 3,859,056 | |
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Homefurnishing Retail–1.09% | |
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc.(b) | | | 46,798 | | | | 3,149,505 | |
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Household Appliances–1.11% | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 20,298 | | | | 3,183,944 | |
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Household Products–0.99% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 42,784 | | | | 2,835,724 | |
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Housewares & Specialties–1.53% | |
Jarden Corp.(b) | | | 71,856 | | | | 4,408,366 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Human Resource & Employment Services–1.05% | |
Towers Watson & Co.–Class A | | | 23,745 | | | $ | 3,030,099 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–1.21% | |
Carlisle Cos. Inc. | | | 44,030 | | | | 3,495,982 | |
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Industrial Machinery–3.10% | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 67,344 | | | | 5,308,728 | |
Pentair Ltd. | | | 46,442 | | | | 3,607,150 | |
| | | �� | | | | 8,915,878 | |
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Internet Retail–0.59% | |
Netflix Inc.(b) | | | 4,633 | | | | 1,705,732 | |
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Internet Software & Services–1.19% | |
LinkedIn Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 15,824 | | | | 3,431,118 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.14% | |
Gartner, Inc.(b) | | | 46,017 | | | | 3,269,508 | |
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Leisure Products–1.39% | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 86,848 | | | | 4,000,219 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–1.55% | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 133,924 | | | | 4,463,687 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.61% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 47,539 | | | | 2,627,005 | |
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b) | | | 33,462 | | | | 1,995,339 | |
| | | | | | | 4,622,344 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.43% | |
EQT Corp. | | | 34,291 | | | | 3,078,646 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.(b) | | | 62,163 | | | | 3,925,593 | |
| | | | | | | 7,004,239 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–1.35% | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 42,499 | | | | 3,898,433 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–1.12% | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 38,569 | | | | 3,230,539 | |
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Paper Packaging–1.16% | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 98,362 | | | | 3,349,226 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–3.94% | |
Actavis PLC(b) | | | 25,176 | | | | 4,229,568 | |
Mallinckrodt PLC(b) | | | 69,448 | | | | 3,629,353 | |
Shire PLC–ADR (Ireland) | | | 24,574 | | | | 3,472,060 | |
| | | | | | | 11,330,981 | |
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Railroads–1.40% | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 32,622 | | | | 4,039,582 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Regional Banks–1.29% | |
First Republic Bank | | | 70,774 | | | $ | 3,705,019 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–1.54% | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 67,274 | | | | 4,421,247 | |
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Restaurants–0.78% | |
Panera Bread Co.–Class A(b) | | | 12,625 | | | | 2,230,711 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.76% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 123,234 | | | | 2,180,009 | |
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Semiconductors–1.64% | |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)(b) | | | 102,479 | | | | 4,706,860 | |
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Specialized Finance–1.37% | |
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. | | | 17,593 | | | | 3,957,018 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–2.34% | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 35,438 | | | | 6,721,171 | |
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Specialty Stores–3.19% | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 84,828 | | | | 4,928,507 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 54,711 | | | | 4,244,479 | |
| | | | 9,172,986 | |
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Steel–1.00% | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 54,057 | | | | 2,885,563 | |
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Systems Software–1.72% | |
Infoblox, Inc.(b) | | | 65,326 | | | | 2,157,065 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 49,746 | | | | 2,786,273 | |
| | | | | | | 4,943,338 | |
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Trucking–1.20% | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 44,825 | | | | 3,464,973 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.82% | |
SBA Communications Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 58,180 | | | | 5,226,891 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $195,311,689) | | | | 285,547,037 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.53% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 760,733 | | | | 760,733 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 760,733 | | | | 760,733 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,521,466) | | | | 1,521,466 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.75% (Cost $196,833,155) | | | | 287,068,503 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.25% | | | | 727,748 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 287,796,251 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $195,311,689) | | $ | 285,547,037 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 1,521,466 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $196,833,155) | | | 287,068,503 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,203,891 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 79,315 | |
Dividends | | | 97,417 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 116,250 | |
Other assets | | | 83,565 | |
Total assets | | | 288,648,941 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 221,753 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 209,640 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 272,224 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 991 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 19,639 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 128,443 | |
Total liabilities | | | 852,690 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 287,796,251 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 216,837,962 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (115,576 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (19,161,483 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 90,235,348 | |
| | $ | 287,796,251 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 115,318,519 | |
Series II | | $ | 172,477,732 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 21,551,237 | |
Series II | | | 32,354,722 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.35 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.33 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,245) | | $ | 1,686,586 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $26,013) | | | 28,970 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,715,556 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,926,764 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 679,455 | |
Custodian fees | | | 14,371 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 393,356 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 47,550 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 34,814 | |
Other | | | 66,593 | |
Total expenses | | | 3,162,903 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (6,517 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 3,156,386 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,440,830 | ) |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $39,237) | | | 33,231,788 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (29 | ) |
| | | 33,231,759 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 48,244,850 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 11 | |
| | | 48,244,861 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 81,476,620 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 80,035,790 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,440,830 | ) | | $ | 688,401 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 33,231,759 | | | | (4,820,673 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 48,244,861 | | | | 7,527,957 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 80,035,790 | | | | 3,395,685 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (407,098 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (340,975 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (748,073 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | — | | | | (29,188 | ) |
Series ll | | | — | | | | (3,373,477 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (3,402,665 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (3,506,135 | ) | | | 90,879,821 | |
Series ll | | | (19,663,937 | ) | | | 75,715,072 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (23,170,072 | ) | | | 166,594,893 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 56,117,645 | | | | 166,587,913 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 231,678,606 | | | | 65,090,693 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(115,576) and $632,366, respectively) | | $ | 287,796,251 | | | $ | 231,678,606 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect
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appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related |
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| to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $500 million | | 0.75% |
Next $500 million | | 0.70% |
Over $1 billion | | 0.65% |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.09% and Series II shares to 1.34% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive
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advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $6,517.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $64,087 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $615,368 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $2,311 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of December 31, 2013, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $143,678 and securities sales of $575,635, which resulted in net realized gains of $39,237.
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 748,073 | | | $ | 4,874 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | — | | | | 3,397,791 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 748,073 | | | $ | 3,402,665 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | 89,996,505 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (115,576 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (18,922,640 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 216,837,962 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 287,796,251 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $33,306,696 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2015 | | $ | 6,354,721 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,354,721 | |
December 31, 2016 | | | 12,567,919 | | | | — | | | | 12,567,919 | |
| | $ | 18,922,640 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,922,640 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that unrealized gains as of April 30, 2012, the date of reorganization of Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund into the Fund, are realized on securities held in each fund at such date of reorganization, the capital loss carryforward may be further limited for up to five years from the date of the reorganization. |
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NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $192,567,328 and $215,177,476, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 90,844,230 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (847,725 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 89,996,505 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $197,071,998.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses and limitations on use of capital losses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $1,440,961, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $935,583 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $2,376,544. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 4,453,038 | | | $ | 21,048,421 | | | | 2,853,873 | | | $ | 11,082,336 | |
Series II | | | 3,279,959 | | | | 15,349,740 | | | | 3,697,327 | | | | 13,808,375 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 82,576 | | | | 407,098 | | | | 7,350 | | | | 28,592 | |
Series II | | | 69,304 | | | | 340,975 | | | | 867,246 | | | | 3,373,473 | |
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Issued in connection with acquisitions(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | — | | | | — | | | | 27,656,004 | | | | 110,336,990 | |
Series II | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,315,173 | | | | 80,877,943 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,431,033 | ) | | | (24,961,654 | ) | | | (8,073,601 | ) | | | (30,568,097 | ) |
Series II | | | (7,695,456 | ) | | | (35,354,652 | ) | | | (5,855,175 | ) | | | (22,344,719 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (5,241,612 | ) | | $ | (23,170,072 | ) | | | 41,468,197 | | | $ | 166,594,893 | |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 59% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | As of the opening of business on April 30, 2012, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on November 30, 2011 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 2, 2012. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 47,971,177 shares of the Fund for 13,665,309 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 29, 2011. Shares of the Target Fund were exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund, based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund on the close of business, April 27, 2012. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 27, 2012 of $191,214,933, including $31,284,430 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $71,573,743 and $262,788,676 immediately after the acquisition. |
| The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012, assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2012, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows: |
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Net investment income | | $ | 333,780 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains | | | 27,965,531 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 28,299,311 | |
| The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that have been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since April 30, 2012. |
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 3.92 | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 1.47 | | | $ | 1.45 | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 5.35 | | | | 37.01 | % | | $ | 115,319 | | | | 1.08 | %(e) | | | 1.08 | %(e) | | | (0.41 | )%(e) | | | 76 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 3.69 | | | | 0.02 | (d) | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.43 | | | | — | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 3.92 | | | | 11.60 | | | | 88,091 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 0.54 | (d) | | | 92 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 4.05 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3.69 | | | | (8.89 | ) | | | 11 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 137 | |
Year ended 12/31/10(f) | | | 3.30 | | | | (0.00 | )(g) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4.05 | | | | 22.73 | | | | 12 | | | | 1.01 | (h) | | | 1.12 | (h) | | | (0.18 | )(h) | | | 105 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 3.91 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.43 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 5.33 | | | | 36.60 | | | | 172,478 | | | | 1.33 | (e) | | | 1.33 | (e) | | | (0.66 | )(e) | | | 76 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 3.68 | | | | 0.01 | (d) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | — | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 3.91 | | | | 11.63 | | | | 143,588 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 0.29 | (d) | | | 92 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 4.06 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3.68 | | | | (9.36 | ) | | | 65,080 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.39 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 137 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 3.19 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.87 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4.06 | | | | 27.27 | | | | 79,461 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 105 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 2.04 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.15 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3.19 | | | | 56.37 | | | | 45,451 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 42 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ending December 31, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $158,450,343 and sold of $99,449,268 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Capital Development Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets include special cash dividends received of $3.92 per share owned of Aveta Inc. on August 16, 2012. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.01 and 0.28% and $0.00 and 0.03% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $99,559 and $157,342 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(f) | Commencement date of June 1, 2010. |
(g) | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 19, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,215.10 | | | $ | 6.03 | | | $ | 1,019.76 | | | $ | 5.50 | | | | 1.08 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,213.90 | | | | 7.42 | | | | 1,018.50 | | | | 6.77 | | | | 1.33 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 98.59 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VIMKT-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion
Fund information
This annual report on Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund covers the year ended December 31, 2013.
As of December 31, 2013, the Fund had 120 holdings and its net assets totaled $438.3 million. As of the same date, the Fund’s weighted average maturity was 38 days and the Fund’s weighted average life was 49 days.
Weighted average maturity (WAM) is an average of the maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. The days to maturity for WAM is the lower of the stated maturity date or next interest rate reset date. WAM reflects how a portfolio would react to interest rate changes.
Weighted average life (WAL) is an average of all the maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. The days to maturity for WAL is the lower of the stated maturity date or next demand feature date. WAL reflects how a portfolio would react to deteriorating credit (widening spreads) or tightening liquidity conditions.
How we invest
The Fund invests only in high-quality US dollar-denominated short-term fixed-income obligations. During the year covered by this report, as always, your Fund focused on three objectives:
n | | The highest possible yield consistent with safety of principal. |
Market conditions affecting money market funds
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by steady improvement in the US economy and market environment, which continued to be shaped by monetary and fiscal policies. Gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of overall US economic activity, continued to expand in 2013, hitting an annualized rate of 4.1%1 in the third quarter, its highest level since late 2011. At the same time, the labor market continued to improve and inflation remained subdued. The unemployment rate fell to 6.7%2 in December 2013, its lowest monthly rate since October 2008.
As the reporting period began, there was considerable uncertainty about the inability of Congress and the White House to reach an agreement over tax and spending proposals – and widespread concern that a failure to reach an agreement could hurt the US economy. A last-minute compromise in the form of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which was passed on January 2, 2013, helped avoid the “fiscal cliff” and allowed for across-the-board spending cuts, called sequestration, to be implemented. This concern resulted in strong inflows into money market funds, particularly into government/Treasury funds.
Fiscal policy remained a concern throughout the reporting period; a political standoff over raising the US debt limit culminated in a 16-day federal government shutdown in October. A last-minute compromise reached on October 17 helped stave off the risk of default but failed to address fundamental spending and tax issues, including entitlements. As a result of the uncertainty in the run-up to the deadline, government/Treasury money market funds, which invest in short-dated government securities such as Treasury bills, recorded their largest one-week decline in assets since August 2011, but recovered immediately after a compromise was reached.
Throughout 2013, the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) continued its aggressive monetary stimulus policies, including $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities and $45 billion in longer term Treasury securities it purchased each month as part of the third round of quantitative easing (QE).3 The Fed also maintained its target policy rate in a range of between zero and 0.25%, committing to keep interest rates exceptionally low as long as unemployment remains above 6.5%, while keeping inflation below 2.5%.3 In the spring, the Fed announced that it was considering tapering, or slowing down, its asset purchases. As a result of the announcement, capital markets declined in the US and in emerging markets. This sell-off was brief but broad. While markets stabilized in midsummer, throughout the second half of the year they continued to be dominated by concerns regarding the timing and scope of possible tapering. Finally, in December, the Fed put an end to the speculation, officially announcing that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Given the Fed’s commitment to accommodative monetary policy, money market funds continued to operate in an ultra-low interest rate environment.
In an evolving and challenging environment for money market funds, Invesco Global Liquidity remains committed to the preservation of principal and providing daily liquidity, while seeking to deliver a competitive yield.
Thank you for investing with us.
1 | Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis |
2 | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
3 | Source: US Federal Reserve |
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
Team managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc.
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
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Portfolio Composition by Maturity |
In days, as of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
1 – 7 | | | | 38.0 | % |
8 – 30 | | | | 9.5 | |
31 – 60 | | | | 18.1 | |
61 – 90 | | | | 11.9 | |
91 – 180 | | | | 20.1 | |
181+ | | | | 2.4 | |
The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Cash/cash equivalents risk. Holding cash or cash equivalents may negatively affect performance.
Counterparty risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations, which may cause losses or additional costs to the Fund.
Credit risk. The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating.
Foreign credit exposure risk. US dollar-denominated securities carrying foreign credit exposure may be affected by unfavorable political, economic or governmental developments that could affect payments of principal and interest.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Industry focus risk. To the extent a fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by companies in the banking and financial services industries, the fund’s performance will depend on the overall condition of those industries, which may be affected by the following factors: the supply of short-term financing; changes in government regulation and interest rates; and overall economy.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration.
Liquidity risk. The Fund may hold illiquid securities that it is unable to sell at the preferred time or price and could lose its entire investment in such securities. Liquidity is also the risk that a fund may not be able to pay redemption proceeds within an allowable amount of time.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and interest rate fluctuations.
Money market fund risk. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, you may lose money by investing in the Fund. The share price of money market funds can fall below the $1.00 share price. You should not rely on or expect the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates to enter into support agreements or take other actions to maintain the Fund’s $1.00 share price. The credit quality of the Fund’s holdings can change rapidly in certain markets, and the default of a single holding could have an adverse impact on the Fund’s share price. The Fund’s share price can also be negatively affected during periods of high redemption pressures and/or illiquid markets. Furthermore, additional government regulation, including by the SEC, could impact the way the Fund is managed and possibly negatively impacting its return.
Municipal securities risk. The Fund may invest in municipal securities. Constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives, and the issuer’s regional economic conditions may affect the municipal security’s value, interest payments, repayment of principal and the Fund’s ability to sell it. Failure of a municipal security issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the security’s value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of municipal securities.
Reinvestment risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment) will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the original bond.
Repurchase agreement risk. If the seller of a repurchase agreement in which the Fund invests defaults on its obligation or declares bankruptcy, the Fund may experience delays in selling the securities underlying the repurchase agreement, resulting in losses.
US government obligations risk. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by US government agencies and instrumentalities that may receive varying levels of support from the government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default.
Variable-rate demand notes risk. The absence of an active secondary market for certain variable and floating rate notes could make it difficult to dispose of the instruments, and a portfolio could suffer a loss if the issuer defaults during periods in which a portfolio is not entitled to exercise its demand rights.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2013
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
Commercial Paper–52.56%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Consumer Receivables–5.04% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barton Capital, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 03/18/14 | | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,000,000 | |
Old Line Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 04/14/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,611 | |
Old Line Funding, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.12 | % | | | 06/12/14 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,200,000 | |
Old Line Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 03/18/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,713 | |
Old Line Funding, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 04/11/14 | | | | 3,100 | | | | 3,100,000 | |
Salisbury Receivables Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 02/05/14 | | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,499,611 | |
Salisbury Receivables Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,980 | |
Sheffield Receivables Corp.(b) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 600 | | | | 599,985 | |
Sheffield Receivables Corp.(b) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 03/14/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,998,920 | |
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 04/04/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 04/09/14 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,300,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,097,820 | |
| | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Fully Supported–0.87% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kells Funding LLC (CEP-FMS Wertmanagement)(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 06/09/14 | | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,398,763 | |
Kells Funding LLC (CEP-FMS Wertmanagement)(b)(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 05/15/14 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,598,749 | |
Kells Funding LLC (CEP-FMS Wertmanagement)(b)(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 05/15/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,796,887 | |
| | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Fully Supported Bank–5.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alpine Securitization Corp. (CEP-Credit Suisse AG)(b)(c)(d) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 02/07/14 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,100,000 | |
Cancara Asset Securitisation, LLC (CEP-Lloyds Bank PLC)(b)(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 01/03/14 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,999,930 | |
Crown Point Capital Co., LLC, Series A (Multi-CEP’s-Guggenheim Treasury Services, LLC)(b)(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 01/15/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,592 | |
Crown Point Capital Co., LLC, Series A (Multi-CEP’s-Guggenheim Treasury Services, LLC)(b)(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 01/16/14 | | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,799,842 | |
Lexington Parker Capital Co. LLC (Multi-CEP’s-Guggenheim Treasury Services, LLC)(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/10/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,556 | |
Victory Receivables Corp. (CEP-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The))(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 02/03/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,221 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,898,141 | |
| | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities–Multi-Purpose–13.45% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC(b)(c) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/19/14 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
CAFCO LLC(b) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 02/18/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,829 | |
Chariot Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 05/08/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,995,943 | |
Chariot Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 06/05/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,010 | |
Chariot Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 02/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,560 | |
Chariot Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 03/04/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,998,346 | |
Chariot Funding, LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 04/16/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,997,900 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 04/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,998,824 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 06/03/14 | | | | 700 | | | | 699,316 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 06/05/14 | | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,496,534 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,187 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 03/04/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,998,347 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 03/12/14 | | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,099,020 | |
Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC(b) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 02/18/14 | | | | 500 | | | | 499,800 | |
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.(b)(d) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 02/05/14 | | | | 600 | | | | 599,907 | |
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.(b)(d) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 02/12/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,851 | |
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 02/03/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,221 | |
Regency Markets No. 1 LLC(b)(d) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 01/17/14 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,999,378 | |
Scaldis Capital LLC(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/04/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,055 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,979,028 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
Computer Hardware–0.68% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp.(b) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 01/17/14 | | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 2,999,933 | �� |
| | | | |
Consumer Finance–2.51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BMW US Capital LLC(b)(d) | | | 0.09 | % | | | 01/21/14 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,999,700 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.(d) | | | 0.22 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,998,136 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,997,836 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Banks–16.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas Finance Inc.(d) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 02/03/14 | | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,998,607 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper Co., LLC | | | 0.28 | % | | | 04/14/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,995,995 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper Co., LLC | | | 0.31 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,998,949 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC(b) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,998,949 | |
Credit Agricole North America Inc.(d) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 01/09/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,999,902 | |
Dexia Credit Local S.A.(d) | | | 0.32 | % | | | 08/18/14 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,596,743 | |
Dexia Credit Local S.A.(d) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 02/12/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,533 | |
Dexia Credit Local S.A.(d) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 02/14/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,022 | |
ING (US) Funding LLC(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 02/12/14 | | | | 800 | | | | 799,832 | |
ING (US) Funding LLC(d) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 2,600 | | | | 2,599,163 | |
ING (US) Funding LLC(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,997,628 | |
JP Morgan Securities LLC(b) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 08/12/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,992,567 | |
National Australia Funding Delaware Inc.(b)(d) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,999,996 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 03/10/14 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,499,433 | |
PNC Bank, N.A. | | | 0.24 | % | | | 02/13/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Rabobank USA Financial Corp.(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 03/17/14 | | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,299,186 | |
Rabobank USA Financial Corp.(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 04/03/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,998,927 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 01/17/14 | | | | 500 | | | | 499,963 | |
Societe Generale North America, Inc.(d) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,992 | |
Societe Generale North America, Inc.(d) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 02/04/14 | | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,099,524 | |
Standard Chartered Bank(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 01/08/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,961 | |
Standard Chartered Bank(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/04/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,811 | |
Standard Chartered Bank(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/07/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,589 | |
Standard Chartered Bank(b)(d) | | | 0.22 | % | | | 02/06/14 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,299,714 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd.(b)(d) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 01/14/14 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,099,940 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,772,926 | |
| | | | |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.23% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | | | 0.20 | % | | | 03/10/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,622 | |
| | | | |
Regional Banks–4.47% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat(d) | | | 0.10 | % | | | 01/21/14 | | | | 600 | | | | 599,967 | |
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat(d) | | | 0.10 | % | | | 01/24/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,936 | |
BNZ International Funding Ltd.(b)(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 01/07/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,850 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b)(d) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,991 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,199,972 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 01/13/14 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,099,938 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b)(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,499,962 | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd.(b)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 02/21/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,998,796 | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd.(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/20/14 | | | | 600 | | | | 599,833 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.(b)(d) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 05/02/14 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,598,763 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,597,008 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
Soft Drinks–2.96% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The)(b) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 04/08/14 | | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 4,997,844 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The)(b) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 04/08/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,998,545 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The)(b) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 05/06/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,996,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,993,264 | |
| | | | |
Specialized Finance–0.48% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CDP Financial Inc.(b)(d) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 06/09/14 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,161 | |
Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau(b)(d) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 02/24/14 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 1,099,769 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,098,930 | |
| | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nationwide Building Society(b)(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/12/14 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,199,720 | |
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $230,431,115) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 230,431,115 | |
| | | | |
Certificates of Deposit–23.50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 02/07/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Bank of Montreal(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 03/05/14 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,600,000 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 04/03/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia(c)(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 04/10/14 | | | | 2,300 | | | | 2,299,969 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia(c)(d) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 05/30/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia(c)(d) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 01/30/15 | | | | 700 | | | | 700,000 | |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The)(d) | | | 0.22 | % | | | 01/22/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The)(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 03/03/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The)(d) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 03/11/14 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Barclays Bank PLC(c)(d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 03/11/14 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank(d) | | | 0.03 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
Mizuho Bank Ltd.(d) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 04/02/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Natixis(c)(d) | | | 0.32 | % | | | 06/25/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
Nordea Bank Finland PLC(d) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 02/12/14 | | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,200,000 | |
Norinchukin Bank (The)(c)(d) | | | 0.27 | % | | | 02/10/14 | | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,500,000 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,000,001 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(d) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 01/06/14 | | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(d) | | | 0.18 | % | | | 02/04/14 | | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,200,000 | |
Royal Bank of Canada(c)(d) | | | 0.33 | % | | | 01/02/15 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.(d) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 01/21/14 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,300,000 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB(d) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(d) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 02/14/14 | | | | 2,200 | | | | 2,200,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank(d) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 06/02/14 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $102,999,970) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,999,970 | |
| | | | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes–5.67%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit Enhanced–5.67% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlanticare Health Services, Inc.; Series 2003, VRD Taxable Bonds (LOC–Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 10/01/33 | | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,499,999 | |
Benjamin Rose Institute (The) (Kethley House); Series 2005, VRD Taxable Notes (LOC–JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 12/01/28 | | | | 3,360 | | | | 3,360,000 | |
Collier (County of), Florida Industrial Development Authority (Allete, Inc.); Series 2006, Ref. VRD IDR (LOC–Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 10/01/25 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Hamilton (County of), Ohio (Children’s Hospital Medical Center); Series 1997 A, VRD Hospital Facilities RB (LOC–PNC Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 05/15/17 | | | | 600 | | | | 600,000 | |
Keep Memory Alive; Series 2013, VRD Taxable Bonds (LOC–PNC Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.12 | % | | | 05/01/37 | | | | 3,820 | | | | 3,820,000 | |
M3 Realty, LLC; Series 2007, VRD RN (LOC–General Electric Capital Corp.)(b)(f) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 01/01/33 | | | | 2,100 | | | | 2,100,000 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
Credit Enhanced–(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts (State of) Development Finance Agency (Milton Academy); Series 2009 B, VRD Taxable RB (LOC–TD Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 03/01/39 | | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,500,000 | |
Nashville (City of) & Davidson (County of), Tennessee Metropolitan Government Industrial Development Board (L & S, LLC); Series 2001, VRD IDR (LOC–JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 03/01/26 | | | | 360 | | | | 360,000 | |
Nuevo Oaxaca LLC (Village by the Park Apartments); Series 2013 A, MFH Taxable VRD RB (LOC–FHLB of San Francisco)(f) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 03/01/53 | | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,500,000 | |
Ogden (City of), Utah Redevelopment Agency; Series 2009 B-1, Ref. VRD Taxable RB (LOC–Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 12/01/27 | | | | 2,285 | | | | 2,285,000 | |
Rock Island (County of), Illinois Metropolitan Airport Authority (Quad City International Airport Air Freight); Series 1998 A, VRD Priority RB (LOC–U.S. Bank, N.A.)(f) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 12/01/18 | | | | 230 | | | | 230,000 | |
St. Jean Industries, Inc.; Series 2006, VRD Taxable Notes (LOC–General Electric Capital Corp.)(b)(f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 10/01/21 | | | | 600 | | | | 600,000 | |
Total Variable Rate Demand Notes (Cost $24,854,999) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,854,999 | |
| | | | |
Medium-Term Notes–4.11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance–3.42% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Honda Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes(b)(c)(d) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 05/20/14 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,999,873 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Banks–0.69% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Unsec. Medium-Term Notes(c) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 01/20/15 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
Total Medium-Term Notes (Cost $17,999,873) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,999,873 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding Repurchase Agreements)–85.84% (Cost $376,285,957) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 376,285,957 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | Repurchase Amount | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements–13.23%(g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Joint agreement dated 12/31/13, aggregate maturing value of $600,001,000 (collateralized by U.S. Government sponsored agency obligations valued at $612,000,000; 0%–8.50%, 12/01/17-01/01/44) (Cost $58,000,234) | | | 0.03 | % | | | 01/02/14 | | | | 58,000,331 | | | | 58,000,234 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS(h)(i)–99.07% (Cost $434,286,191) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 434,286,191 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,087,910 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 438,374,101 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
CEP | | — Credit Enhancement Provider |
FHLB | | — Federal Home Loan Bank |
IDR | | — Industrial Development Revenue Bonds |
LOC | | — Letter of Credit |
MFH | | — Multi-Family Housing |
RB | | — Revenue Bonds |
| | |
Ref. | | — Refunding |
RN | | — Revenue Notes |
Sr. | | — Senior |
Unsec. | | — Unsecured |
VRD | | — Variable Rate Demand |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security may be traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at December 31, 2013 was $194,650,891, which represented 44.40% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2013. |
(d) | The security is credit guaranteed, enhanced or has credit risk by a foreign entity. The foreign credit exposure to countries other than the United States of America (as a percentage of net assets) is summarized as follows: Japan: 11.5%; United Kingdom: 8.1%; Australia: 7.2%; France: 6.6%; Canada: 6.6%; Sweden: 5.2%; other countries less than 5% each: 13.7%. |
(e) | Demand security payable upon demand by the Fund at specified time intervals no greater than thirteen months. Interest rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on December 31, 2013. |
(f) | Principal and interest payments are fully enhanced by a letter of credit from the bank listed or a predecessor bank, branch or subsidiary. |
(g) | Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I. |
(h) | Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes. |
(i) | Entities may either issue, guarantee, back or otherwise enhance the credit quality of a security. The entities are not primarily responsible for the issuer’s obligation but may be called upon to satisfy the issuer’s obligations. No concentration of any single entity was greater than 5%. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, excluding repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | $ | 376,285,957 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | | 58,000,234 | |
Total investments, at value and cost | | | 434,286,191 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 4,386,983 | |
Interest | | | 42,095 | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 90,076 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 61,051 | |
Total assets | | | 438,866,396 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 160,298 | |
Dividends | | | 348 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 251,975 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 844 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 12,232 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 66,598 | |
Total liabilities | | | 492,295 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 438,374,101 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 438,378,044 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | (2,496 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,447 | ) |
| | $ | 438,374,101 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 422,491,143 | |
Series II | | $ | 15,882,958 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 422,491,224 | |
Series II | | | 15,882,898 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 543,292 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,130,824 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 696,761 | |
Custodian fees | | | 34,925 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 13,338 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 12,112 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 34,883 | |
Other | | | 107,042 | |
Total expenses | | | 2,029,885 | |
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed | | | (1,577,559 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 452,326 | |
Net investment income | | | 90,966 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment securities | | | (702 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 90,264 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 90,966 | | | $ | 65,699 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (702 | ) | | | 1,398 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 90,264 | | | | 67,097 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (89,711 | ) | | | (65,457 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,255 | ) | | | (242 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (90,966 | ) | | | (65,699 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | 265,560,533 | | | | (41,602,983 | ) |
Series ll | | | 15,137,429 | | | | (276,342 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 280,697,962 | | | | (41,879,325 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 280,697,260 | | | | (41,877,927 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 157,676,841 | | | | 199,554,768 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(2,496) and $(2,496), respectively) | | $ | 438,374,101 | | | $ | 157,676,841 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — The Fund’s securities are recorded on the basis of amortized cost which approximates value as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This method values a security at its cost on the date of purchase and, thereafter, assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any premiums or accretion of any discounts. |
Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on investments, is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
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The Fund allocates realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. The Fund allocates income to a class based on the relative value of the settled shares of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income are declared daily and paid monthly to separate accounts of participating insurance companies. Distributions from net realized gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Collateral on repurchase agreements, including the Fund’s pro-rata interest in joint repurchase agreements, is taken into possession by the Fund upon entering into the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of U.S. Government Securities and U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 102% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. Collateral consisting of nongovernment securities is marked to market daily to ensure its market value is at least 105% of the sales price of the repurchase agreement. The investments in some repurchase agreements, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, are through participation with other mutual funds, private accounts and certain non-registered investment companies managed by the investment advisor or its affiliates (“Joint repurchase agreements”). The principal amount of the repurchase agreement is equal to the value at period-end. If the seller of a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the Fund might incur expenses in enforcing its rights, and could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the collateral and loss of income. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.40% | |
Over $250 million | | | 0.35% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 1.50% and Series II shares to 1.75% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
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The Adviser and/or Invesco Distributors, Inc., (“IDI”) voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to increase the Fund’s yield. Voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements may be modified at any time upon consultation with the Board of Trustees without further notice to investors.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco voluntarily waived advisory fees of $1,564,221 and reimbursed class level expenses of $13,338 for Series II shares in order to increase the Fund’s yield.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $71,097 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $625,664 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with IDI to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of December 31, 2013, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 2 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $2,425,373, which did not result in any net realized gains (losses).
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The Bank of New York Mellon, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 90,966 | | | $ | 65,699 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 56,893 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (59,389 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (1,447 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 438,378,044 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 438,374,101 | |
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2018 | | $ | 745 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 745 | |
Not subject to expiration | | | 702 | | | | — | | | | 702 | |
| | $ | 1,447 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,447 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
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NOTE 8—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013 (a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,037,143,323 | | | $ | 1,037,143,323 | | | | 690,431,189 | | | $ | 690,431,189 | |
Series II | | | 29,306,348 | | | | 29,306,348 | | | | 9,878 | | | | 9,878 | |
| | | | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 82,613 | | | | 82,613 | | | | 26,307 | | | | 26,307 | |
Series II | | | 1,255 | | | | 1,255 | | | | 242 | | | | 242 | |
| | | | |
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (771,665,403 | ) | | | (771,665,403 | ) | | | (732,060,479 | ) | | | (732,060,479 | ) |
Series II | | | (14,170,174 | ) | | | (14,170,174 | ) | | | (286,462 | ) | | | (286,462 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 280,697,962 | | | $ | 280,697,962 | | | | (41,879,325 | ) | | $ | (41,879,325 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 90% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 9—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | 1.00 | | | | 0.03 | % | | $ | 422,491 | | | | 0.16 | %(c) | | | 0.70 | %(c) | | | 0.03 | %(c) |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 156,931 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.03 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 198,533 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.05 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 25,578 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 0.18 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 33,486 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.11 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 15,883 | | | | 0.16 | (c) | | | 0.95 | (c) | | | 0.03 | (c) |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 746 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.03 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1,022 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.05 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1,024 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.18 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 1,690 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 0.06 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $282,043 and $5,335 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.20 | | | $ | 0.75 | | | $ | 1,024.46 | | | $ | 0.76 | | | | 0.15 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.20 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1,024.46 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.15 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.17 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co- President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co- Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
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Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange- Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian Bank of New York Mellon 2 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY 11217-1431 |
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. MS-VISPI-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund performed in line with both the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper VUF S&P 500 Funds Index. The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return on its assets through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 31.91 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 31.55 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Lipper VUF S&P 500 Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index) | | | | 31.91 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks represented in the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is a well-known stock market index that includes common stocks of 500 companies. The Fund generally invests in each stock included in the S&P 500 Index in proportion to its market value or market capitalization. The Fund may invest in foreign securities represented in the S&P 500 Index, including depositary receipts. Changes to the Fund’s portfolio are the result of Standard & Poor’s either adding a security to, or deleting a security from, the S&P 500 Index. Changes are not the result of any stock selection model.
The Fund also may invest in S&P 500 futures contracts. This type of investment is a derivative instrument since the price is derived from one or more underlying assets. The purpose of this investment is to provide full stock market exposure to the Fund’s nominal cash holdings.
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013 was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government
shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The Fund stayed true to its process by investing in all components of the S&P 500 Index. Sectors that contributed the most to overall Fund performance were the consumer discretionary, financials, health care, information technology (IT) and industrial sectors. While all sectors delivered positive overall performance, the utilities and telecommunication services sectors contributed the least to the Fund’s overall performance. The Fund’s allocation to S&P 500 futures contracts was a slight detractor to Fund performance.
In the IT sector, Google and Microsoft were top contributors to Fund performance. On October 18, Google announced its third quarter earnings. The company beat analysts’ expectation on revenue, primarily based upon increased advertising sales. Also, the stock crossed over the psychological hurdle of $1,000 during the reporting period.1
During the reporting period, Microsoft announced its intention to purchase the handset unit of Nokia Oyj (not a Fund holding) in hopes that the purchase will help it gain ground on Apple and Google in the smartphone market. In addition, Microsoft beat analysts’ estimates at the end of the reporting period due to its business software and cloud services divisions.1
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | | 18.5 | % |
Financials | | | | 15.9 | |
Health Care | | | | 12.8 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 12.7 | |
Industrials | | | | 10.8 | |
Energy | | | | 10.2 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 9.7 | |
Materials | | | | 3.4 | |
Utilities | | | | 2.9 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 2.3 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.8 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Apple Inc. | | | | 3.0 | % |
2. Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | | 2.7 | |
3. Google Inc.-Class A | | | | 1.9 | |
4. Microsoft Corp. | | | | 1.7 | |
5. General Electric Co. | | | | 1.7 | |
6. Johnson & Johnson | | | | 1.6 | |
7. Chevron Corp. | | | | 1.4 | |
8. Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | | 1.3 | |
9. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 1.3 | |
10. Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | 1.3 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Pharmaceuticals | | | | 5.8 | % |
2. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | | 4.8 | |
3. Computer Hardware | | | | 3.4 | |
4. Other Diversified Financial Services | | | | 3.3 | |
5. Internet Software & Services | | | | 3.1 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $104.6 million | |
| |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 500 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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Also contributing to the Fund’s performance were General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and Exxon Mobil, which all delivered strong double-digit returns.
Several stocks declined during the reporting period, including Newmont Mining and Edwards Lifesciences. Newmont Mining, the largest US gold producer, was hampered as the price of the metal slumped below $1,400 an ounce, the biggest decline in 33 years.1 Edwards Life Sciences, the biggest-maker of aortic heart valves implanted with a catheter, plunged the most in a dozen years after the company cut its 2013 forecast on slower-than-anticipated sales.1
Other holdings that struggled during the reporting period included Abbott Laboratories, Intuitive Surgical and CenturyLink.
We welcome new investors who joined the Fund during the year and thank all of our shareholders for your investment in Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Anthony Munchak Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund. He |
joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Munchak earned a BS and an MS in finance from Boston College and an MBA from Bentley College. |
| | |
| | Glen Murphy Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 1995. Mr. Murphy earned a BA in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MS in finance from Boston College. |
| | |
| | Francis Orlando Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 1987. Mr. Orlando earned a BA in business administration from Merrimack College and an MBA from Boston University. |
| | |
| | Daniel Tsai Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Fund. He joined |
Invesco in 2000. Mr. Tsai earned a BS in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University, an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MS in computer science from Wayne State University. |
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| | Anne Unflat Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Fund. She joined Invesco in 1988. Ms. Unflat |
earned a BA in economics from Queens College and an MBA in finance from St. John’s University. |
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/18/98) | | | | 4.94 | % |
10 Years | | | | 7.16 | |
5 Years | | | | 17.66 | |
1 Year | | | | 31.91 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (6/5/00) | | | | 3.12 | % |
10 Years | | | | 6.90 | |
5 Years | | | | 17.39 | |
1 Year | | | | 31.55 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Variable Investment S&P 500 Index Portfolio advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund. Returns shown above for Series I and Series II shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 0.39% and 0.64%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return (i.e., the combination of capital changes and income) of the Standard & Poor’s® 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Indexing risk. The Fund is operated as a passively managed index fund. As such, the adverse performance of a particular stock ordinarily will not result in the elimination of the stock from the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund will remain invested in common stocks even when stock prices are generally falling. Ordinarily, the adviser will not sell the Fund’s portfolio securities except to reflect additions or deletions of the stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index, or as may be necessary to raise cash to pay Fund shareholders who sell Fund shares. The Fund’s ability to correlate its performance, before expenses, with the S&P 500 Index may be affected by, among other things, changes in securities markets, the manner in which the S&P 500 Index is calculated and the timing of purchases and sales, and also depends to some extent on the size of the Fund’s portfolio, the size of cash flows into and out of the Fund and differences between how and when the Fund and the Index are valued.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among
other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Lipper VUF S&P 500 Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of S&P 500 variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.23% | |
Advertising–0.16% | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,568 | | | $ | 45,454 | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | | 1,630 | | | | 121,223 | |
| | | | | | | 166,677 | |
|
Aerospace & Defense–2.75% | |
Boeing Co. (The) | | | 4,347 | | | | 593,322 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 2,111 | | | | 201,706 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 4,933 | | | | 450,728 | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 556 | | | | 59,414 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,691 | | | | 251,384 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,395 | | | | 159,881 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 912 | | | | 245,602 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 2,008 | | | | 182,126 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 857 | | | | 63,349 | |
Textron Inc. | | | 1,781 | | | | 65,469 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 5,307 | | | | 603,937 | |
| | | | | | | 2,876,918 | |
|
Agricultural Products–0.17% | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 4,137 | | | | 179,546 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics–0.82% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 960 | | | | 56,006 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 1,292 | | | | 57,171 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 1,870 | | | | 268,850 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B | | | 4,494 | | | | 472,230 | |
| | | | | | | 854,257 | |
|
Airlines–0.22% | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 5,423 | | | | 148,970 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 4,413 | | | | 83,141 | |
| | | | | | | 232,111 | |
|
Aluminum–0.07% | |
Alcoa Inc. | | | 6,717 | | | | 71,402 | |
|
Apparel Retail–0.55% | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 1,666 | | | | 65,107 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 1,533 | | | | 94,816 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 1,373 | | | | 102,879 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,471 | | | | 284,937 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b) | | | 712 | | | | 26,415 | |
| | | | | | | 574,154 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.48% | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 1,763 | | | | 98,957 | |
Fossil Group, Inc.(b) | | | 310 | | | | 37,181 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 1,127 | | | | 91,501 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 512 | | | | 69,642 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 377 | | | | 66,567 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,228 | | | | 138,894 | |
| | | | | | | 502,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Application Software–0.62% | |
Adobe Systems Inc.(b) | | | 2,922 | | | $ | 174,969 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(b) | | | 1,415 | | | | 71,217 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 1,181 | | | | 74,698 | |
Intuit Inc. | | | 1,805 | | | | 137,758 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | | | 3,488 | | | | 192,503 | |
| | | | | | | 651,145 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.29% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 1,233 | | | | 141,857 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 7,221 | | | | 252,302 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 798 | | | | 252,543 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 2,559 | | | | 147,731 | |
Invesco Ltd.(c) | | | 2,786 | | | | 101,410 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 672 | | | | 29,219 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 1,424 | | | | 88,131 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 2,759 | | | | 202,483 | |
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | | | 1,652 | | | | 138,388 | |
| | | | | | | 1,354,064 | |
|
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.39% | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 1,442 | | | | 80,622 | |
Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 1,774 | | | | 106,671 | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 4,307 | | | | 220,949 | |
| | | | | | | 408,242 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–0.65% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 24,802 | | | | 382,695 | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 7,161 | | | | 292,670 | |
| | | | | | | 675,365 | |
|
Automotive Retail–0.27% | |
AutoNation, Inc.(b) | | | 419 | | | | 20,820 | |
AutoZone, Inc.(b) | | | 214 | | | | 102,279 | |
CarMax, Inc.(b) | | | 1,419 | | | | 66,722 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 679 | | | | 87,394 | |
| | | | | | | 277,215 | |
|
Biotechnology–2.42% | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 1,241 | | | | 165,127 | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 4,741 | | | | 541,233 | |
Biogen Idec Inc.(b) | | | 1,485 | | | | 415,429 | |
Celgene Corp.(b) | | | 2,591 | | | | 437,775 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 9,642 | | | | 724,596 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 493 | | | | 135,693 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 1,469 | | | | 109,147 | |
| | | | 2,529,000 | |
|
Brewers–0.05% | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | | | 1,011 | | | | 56,768 | |
|
Broadcasting–0.39% | |
CBS Corp.–Class B | | | 3,509 | | | | 223,664 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,430 | | | | 129,301 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Broadcasting–(continued) | |
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.–Class A | | | 694 | | | $ | 59,968 | |
| | | | 412,933 | |
|
Building Products–0.07% | |
Allegion PLC(b) | | | 578 | | | | 25,556 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 2,249 | | | | 51,210 | |
| | | | 76,766 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–1.27% | |
Cablevision Systems Corp.–Class A | | | 1,332 | | | | 23,883 | |
Comcast Corp.–Class A | | | 16,382 | | | | 851,291 | |
DIRECTV(b) | | | 3,072 | | | | 212,244 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 1,771 | | | | 239,970 | |
| | | | 1,327,388 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.12% | |
International Game Technology | | | 1,613 | | | | 29,292 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 513 | | | | 99,630 | |
| | | | 128,922 | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.09% | |
CONSOL Energy Inc. | | | 1,467 | | | | 55,805 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 1,701 | | | | 33,220 | |
| | | | 89,025 | |
|
Commodity Chemicals–0.21% | |
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.–Class A | | | 2,746 | | | | 220,449 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.73% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 33,620 | | | | 754,769 | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 487 | | | | 44,249 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 678 | | | | 47,331 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 3,217 | | | | 72,608 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,459 | | | | 98,482 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 10,609 | | | | 787,718 | |
| | | | 1,805,157 | |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.10% | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 1,730 | | | | 68,992 | |
GameStop Corp.–Class A | | | 734 | | | | 36,157 | |
| | | | 105,149 | |
|
Computer Hardware–3.36% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 5,657 | | | | 3,174,199 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 12,084 | | | | 338,111 | |
| | | | 3,512,310 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.71% | |
EMC Corp. | | | 12,931 | | | | 325,215 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 2,142 | | | | 88,122 | |
SanDisk Corp. | | | 1,434 | | | | 101,154 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 2,050 | | | | 115,128 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 1,334 | | | | 111,922 | |
| | | | 741,541 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Construction & Engineering–0.17% | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 1,035 | | | $ | 83,100 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b) | | | 842 | | | | 53,038 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 1,375 | | | | 43,395 | |
| | | | 179,533 | |
|
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.87% | |
Caterpillar Inc. | | | 4,001 | | | | 363,331 | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 1,094 | | | | 154,221 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 2,407 | | | | 219,831 | |
Joy Global Inc. | | | 680 | | | | 39,773 | |
PACCAR Inc. | | | 2,226 | | | | 131,713 | |
| | | | 908,869 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.05% | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 832 | | | | 49,437 | |
|
Consumer Electronics–0.07% | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 773 | | | | 35,728 | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 431 | | | | 35,277 | |
| | | | 71,005 | |
|
Consumer Finance–1.00% | |
American Express Co. | | | 5,792 | | | | 525,508 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 3,624 | | | | 277,635 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 3,011 | | | | 168,465 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 2,742 | | | | 72,060 | |
| | | | 1,043,668 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.93% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b) | | | 308 | | | | 80,982 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 3,026 | | | | 244,531 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 938 | | | | 52,415 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 1,829 | | | | 98,181 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(b) | | | 1,634 | | | | 96,488 | |
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A | | | 650 | | | | 543,049 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 2,059 | | | | 93,746 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 1,049 | | | | 34,911 | |
Visa Inc.–Class A | | | 3,201 | | | | 712,799 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 3,465 | | | | 59,771 | |
| | | | 2,016,873 | |
|
Department Stores–0.24% | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 1,276 | | | | 72,413 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 2,335 | | | | 124,689 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 915 | | | | 56,547 | |
| | | | 253,649 | |
|
Distillers & Vintners–0.21% | |
Beam Inc. | | | 1,038 | | | | 70,646 | |
Brown-Forman Corp.–Class B | | | 1,018 | | | | 76,930 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,063 | | | | 74,814 | |
| | | | 222,390 | |
|
Distributors–0.08% | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 983 | | | | 81,776 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Diversified Banks–1.80% | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 1,159 | | | $ | 55,099 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 11,461 | | | | 463,024 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 30,142 | | | | 1,368,447 | |
| | | | 1,886,570 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.82% | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 7,626 | | | | 338,595 | |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 5,823 | | | | 378,320 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 979 | | | | 79,005 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 844 | | | | 63,688 | |
| | | | 859,608 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.24% | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | | | 6,527 | | | | 246,329 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.09% | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 1,093 | | | | 97,047 | |
|
Diversified Support Services–0.07% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 637 | | | | 37,959 | |
Iron Mountain Inc. | | | 1,105 | | | | 33,537 | |
| | | | 71,496 | |
|
Drug Retail–0.81% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 7,484 | | | | 535,630 | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 5,475 | | | | 314,484 | |
| | | | 850,114 | |
|
Electric Utilities–1.60% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 3,063 | | | | 143,165 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 4,438 | | | | 306,266 | |
Edison International | | | 2,069 | | | | 95,795 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 1,131 | | | | 71,558 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 5,387 | | | | 147,550 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 2,629 | | | | 86,704 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 2,707 | | | | 231,773 | |
Northeast Utilities | | | 1,999 | | | | 84,738 | |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,564 | | | | 29,919 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 704 | | | | 37,256 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 3,962 | | | | 119,217 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 5,543 | | | | 227,873 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 3,124 | | | | 87,284 | |
| | | | 1,669,098 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.77% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 1,538 | | | | 81,006 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 2,983 | | | | 227,066 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 4,425 | | | | 310,547 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 871 | | | | 102,917 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 629 | | | | 87,230 | |
| | | | 808,766 | |
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Electronic Components–0.24% | |
Amphenol Corp.–Class A | | | 994 | | | | 88,645 | |
Corning Inc. | | | 9,099 | | | | 162,144 | |
| | | | 250,789 | |
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FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 889 | | | $ | 26,759 | |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.16% | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | | | 1,124 | | | | 19,603 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 2,601 | | | | 143,341 | |
| | | | 162,944 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.23% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 1,698 | | | | 56,373 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(b) | | | 545 | | | | 63,313 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 2,768 | | | | 124,200 | |
| | | | 243,886 | |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.55% | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 359 | | | | 83,662 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 3,306 | | | | 385,314 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 2,142 | | | | 101,252 | |
| | | | 570,228 | |
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Food Distributors–0.13% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 3,686 | | | | 133,065 | |
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Food Retail–0.30% | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 3,291 | | | | 130,093 | |
Safeway Inc. | | | 1,563 | | | | 50,907 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 2,339 | | | | 135,265 | |
| | | | 316,265 | |
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Footwear–0.35% | |
NIKE, Inc.–Class B | | | 4,698 | | | | 369,451 | |
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Gas Utilities–0.11% | |
AGL Resources Inc. | | | 753 | | | | 35,564 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 1,309 | | | | 81,394 | |
| | | | 116,958 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.46% | |
Dollar General Corp.(b) | | | 1,867 | | | | 112,617 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | | | 1,314 | | | | 74,136 | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 607 | | | | 39,437 | |
Target Corp. | | | 3,974 | | | | 251,435 | |
| | | | 477,625 | |
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Gold–0.07% | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 3,124 | | | | 71,946 | |
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Health Care Distributors–0.48% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,446 | | | | 101,668 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 2,155 | | | | 143,976 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 1,451 | | | | 234,191 | |
Patterson Cos. Inc. | | | 523 | | | | 21,548 | |
| | | | 501,383 | |
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Health Care Equipment–1.97% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 9,702 | | | | 371,878 | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 3,412 | | | | 237,305 | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 1,219 | | | | 134,687 | |
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Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | | | 8,354 | | | $ | 100,415 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | | 493 | | | | 66,032 | |
CareFusion Corp.(b) | | | 1,328 | | | | 52,881 | |
Covidien PLC | | | 2,891 | | | | 196,877 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | | | 693 | | | | 45,572 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | | | 240 | | | | 92,179 | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 6,277 | | | | 360,237 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | | 1,841 | | | | 114,050 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 1,855 | | | | 139,385 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 669 | | | | 51,975 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,087 | | | | 101,297 | |
| | | | 2,064,770 | |
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Health Care Facilities–0.03% | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 628 | | | | 26,451 | |
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DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.(b) | | | 1,109 | | | | 70,277 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(b) | | | 5,066 | | | | 355,836 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b) | | | 553 | | | | 50,528 | |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 921 | | | | 49,310 | |
| | | | 525,951 | |
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Health Care Supplies–0.04% | |
DENTSPLY International Inc. | | | 912 | | | | 44,214 | |
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Health Care Technology–0.10% | |
Cerner Corp.(b) | | | 1,870 | | | | 104,234 | |
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Home Entertainment Software–0.04% | |
Electronic Arts Inc.(b) | | | 1,943 | | | | 44,572 | |
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Home Furnishings–0.08% | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 901 | | | | 27,877 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 386 | | | | 57,475 | |
| | | | 85,352 | |
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Home Improvement Retail–1.01% | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 8,854 | | | | 729,039 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 6,575 | | | | 325,791 | |
| | | | 1,054,830 | |
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Homebuilding–0.12% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc.(b) | | | 1,826 | | | | 40,756 | |
Lennar Corp.–Class A | | | 1,054 | | | | 41,696 | |
PulteGroup Inc. | | | 2,197 | | | | 44,753 | |
| | | | 127,205 | |
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Homefurnishing Retail–0.10% | |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(b) | | | 1,361 | | | | 109,288 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.32% | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 2,776 | | | | 111,512 | |
Marriott International Inc.–Class A | | | 1,412 | | | | 69,696 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,213 | | | | 96,373 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 825 | | | | 60,794 | |
| | | | 338,375 | |
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Household Appliances–0.07% | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 496 | | | $ | 77,803 | |
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Household Products–1.99% | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 817 | | | | 75,785 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 5,526 | | | | 360,350 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 2,399 | | | | 250,600 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 17,092 | | | | 1,391,460 | |
| | | | 2,078,195 | |
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Housewares & Specialties–0.06% | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | | | 1,829 | | | | 59,278 | |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–0.04% | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 878 | | | | 36,867 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.08% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 2,746 | | | | 326,802 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 10,173 | | | | 800,513 | |
| | | | 1,127,315 | |
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Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.11% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 4,162 | | | | 60,391 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 2,070 | | | | 59,450 | |
| | | | 119,841 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates–2.52% | |
3M Co. | | | 4,021 | | | | 563,945 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 3,769 | | | | 290,967 | |
General Electric Co.(d) | | | 63,619 | | | | 1,783,241 | |
| | | | 2,638,153 | |
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Industrial Gases–0.42% | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 1,330 | | | | 148,667 | |
Airgas, Inc. | | | 423 | | | | 47,313 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 240,555 | |
| | | | 436,535 | |
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Industrial Machinery–0.89% | |
Dover Corp. | | | 1,083 | | | | 104,553 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 883 | | | | 69,607 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | 2,567 | | | | 215,833 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 1,697 | | | | 104,535 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 701 | | | | 59,830 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 947 | | | | 121,822 | |
Pentair Ltd. | | | 1,252 | | | | 97,243 | |
Snap-on Inc. | | | 372 | | | | 40,742 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | | | 983 | | | | 79,318 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 1,187 | | | | 41,070 | |
| | | | 934,553 | |
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Industrial REIT’s–0.11% | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 3,160 | | | | 116,762 | |
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Insurance Brokers–0.31% | |
Aon PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 1,907 | | | | 159,978 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 3,450 | | | | 166,842 | |
| | | | 326,820 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–4.77% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 12,091 | | | $ | 1,510,287 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 27,469 | | | | 2,779,863 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 1,802 | | | | 149,566 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 1,104 | | | | 71,627 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 5,068 | | | | 481,967 | |
| | | | 4,993,310 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–2.13% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 33,126 | | | | 1,164,710 | |
CenturyLink Inc. | | | 3,746 | | | | 119,310 | |
Frontier Communications Corp. | | | 6,257 | | | | 29,095 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 17,994 | | | | 884,225 | |
Windstream Holdings Inc. | | | 3,773 | | | | 30,109 | |
| | | | 2,227,449 | |
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Internet Retail–1.48% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 2,329 | | | | 928,782 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 652 | | | | 45,418 | |
Netflix Inc.(b) | | | 372 | | | | 136,959 | |
Priceline.com Inc.(b) | | | 322 | | | | 374,293 | |
TripAdvisor Inc.(b) | | | 708 | | | | 58,644 | |
| | | | 1,544,096 | |
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Internet Software & Services–3.14% | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 1,142 | | | | 53,880 | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 7,325 | | | | 402,069 | |
Facebook Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 10,327 | | | | 564,474 | |
Google Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,764 | | | | 1,976,932 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(b) | | | 816 | | | | 48,781 | |
Yahoo! Inc.(b) | | | 5,932 | | | | 239,890 | |
| | | | 3,286,026 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.92% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 7,345 | | | | 190,970 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b) | | | 1,767 | | | | 34,704 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,650 | | | | 469,739 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 8,683 | | | | 272,299 | |
| | | | 967,712 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.69% | |
Accenture PLC–Class A | | | 3,997 | | | | 328,633 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 1,914 | | | | 193,276 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 6,417 | | | | 1,203,637 | |
Teradata Corp.(b) | | | 1,045 | | | | 47,537 | |
| | | | 1,773,083 | |
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Leisure Products–0.14% | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 733 | | | | 40,322 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 2,145 | | | | 102,059 | |
| | | | 142,381 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–1.07% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 2,930 | | | | 195,724 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 1,662 | | | | 85,792 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 7,049 | | | | 380,082 | |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,721 | | | $ | 84,863 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 2,910 | | | | 268,360 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 572 | | | | 44,702 | |
Unum Group | | | 1,642 | | | | 57,601 | |
| | | | 1,117,124 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.52% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,096 | | | | 119,870 | |
Life Technologies Corp.(b) | | | 1,095 | | | | 83,001 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 706 | | | | 29,108 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,271 | | | | 252,876 | |
Waters Corp.(b) | | | 539 | | | | 53,900 | |
| | | | 538,755 | |
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Managed Health Care–1.01% | |
Aetna Inc. | | | 2,310 | | | | 158,443 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 1,751 | | | | 153,177 | |
Humana Inc. | | | 988 | | | | 101,981 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 6,329 | | | | 476,574 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 1,856 | | | | 171,476 | |
| | | | 1,061,651 | |
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Metal & Glass Containers–0.08% | |
Ball Corp. | | | 921 | | | | 47,579 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b) | | | 1,044 | | | | 37,354 | |
| | | | 84,933 | |
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Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.09% | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 1,401 | | | | 97,005 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–1.76% | |
Time Warner Inc. | | | 5,688 | | | | 396,567 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.–Class A | | | 12,326 | | | | 433,629 | |
Viacom Inc.–Class B | | | 2,551 | | | | 222,804 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 10,276 | | | | 785,087 | |
| | | | 1,838,087 | |
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Multi-Line Insurance–0.71% | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 9,257 | | | | 472,570 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 460 | | | | 30,530 | |
Genworth Financial Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 3,131 | | | | 48,625 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,834 | | | | 102,676 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 1,922 | | | | 92,717 | |
| | | | 747,118 | |
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Multi-Sector Holdings–0.05% | |
Leucadia National Corp. | | | 2,009 | | | | 56,935 | |
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Multi-Utilities–1.09% | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 1,556 | | | | 56,265 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 2,682 | | | | 62,169 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 1,705 | | | | 45,643 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 1,856 | | | | 102,600 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 3,649 | | | | 236,054 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 1,121 | | | | 74,423 | |
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Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | | | 521 | | | $ | 28,347 | |
NiSource Inc. | | | 2,003 | | | | 65,858 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 2,824 | | | | 113,751 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | | | 3,206 | | | | 102,720 | |
SCANA Corp. | | | 889 | | | | 41,721 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 1,442 | | | | 129,434 | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 1,241 | | | | 21,395 | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 1,445 | | | | 59,736 | |
| | | | 1,140,116 | |
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Office Electronics–0.08% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 7,250 | | | | 88,232 | |
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Office REIT’s–0.09% | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 967 | | | | 97,058 | |
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Office Services & Supplies–0.03% | |
Pitney Bowes Inc. | | | 1,272 | | | | 29,638 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–0.37% | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | | | 436 | | | | 24,817 | |
Ensco PLC–Class A | | | 1,483 | | | | 84,798 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 682 | | | | 57,342 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 1,596 | | | | 27,116 | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 1,593 | | | | 59,690 | |
Rowan Cos. PLC–Class A(b) | | | 811 | | | | 28,677 | |
Transocean Ltd. | | | 2,130 | | | | 105,265 | |
| | | | 387,705 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.48% | |
Baker Hughes Inc. | | | 2,786 | | | | 153,954 | |
Cameron International Corp.(b) | | | 1,507 | | | | 89,712 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 1,504 | | | | 78,524 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 5,332 | | | | 270,599 | |
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | | | 2,691 | | | | 214,015 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 8,280 | | | | 746,111 | |
| | | | 1,552,915 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.38% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 3,164 | | | | 250,969 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 2,510 | | | | 215,709 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 2,672 | | | | 103,567 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 3,212 | | | | 87,174 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 7,703 | | | | 544,217 | |
Denbury Resources Inc.(b) | | | 2,357 | | | | 38,726 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 2,399 | | | | 148,426 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1,716 | | | | 288,013 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 956 | | | | 85,830 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 4,404 | | | | 155,461 | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(b) | | | 869 | | | | 21,403 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 2,258 | | | | 153,792 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 903 | | | | 166,215 | |
QEP Resources Inc. | | | 1,137 | | | | 34,849 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 1,037 | | | | 87,429 | |
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Southwestern Energy Co.(b) | | | 2,232 | | | $ | 87,785 | |
WPX Energy Inc.(b) | | | 1,231 | | | | 25,088 | |
| | | | 2,494,653 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.65% | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,892 | | | | 173,553 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 3,769 | | | | 290,703 | |
Tesoro Corp. | | | 841 | | | | 49,198 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 3,392 | | | | 170,957 | |
| | | | 684,411 | |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.45% | |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | | | 4,233 | | | | 152,388 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | | | 4,213 | | | | 150,067 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,297 | | | | 165,735 | |
| | | | 468,190 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–3.27% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 67,071 | | | | 1,044,296 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 19,071 | | | | 993,790 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 23,638 | | | | 1,382,350 | |
| | | | 3,420,436 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–1.39% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 1,144 | | | | 49,512 | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 2,651 | | | | 89,339 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 3,987 | | | | 198,991 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 949 | | | | 92,271 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 862 | | | | 38,937 | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 660 | | | | 68,389 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 1,629 | | | | 99,483 | |
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | | | 3,746 | | | | 201,984 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 845 | | | | 58,237 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 1,284 | | | | 107,548 | |
Mondelez International Inc.–Class A | | | 11,005 | | | | 388,477 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A | | | 1,721 | | | | 57,585 | |
| | | | | | | 1,450,753 | |
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Paper Packaging–0.13% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 611 | | | | 30,666 | |
Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 647 | | | | 26,501 | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 1,126 | | | | 41,584 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 1,243 | | | | 42,324 | |
| | | | 141,075 | |
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Paper Products–0.13% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 2,788 | | | | 136,696 | |
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Personal Products–0.16% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 2,715 | | | | 46,752 | |
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. (The)–Class A | | | 1,622 | | | | 122,169 | |
| | | | 168,921 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–5.78% | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | 9,985 | | | | 527,308 | |
Actavis PLC(b) | | | 1,100 | | | | 184,800 | |
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Allergan, Inc. | | | 1,867 | | | $ | 207,386 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 10,344 | | | | 549,783 | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 6,233 | | | | 317,883 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 1,490 | | | | 89,445 | |
Hospira, Inc.(b) | | | 1,061 | | | | 43,798 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 17,741 | | | | 1,624,898 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 18,373 | | | | 919,569 | |
Mylan Inc.(b) | | | 2,407 | | | | 104,464 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 843 | | | | 129,367 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 40,753 | | | | 1,248,264 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 3,175 | | | | 103,791 | |
| | | | 6,050,756 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–2.18% | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 2,137 | | | | 221,244 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 2,859 | | | | 155,930 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.–Class B(b) | | | 11,311 | | | | 1,341,032 | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 1,595 | | | | 154,125 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 944 | | | | 49,437 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 3,498 | | | | 95,390 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,288 | | | | 207,156 | |
XL Group PLC | | | 1,792 | | | | 57,057 | |
| | | | 2,281,371 | |
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Publishing–0.11% | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 1,444 | | | | 42,714 | |
Graham Holdings Co.–Class B(b) | | | 29 | | | | 19,236 | |
News Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 3,157 | | | | 56,889 | |
| | | | 118,839 | |
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Railroads–0.90% | |
CSX Corp. | | | 6,373 | | | | 183,351 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 699 | | | | 86,557 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,941 | | | | 180,183 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 2,895 | | | | 486,360 | |
| | | | 936,451 | |
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Real Estate Services–0.04% | |
CBRE Group, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 1,760 | | | | 46,288 | |
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Regional Banks–0.96% | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 4,431 | | | | 165,365 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 5,556 | | | | 116,843 | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | | | 5,217 | | | | 50,344 | |
KeyCorp | | | 5,646 | | | | 75,769 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 818 | | | | 95,232 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,345 | | | | 259,505 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 8,623 | | | | 85,281 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 3,365 | | | | 123,866 | |
Zions Bancorp. | | | 1,171 | | | | 35,083 | |
| | | | 1,007,288 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.15% | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | | | 239 | | | | 29,337 | |
Equifax Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 53,199 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–(continued) | |
Nielsen Holdings N.V. | | | 1,604 | | | $ | 73,608 | |
| | | | 156,144 | |
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Residential REIT’s–0.22% | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co.–Class A | | | 916 | | | | 23,734 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 772 | | | | 91,273 | |
Equity Residential | | | 2,124 | | | | 110,172 | |
| | | | 225,179 | |
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Restaurants–1.28% | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | | | 195 | | | | 103,892 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 827 | | | | 44,964 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 6,256 | | | | 607,020 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 4,738 | | | | 371,412 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 2,799 | | | | 211,632 | |
| | | | 1,338,920 | |
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Retail REIT’s–0.45% | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | | | 3,407 | | | | 68,379 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 2,551 | | | | 50,382 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 883 | | | | 52,000 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 1,950 | | | | 296,712 | |
| | | | 467,473 | |
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Security & Alarm Services–0.16% | |
ADT Corp. (The) | | | 1,282 | | | | 51,883 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | | 2,925 | | | | 120,042 | |
| | | | 171,925 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.25% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 7,584 | | | | 134,161 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 1,052 | | | | 67,812 | |
Lam Research Corp.(b) | | | 1,020 | | | | 55,539 | |
| | | | 257,512 | |
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Semiconductors–1.76% | |
Altera Corp. | | | 2,048 | | | | 66,621 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,955 | | | | 99,568 | |
Broadcom Corp.–Class A | | | 3,393 | | | | 100,602 | |
First Solar, Inc.(b) | | | 439 | | | | 23,987 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 31,258 | | | | 811,458 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 1,495 | | | | 68,097 | |
LSI Corp. | | | 3,377 | | | | 37,215 | |
Microchip Technology Inc.(b) | | | 1,265 | | | | 56,609 | |
Micron Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 6,567 | | | | 142,898 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 3,592 | | | | 57,544 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 6,882 | | | | 302,189 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,707 | | | | 78,385 | |
| | | | | | | 1,845,173 | |
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Soft Drinks–1.89% | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 23,879 | | | | 986,442 | |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,529 | | | | 67,475 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 1,261 | | | | 61,436 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Monster Beverage Corp.(b) | | | 861 | | | $ | 58,350 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 9,643 | | | | 799,790 | |
| | | | | | | 1,973,493 | |
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Specialized Consumer Services–0.05% | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,731 | | | | 50,268 | |
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Specialized Finance–0.55% | | | | | | | | |
CME Group Inc.–Class A | | | 1,996 | | | | 156,606 | |
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. | | | 725 | | | | 163,067 | |
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | | | 1,715 | | | | 134,113 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 1,199 | | | | 94,086 | |
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) | | | 739 | | | | 29,412 | |
| | | | | | | 577,284 | |
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Specialized REIT’s–0.86% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 2,481 | | | | 198,033 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 2,868 | | | | 104,166 | |
Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 1,814 | | | | 97,176 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | | 4,804 | | | | 93,390 | |
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 1,122 | | | | 52,184 | |
Public Storage | | | 907 | | | | 136,522 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 1,848 | | | | 105,853 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 3,694 | | | | 116,620 | |
| | | | | | | 903,944 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–0.54% | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | 1,705 | | | | 177,780 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | | | 518 | | | | 44,538 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 892 | | | | 169,177 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 545 | | | | 100,007 | |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 763 | | | | 71,730 | |
| | | | | | | 563,232 | |
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Specialty Stores–0.17% | |
PetSmart, Inc. | | | 659 | | | | 47,942 | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 4,169 | | | | 66,245 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 692 | | | | 64,204 | |
| | | | | | | 178,391 | |
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Steel–0.18% | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 678 | | | | 24,157 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | | | 972 | | | | 25,476 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 2,016 | | | | 107,614 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 927 | | | | 27,347 | |
| | | | | | | 184,594 | |
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Systems Software–2.74% | |
CA, Inc. | | | 2,042 | | | $ | 68,713 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 47,768 | | | | 1,787,956 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 22,067 | | | | 844,284 | |
Red Hat, Inc.(b) | | | 1,190 | | | | 66,688 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 4,383 | | | | 103,351 | |
| | | | | | | 2,870,992 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.06% | |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,030 | | | | 28,573 | |
People’s United Financial Inc. | | | 1,992 | | | | 30,119 | |
| | | | | | | 58,692 | |
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Tires & Rubber–0.04% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | | | 1,588 | | | | 37,874 | |
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Tobacco–1.51% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 12,564 | | | | 482,332 | |
Lorillard, Inc. | | | 2,334 | | | | 118,287 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 10,074 | | | | 877,748 | |
Reynolds American Inc. | | | 1,986 | | | | 99,280 | |
| | | | | | | 1,577,647 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–0.17% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 1,716 | | | | 81,527 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 387 | | | | 98,848 | |
| | | | | | | 180,375 | |
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Trucking–0.02% | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 342 | | | | 25,233 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.15% | |
Crown Castle International Corp.(b) | | | 2,117 | | | | 155,451 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $43,178,756) | | | | 103,841,390 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.78% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | 407,277 | | | | 407,277 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(e) | | | 407,277 | | | | 407,277 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $814,554) | | | | 814,554 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.01% (Cost $43,993,310) | | | | 104,655,944 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.01)% | | | | (9,108 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 104,646,836 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The Fund’s Adviser is a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. See Note 5. |
(d) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1I and Note 4. |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $43,109,900) | | $ | 103,739,980 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $883,410) | | | 915,964 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $43,993,310) | | | 104,655,944 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Variation margin | | | 4,352 | |
Dividends | | | 140,811 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 24,501 | |
Other assets | | | 429 | |
Total assets | | | 104,826,037 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 52,639 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 69,058 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 934 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 24,928 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 31,642 | |
Total liabilities | | | 179,201 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 104,646,836 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 47,096,603 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,520,936 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (4,636,092 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 60,665,389 | |
| | $ | 104,646,836 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 36,853,412 | |
Series II | | $ | 67,793,424 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 2,211,749 | |
Series II | | | 4,089,608 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.66 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.58 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $451) | | $ | 2,079,805 | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 3,025 | |
Total investment income | | | 2,082,830 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 122,265 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 157,455 | |
Custodian fees | | | 25,786 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 167,221 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 3,647 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 28,081 | |
Professional services fees | | | 43,007 | |
Other | | | 41,361 | |
Total expenses | | | 588,823 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (935 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 587,888 | |
Net investment income | | | 1,494,942 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 9,429,703 | |
Futures contracts | | | 229,314 | |
| | | 9,659,017 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 16,791,357 | |
Futures contracts | | | 8,954 | |
| | | 16,800,311 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 26,459,328 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 27,954,270 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,494,942 | | | $ | 1,834,024 | |
Net realized gain | | | 9,659,017 | | | | 5,885,396 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 16,800,311 | | | | 7,087,203 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 27,954,270 | | | | 14,806,623 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (706,162 | ) | | | (676,218 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,145,321 | ) | | | (1,184,153 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,851,483 | ) | | | (1,860,371 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (4,736,982 | ) | | | (4,542,914 | ) |
Series ll | | | (14,010,408 | ) | | | (11,378,357 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (18,747,390 | ) | | | (15,921,271 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 7,355,397 | | | | (2,975,019 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 97,291,439 | | | | 100,266,458 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,520,936 and $1,847,064, respectively) | | $ | 104,646,836 | | | $ | 97,291,439 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return (i.e., the combination of capital changes and income) of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued
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at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum |
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| exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
J. | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $2 billion | | | 0.12% | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0.10% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $935.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $107,455 for services provided by insurance companies.
Also, Invesco has entered into service agreements whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as the custodian, fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder
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services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 104,655,944 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 104,655,944 | |
Futures* | | | 2,755 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,755 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 104,658,699 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 104,658,699 | |
* | Unrealized appreciation. |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of December 31, 2013:
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| | Value | |
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type | | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
Equity risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 2,755 | | | $ | — | |
(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the year ended December 31, 2013
The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain on Statement of Operations | |
| | Futures* | |
Realized Gain | | | | |
Equity risk | | $ | 229,314 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | | |
Equity risk | | | 8,954 | |
Total | | $ | 238,268 | |
* | The average notional value of futures contracts outstanding during the period was $774,380. |
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Open Futures Contracts | |
Futures Contracts | | Type of Contract | | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | Long | | | | 10 | | | | March-2014 | | | $ | 920,550 | | | $ | 2,755 | |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Fund has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. This update is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.
There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of December 31, 2013.
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Assets: | |
| | Gross amounts presented in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Gross amounts offset in Statement of Assets & Liabilities | | | Net amounts of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Collateral Received | | | | |
Counterparty | | | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | $ | 2,755 | * | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,755 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,755 | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation of futures contracts. |
NOTE 5—Investments in Affiliates
The Fund’s Adviser is a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. The following is a summary of the transactions in, and earnings from, investments in Invesco Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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| | Value 12/31/12 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value 12/31/13 | | | Dividend Income | |
Invesco Ltd. | | $ | 87,506 | | | $ | 1,181 | | | $ | (19,053 | ) | | $ | 28,526 | | | $ | 3,250 | | | $ | 101,410 | | | $ | 2,583 | |
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,851,483 | | | $ | 1,860,371 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,544,822 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 56,489,081 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (28,678 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (454,992 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 47,096,603 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 104,646,836 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
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The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $8,108,809 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 454,992 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 454,992 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $3,665,500 and $22,218,099, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 57,085,748 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (596,667 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 56,489,081 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $48,166,863.
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of Real Estate Investment Trust distributions, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $30,413 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $30,413. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 48,401 | | | $ | 717,236 | | | | 105,935 | | | $ | 1,307,486 | |
Series II | | | 324,206 | | | | 4,648,129 | | | | 276,994 | | | | 3,486,131 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 46,336 | | | | 706,162 | | | | 51,977 | | | | 676,218 | |
Series II | | | 75,449 | | | | 1,145,321 | | | | 91,440 | | | | 1,184,153 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (414,240 | ) | | | (6,160,380 | ) | | | (520,544 | ) | | | (6,526,618 | ) |
Series II | | | (1,351,173 | ) | | | (19,803,858 | ) | | | (1,288,365 | ) | | | (16,048,641 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,271,021 | ) | | $ | (18,747,390 | ) | | | (1,282,563 | ) | | $ | (15,921,271 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 92% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/ or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 12.89 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 3.84 | | | $ | 4.08 | | | $ | (0.31 | ) | | $ | 16.66 | | | | 31.91 | % | | $ | 36,853 | | | | 0.41 | %(d) | | | 0.41 | %(d) | | | 1.63 | %(d) | | | 4 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.36 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.79 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 12.89 | | | | 15.77 | | | | 32,634 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 4 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.42 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 11.36 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 32,889 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 4 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.14 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.48 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 11.42 | | | | 14.87 | | | | 37,651 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.27 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 2.12 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 10.14 | | | | 26.34 | | | | 38,873 | | | | 0.28 | (e) | | | 0.28 | (e) | | | 2.09 | (e) | | | 5 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 12.83 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 3.82 | | | | 4.02 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 16.58 | | | | 31.55 | | | | 67,793 | | | | 0.66 | (d) | | | 0.66 | (d) | | | 1.38 | (d) | | | 4 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 11.30 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.76 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 12.83 | | | | 15.52 | | | | 64,657 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 4 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 11.35 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 11.30 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 67,378 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 4 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 10.08 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.44 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 11.35 | | | | 14.58 | | | | 88,407 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 6 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.21 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 2.09 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 10.08 | | | | 26.06 | | | | 91,515 | | | | 0.53 | (e) | | | 0.53 | (e) | | | 1.84 | (e) | | | 5 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $34,999 and $66,889 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(e) | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in an affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios was less than 0.005%. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2009 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statement.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Class | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,160.60 | | | $ | 2.23 | | | $ | 1,023.14 | | | $ | 2.09 | | | | 0.41 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,160.00 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.66 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VISCE-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund had positive returns but underperformed its style-specific benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 37.47 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 37.08 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 2000 Indexn (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 38.82 | |
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 37.32 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
Our investment process seeks to identify attractively valued small-cap companies with high growth potential, demonstrated by consistent and accelerating revenue and earnings growth.
We begin with a quantitative model that ranks companies based on a set of fundamental, valuation and timeliness factors. This proprietary model provides an objective approach to identifying new investment opportunities, as the highest ranked stocks become the primary focus of our research efforts.
Our stock selection process is based on a rigorous three-step process that includes fundamental, valuation and timeliness analysis.
n | | Fundamental analysis. Building financial models and conducting in-depth interviews with company management. |
n | | Valuation analysis. Identifying attractively valued stocks given their growth potential over a one- to two-year horizon. |
n | | Timeliness analysis. Identifying the timeliness of a stock purchase. We review trading volume characteristics and trend analysis to make sure there are no signs of the stock deteriorating. This also serves as a risk management measure that helps us confirm our high conviction candidates. |
Portfolio construction plays an important role in risk management. We align the Fund with the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, the index we believe represents the small-cap core asset class. We seek to manage risk by keeping the Fund’s sector weightings in line with the benchmark and staying fully diversified in all those sectors. We also seek to limit stock-specific risk by typically investing in 120 to 130 stocks.
We consider selling a stock when it no longer meets our investment criteria, based on:
n | | Our original investment thesis is not valid because the fundamentals are no longer intact. |
n | | The price target set at purchase is exceeded. |
n | | The company’s timeliness profile deteriorates. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Financials | | | | 20.2 | % |
Industrials | | | | 18.5 | |
Information Technology | | | | 16.8 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 15.4 | |
Health Care | | | | 12.2 | |
Energy | | | | 6.2 | |
Materials | | | | 6.0 | |
Utilities | | | | 1.7 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 1.6 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.4 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Trex Co., Inc. | | | | 1.5 | % |
2. EnerSys | | | | 1.4 | |
3. La-Z-Boy Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
4. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
5. Cray, Inc. | | | | 1.3 | |
6. Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | | 1.3 | |
7. Bally Technologies Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
8. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
9. Interface, Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
10. ARRIS Group Inc. | | | | 1.2 | |
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Top Five Industries* |
1. Regional Banks | | | | 10.4 | % |
2. Application Software | | | | 4.0 | |
3. Restaurants | | | | 4.1 | |
4. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | | | | 3.4 | |
5. Industrial Machinery | | | | 3.1 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $396.8 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 106 | |
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
The Fund had solid positive returns, yet underperformed the strong returns of the benchmark Russell 2000 Index. The Fund outperformed significantly in the financials sector due to strong stock selection and also did well in the consumer discretionary, utilities, energy and materials sectors. However this was offset by negative stock selection in the information technology and industrials sectors, as well as the relative drag of a small cash position during a period of strong market performance. Fund positioning is based primarily on our bottom-up stock selection process, and our long-term investment horizon leads to relatively low turnover.
The Fund outperformed its style-specific index by the widest margin in the financials sector due primarily to positive stock selection. Discount broker and bank holding company E*Trade Financial contributed to Fund performance as it benefited from a re-acceleration in customer trading activity. Merger and acquisition specialist firm Evercore Partners and asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group were also solid contributors during the year as their revenue prospects rose along with equity markets.
The Fund also outperformed in the consumer discretionary sector due to positive stock selection. Home furniture company La-Z-Boy was a solid contributor as it repeatedly beat expectations and the stock more than doubled during the year. Nexstar Broadcasting Group also contributed to results as it made several accretive acquisitions of smaller networks.
Information technology was an area of underperformance for the Fund during the year. Two semiconductor companies, Fairchild Semiconductor and Semtech, were large detractors from performance. Fairchild Semiconductor reported earnings below market expectations and lowered earnings guidance, which pressured the stock downward. Semtech traded lower on concerns about temporary inventory build ups for a smartphone manufacturer to which it is a major supplier; this led the company to lower earnings guidance.
The Fund also underperformed in the industrials sector based on stock selection. AeroVironment is a manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems for the Department of Defense (DoD). While the company has consistently launched new products to drive growth and increase US military situational awareness, the stock was hit hard by the sequester and funding delays at the DoD and was sold during the year.
We thank you for your commitment to Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Juliet Ellis Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager and chief investment officer of Invesco’s domestic |
growth investments team, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund. She joined Invesco in 2004. Ms. Ellis earned a BA in economics and political science from Indiana University. |
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| | Juan Hartsfield Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund. |
He joined Invesco in 2004. Mr. Hartsfield earned a BS in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Michigan. |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
| 1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
| 3 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/29/03) | | | | 10.36 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.29 | |
5 Years | | | | 19.36 | |
1 Year | | | | 37.47 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (8/29/03) | | | | 10.10 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.04 | |
5 Years | | | | 19.05 | |
1 Year | | | | 37.08 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.06% and 1.31%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Initial public offerings (IPO) risk. The prices of IPO securities fluctuate more than prices of equity securities of companies with longer trading histories. In addition, companies offering securities in IPOs may have less experienced management or limited operating histories. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The S&P SmallCap 600® Index is a market-value weighted index considered representative of small-cap US stocks.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.57% | |
Advertising–1.01% | | | | | | | | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 225,418 | | | $ | 3,989,899 | |
| | |
Aerospace & Defense–0.91% | | | | | | | | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 47,498 | | | | 3,613,173 | |
| | |
Apparel Retail–0.38% | | | | | | | | |
bebe stores, inc. | | | 287,228 | | | | 1,528,053 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.31% | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 22,834 | | | | 1,798,178 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 24,914 | | | | 3,388,802 | |
| | | | | | | 5,186,980 | |
| | |
Application Software–4.09% | | | | | | | | |
Actuate Corp.(b) | | | 193,347 | | | | 1,490,705 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 239,463 | | | | 3,357,271 | |
Informatica Corp.(b) | | | 87,312 | | | | 3,623,448 | |
MicroStrategy Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 20,429 | | | | 2,538,099 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 118,087 | | | | 5,226,531 | |
| | | | | | | 16,236,054 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.39% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b) | | | 20,355 | | | | 4,414,593 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.–Class A | | | 16,760 | | | | 1,092,584 | |
| | | | | | | 5,507,177 | |
| | |
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.96% | | | | | | | | |
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 51,173 | | | | 3,806,759 | |
| |
Automobile Manufacturers–1.11% | | | | | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 80,050 | | | | 4,421,161 | |
| |
Automotive Retail–1.14% | | | | | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 95,872 | | | | 4,521,323 | |
| |
Biotechnology–1.01% | | | | | |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 58,505 | | | | 4,029,239 | |
| |
Broadcasting–1.04% | | | | | |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.–Class A | | | 73,901 | | | | 4,118,503 | |
| |
Building Products–2.49% | | | | | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 112,985 | | | | 4,057,291 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(b) | | | 73,381 | | | | 5,835,991 | |
| | | | | | | 9,893,282 | |
| | |
Casinos & Gaming–1.23% | | | | | | | | |
Bally Technologies Inc.(b) | | | 62,280 | | | | 4,885,866 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.85% | |
ARRIS Group Inc.(b) | | | 191,120 | | | | 4,656,639 | |
JDS Uniphase Corp.(b) | | | 205,718 | | | | 2,670,219 | |
| | | | | | | 7,326,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Computer Hardware–1.31% | | | | | | | | |
Cray, Inc.(b) | | | 189,043 | | | $ | 5,191,121 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–1.80% | |
Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b) | | | 140,263 | | | | 4,631,484 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 81,037 | | | | 2,522,682 | |
| | | | | | | 7,154,166 | |
|
Construction Materials–0.97% | |
Eagle Materials Inc. | | | 49,627 | | | | 3,842,619 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.04% | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 72,976 | | | | 4,320,909 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 85,904 | | | | 3,778,917 | |
| | | | | | | 8,099,826 | |
|
Diversified Chemicals–0.98% | |
FMC Corp. | | | 51,363 | | | | 3,875,852 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.75% | |
Lexington Realty Trust(c) | | | 290,100 | | | | 2,961,921 | |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.35% | |
EnerSys | | | 76,361 | | | | 5,352,142 | |
|
Electronic Components–1.16% | |
Belden Inc. | | | 65,275 | | | | 4,598,624 | |
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.73% | |
Coherent, Inc.(b) | | | 52,786 | | | | 3,926,750 | |
FEI Co. | | | 32,771 | | | | 2,928,417 | |
| | | | | | | 6,855,167 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.03% | |
Sanmina Corp.(b) | | | 245,495 | | | | 4,099,766 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–2.00% | |
Team, Inc.(b) | | | 92,779 | | | | 3,928,263 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 92,363 | | | | 4,029,797 | |
| | | | | | | 7,958,060 | |
|
Food Distributors–0.90% | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(b) | | | 47,494 | | | | 3,580,573 | |
| | |
Gas Utilities–0.90% | | | | | | | | |
UGI Corp. | | | 86,508 | | | | 3,586,622 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.89% | |
Teleflex Inc. | | | 35,425 | | | | 3,324,991 | |
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b) | | | 135,389 | | | | 4,157,796 | |
| | | | | | | 7,482,787 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–2.45% | |
Amsurg Corp.(b) | | | 55,105 | | | | 2,530,422 | |
Community Health Systems Inc.(b) | | | 88,684 | | | | 3,482,621 | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(b) | | | 70,342 | | | | 3,716,871 | |
| | | | | | | 9,729,914 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Health Care Services–1.53% | |
IPC The Hospitalist Co.(b) | | | 56,053 | | | $ | 3,328,988 | |
Premier Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 75,002 | | | | 2,757,073 | |
| | | | | | | 6,086,061 | |
|
Health Care Supplies–1.79% | |
Haemonetics Corp.(b) | | | 71,134 | | | | 2,996,875 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 84,100 | | | | 4,125,946 | |
| | | | | | | 7,122,821 | |
|
Home Furnishings–1.34% | |
La-Z-Boy Inc. | | | 171,880 | | | | 5,328,280 | |
|
Homefurnishing Retail–0.81% | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | | | 139,945 | | | | 3,229,931 | |
|
Industrial Machinery–3.07% | |
TriMas Corp.(b) | | | 109,507 | | | | 4,368,234 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 23,166 | | | | 3,454,514 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.–Class A | | | 70,469 | | | | 4,359,917 | |
| | | | | | | 12,182,665 | |
|
Insurance Brokers–0.90% | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 75,729 | | | | 3,553,962 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–1.48% | |
SciQuest, Inc.(b) | | | 65,433 | | | | 1,863,532 | |
ValueClick, Inc.(b) | | | 170,938 | | | | 3,994,821 | |
| | | | | | | 5,858,353 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.18% | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b) | | | 205,815 | | | | 4,042,207 | |
Evercore Partners Inc.–Class A | | | 76,972 | | | | 4,601,386 | |
| | | | | | | 8,643,593 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–0.99% | |
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | | | 59,454 | | | | 3,938,827 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.58% | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 22,924 | | | | 2,833,636 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b) | | | 64,924 | | | | 3,443,569 | |
| | | | | | | 6,277,205 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–1.02% | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 69,944 | | | | 4,037,168 | |
|
Office REIT’s–0.71% | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 121,200 | | | | 2,822,748 | |
|
Office Services & Supplies–1.19% | |
Interface, Inc. | | | 214,655 | | | | 4,713,824 | |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–3.40% | |
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b) | | | 48,283 | | | | 2,879,115 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(b) | | | 148,260 | | | | 3,436,667 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 45,270 | | | | 3,570,898 | |
Oil States International, Inc.(b) | | | 35,321 | | | | 3,592,852 | |
| | | | | | | 13,479,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.51% | |
Energen Corp. | | | 47,964 | | | $ | 3,393,453 | |
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b) | | | 60,748 | | | | 2,918,334 | |
Ultra Petroleum Corp.(b)(c) | | | 169,014 | | | | 3,659,153 | |
| | | | | | | 9,970,940 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.14% | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 51,413 | | | | 4,533,084 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.69% | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b) | | | 39,844 | | | | 2,746,048 | |
|
Paper Packaging–1.28% | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b) | | | 527,942 | | | | 5,068,243 | |
|
Paper Products–0.79% | |
Schweitzer–Mauduit International, Inc. | | | 60,579 | | | | 3,118,001 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–1.94% | |
Endo Health Solutions Inc.(b) | | | 57,333 | | | | 3,867,684 | |
Medicines Co. (The)(b) | | | 99,480 | | | | 3,841,918 | |
| | | | | | | 7,709,602 | |
|
Real Estate Services–0.93% | |
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. | | | 36,039 | | | | 3,690,033 | |
|
Regional Banks–10.42% | |
BancorpSouth, Inc. | | | 163,356 | | | | 4,152,509 | |
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 322,919 | | | | 4,075,238 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 251,020 | | | | 4,284,911 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 115,204 | | | | 4,028,684 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 152,621 | | | | 4,546,580 | |
PacWest Bancorp(c) | | | 100,944 | | | | 4,261,856 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b) | | | 69,777 | | | | 4,340,129 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 117,015 | | | | 3,648,528 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp(b) | | | 168,545 | | | | 4,021,484 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 86,084 | | | | 3,970,194 | |
| | | | | | | 41,330,113 | |
|
Restaurants–4.04% | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 34,721 | | | | 3,821,740 | |
DineEquity, Inc. | | | 40,423 | | | | 3,377,342 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 97,550 | | | | 4,428,770 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(b) | | | 59,996 | | | | 4,412,106 | |
| | | | | | | 16,039,958 | |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.64% | |
Veeco Instruments Inc.(b) | | | 77,048 | | | | 2,535,650 | |
|
Semiconductors–2.64% | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b) | | | 204,755 | | | | 2,733,479 | |
Hittite Microwave Corp.(b) | | | 49,271 | | | | 3,041,499 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 33,547 | | | | 1,872,594 | |
Semtech Corp.(b) | | | 111,937 | | | | 2,829,767 | |
| | | | | | | 10,477,339 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–0.89% | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 114,288 | | | | 3,526,928 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Specialty Chemicals–1.06% | |
Minerals Technologies Inc. | | | 70,083 | | | $ | 4,209,886 | |
|
Specialty Stores–1.04% | |
GNC Holdings, Inc.–Class A | | | 70,444 | | | | 4,117,452 | |
|
Steel–0.90% | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 64,429 | | | | 3,559,058 | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–1.75% | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b) | | | 85,324 | | | | 3,436,851 | |
MRC Global Inc.(b) | | | 108,424 | | | | 3,497,758 | |
| | | | | | | 6,934,609 | |
|
Trucking–2.74% | |
Celadon Group, Inc. | | | 178,794 | | | | 3,482,907 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 44,330 | | | | 2,546,758 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b) | | | 91,127 | | | | 4,831,554 | |
| | | | | | | 10,861,219 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $258,048,029) | | | | 391,136,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Money Market Funds–1.93% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio– Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,831,161 | | | $ | 3,831,161 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,831,161 | | | | 3,831,161 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,662,322) | | | | 7,662,322 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.50% (Cost $265,710,351) | | | | 398,798,942 | |
| |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–2.08% | | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio– Institutional Class (Cost $8,237,400)(d)(e) | | | 8,237,400 | | | | 8,237,400 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.58% (Cost $273,947,751) | | | | 407,036,342 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.58)% | | | | (10,249,143 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 396,787,199 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2013. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1L. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of December 31, 2013. |
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Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Securities on Loan at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received for Securities Loaned* | | | Net Amount | |
Brown Brothers Harriman | | $ | 8,083,209 | | | $ | (8,083,209 | ) | | $ | — | |
* | Amount does not include excess collateral received. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $258,048,029)* | | $ | 391,136,620 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 15,899,722 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $273,947,751) | | | 407,036,342 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 22,245 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 138,968 | |
Dividends | | | 215,460 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 67,966 | |
Total assets | | | 407,480,981 | |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,775,616 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 284,514 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 8,237,400 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 303,967 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,126 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 14,903 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 76,256 | |
Total liabilities | | | 10,693,782 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 396,787,199 | |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 232,933,801 | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (69,251 | ) |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 30,834,058 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 133,088,591 | |
| | $ | 396,787,199 | |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 262,261,141 | |
Series II | | $ | 134,526,058 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 10,308,120 | |
Series II | | | 5,412,951 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 25.44 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 24.85 | |
* | At December 31, 2013, securities with an aggregate value of $8,083,209 were on loan to brokers. |
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends | | $ | 2,933,402 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $9,127) | | | 13,682 | |
Total investment income | | | 2,947,084 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,482,217 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 888,018 | |
Custodian fees | | | 20,016 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 266,951 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 29,228 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 38,548 | |
Other | | | 71,944 | |
Total expenses | | | 3,796,922 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (10,024 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 3,786,898 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (839,814 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $8,303,442) | | | 32,663,764 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (458 | ) |
| | | 32,663,306 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | | 73,797,391 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 106,460,697 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 105,620,883 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (839,814 | ) | | $ | (4,350 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 32,663,306 | | | | 23,944,272 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 73,797,391 | | | | 11,974,353 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 105,620,883 | | | | 35,914,275 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (18,704 | ) | | | — | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (2,245,454 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (1,170,993 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (3,416,447 | ) | | | — | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (13,141,327 | ) | | | (39,139,088 | ) |
Series ll | | | 19,081,654 | | | | 19,908,002 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 5,940,327 | | | | (19,231,086 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 108,126,059 | | | | 16,683,189 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 288,661,140 | | | | 271,977,951 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(69,251) and $(42,415), respectively) | | $ | 396,787,199 | | | $ | 288,661,140 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual
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trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
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H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 0 | .745% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .73% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .715% | | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .685% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .67% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .655% | | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .64% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $10,024.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $82,025 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $805,993 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
As of December 31, 2013, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $3,411,901 and securities sales of $23,837,851, which resulted in net realized gains of $8,303,442.
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 18,704 | | | $ | — | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 3,416,447 | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | $ | 3,435,151 | | | $ | — | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,316,012 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 30,202,159 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 132,404,478 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (69,251 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 232,933,801 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 396,787,199 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $119,710,904 and $116,267,570, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 134,727,933 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (2,323,455 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 132,404,478 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $274,631,864.
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NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $831,682 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $831,682. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 2,964,453 | | | $ | 66,823,332 | | | | 1,730,024 | | | $ | 30,750,303 | |
Series II | | | 1,547,577 | | | | 33,492,296 | | | | 1,905,358 | | | | 33,006,752 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 97,551 | | | | 2,264,158 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Series II | | | 51,608 | | | | 1,170,993 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (3,750,878 | ) | | | (82,228,817 | ) | | | (3,973,525 | ) | | | (69,889,391 | ) |
Series II | | | (725,014 | ) | | | (15,581,635 | ) | | | (760,691 | ) | | | (13,098,750 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 185,297 | | | $ | 5,940,327 | | | | (1,098,834 | ) | | $ | (19,231,086 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 58% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 18.69 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 7.02 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | 25.44 | | | | 37.47 | % | | $ | 262,261 | | | | 1.05 | %(d) | | | 1.05 | %(d) | | | (0.17 | )%(d) | | | 35 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 16.41 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.28 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18.69 | | | | 13.89 | | | | 205,566 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 16.53 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.41 | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 217,287 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.86 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 3.69 | | | | 3.67 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.53 | | | | 28.54 | | | | 220,925 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.07 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 10.62 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.26 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 12.86 | | | | 21.29 | | | | 178,949 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 46 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 18.31 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 6.86 | | | | 6.77 | | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 24.85 | | | | 37.08 | | | | 134,526 | | | | 1.30 | (d) | | | 1.30 | (d) | | | (0.42 | )(d) | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 16.11 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.20 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18.31 | | | | 13.66 | | | | 83,096 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 16.27 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.11 | | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 54,691 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.69 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 3.63 | | | | 3.58 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.27 | | | | 28.21 | | | | 33,670 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.32 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 10.51 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.20 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 12.69 | | | | 20.90 | | | | 14,048 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.34 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 46 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $228,112 and $106,780 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,197.20 | | | $ | 5.87 | | | $ | 1,019.86 | | | $ | 5.40 | | | | 1.06 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,195.80 | | | | 7.25 | | | | 1,018.60 | | | | 6.67 | | | | 1.31 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 3,416,447 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-VITEC-AR-1 |
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
US equity markets enjoyed strong double-digit returns for the year ended December 31, 2013, despite slow but steady improvements in the economy and gridlock in Washington. Information technology (IT) stocks also participated in the equity rally, even as enterprise spending remained tepid. Invesco V.I. Technology Fund underperformed the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only), the Fund’s style-specific index, primarily as a result of security selection in the semiconductors, computers and peripherals, and software industries.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 25.14 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 24.79 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only)n (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 40.19 | |
Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Classification Averagen (Peer Group) | | | | 31.32 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to grow capital by investing in companies we believe are capable of generating sustainable, superior earnings and cash flow growth that is not fully reflected in investor expectations or equity valuations. The Fund emphasizes companies we believe have a strategic advantage over their competition and operate in industries we believe to be beneficiaries of secular trends. The Fund invests in industries such as computer hardware, software, communications equipment, semiconductors and service-related companies in the IT sector.
We use a research-oriented, bottom-up investment approach focusing on company fundamentals and growth prospects. We place great emphasis on companies exhibiting high returns on invested capital and generating free cash flow – metrics we believe are good indicators of financial health and growth potential. We seek companies with management teams that maintain high-quality balance sheets and
manageable debt levels. Valuation also plays a critical role in stock selection.
Risk management is an integral part of our portfolio construction process as we attempt to limit volatility and downside risk. Only stocks that exhibit a proper balance of risk and reward are chosen for the portfolio. We seek to accomplish this goal by thoroughly understanding the key business drivers of companies in which we invest. The portfolio is constructed with the goal of holding a diversified portfolio of stocks we believe are best suited to capitalize on secular trends in the IT sector.
We may reduce or eliminate a holding when:
n | | A stock’s price reaches its valuation target. |
n | | A company’s fundamentals change or deteriorate. |
n | | It no longer meets our investment criteria. |
n | | A more attractive investment opportunity is identified. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated and largely priced into stock valuations.
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector, while the telecommunication services and utilities sectors were laggards.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | | 92.5 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 5.9 | |
Financials | | | | 0.2 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.4 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* |
1. Google Inc.-Class A | | | | 6.7 | % |
2. Apple Inc. | | | | 5.6 | |
3. QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | | 4.6 | |
4. MasterCard, Inc.-Class A | | | | 4.4 | |
5. Facebook Inc.-Class A | | | | 3.9 | |
6. Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | | 3.8 | |
7. Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | | 3.0 | |
8. Microsoft Corp. | | | | 2.6 | |
9. Informatica Corp. | | | | 2.3 | |
10. ARRIS Group Inc. | | | | 2.2 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $106.4 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 68 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
On an absolute basis, the Fund experienced the greatest benefit from holdings in the following IT industries: Internet software and services, IT services, software and semiconductors. Holdings in the professional services industry in the industrials sector, however, detracted from the Fund’s absolute performance during the year.
Relative to the Fund’s style-specific index, underperformance was primarily attributable to security selection and underweight exposure to the semiconductors industry, security selection in the computers and peripherals industry, and security selection and overweight exposure to the software industry. Contributors to performance included security selection in the Internet software and services industry, as well as overweight exposure to the Internet and catalog retail industry. Additionally, a lack of holdings in the office electronics industry benefited the Fund’s performance relative to its style-specific index.
The top individual contributor to the Fund’s absolute and relative performance for the year was Google. During the year, Google’s stock performance was driven by strength in its core search business, as well as operating margin expansion.
Facebook was also among the top individual contributors to Fund performance for the year and the top benchmark-relative contributor. Shares of Facebook jumped higher in July, following the release of the company’s second quarter results that showed revenues and profits re-accelerated as the company moved advertising into the news feed section of its application. Facebook also attributed the results to increased mobile users, and subsequently increased mobile advertising revenues. Shares continued to rise through year end, when the company was added as a constituent to the S&P 500 Index.
Following approximately three years of fairly steady price appreciation, the share price of Apple fell meaningfully during the first half of the year. We reduced our overweight exposure in Apple because we believed the current product cycle would not be as strong as previous cycles, as the iPhone 5 lacked new innovative features in our opinion. Apple, which continued to represent a large overweight holding for the Fund relative to the style-specific index, was among the top absolute and relative detractors from Fund performance despite the fact that shares of Apple recovered in the second half of the year. This relative underperformance was exaggerated by the fact that all holdings
in the style-specific index are held at equal weights. We continue to believe Apple holds a sustainable competitive advantage over peers; therefore, it remains a top Fund holding.
Fortinet, a worldwide provider of network security solutions, was also among the top detractors from Fund performance. Throughout the year, the company lowered earnings guidance for its quarterly results to levels below what analysts were expecting. Additionally, Fortinet recently underwent executive changes, including changes to the president and chief financial officer positions. We exited the position as a result of its weakened outlook and management changes.
In general, the Fund was positioned for an improving macroeconomic backdrop, subsequent increases in enterprise and telecommunications spending, and an expected decrease in US government spending. As such, the portfolio held overweight exposures, relative to the style-specific benchmark, in economically sensitive industries at year end, including: Internet and catalog retail, communications equipment, Internet software and services, and software. Conversely, we were underweight in the IT services, semiconductors, electronic equipment and instruments, and computer and peripherals industries. Additionally, the Fund did not have exposure to office electronics or diversified telecommunication services – industries in which the style-specific index had minor exposure.
We remain confident about the medium-term outlook for the IT sector, primarily because of the potential for increased enterprise spending. We believe that many businesses remained reluctant to hire additional employees due to ancillary costs, opting instead to use IT to boost productivity. Additionally, we believe the technology needs of emerging market economies are likely to continue to increase. At the close of the year, we also saw possible improvements in credit markets and stabilization of demand patterns, both conducive to continued secular growth. We believe that in the long term, the IT sector may continue to benefit from three key secular themes, which are independent of any short-term catalysts:
n | | Globalization. The desire for productivity gains supports increased technology use in international markets. |
n | | Consumerization. Technology demand is consumer-driven. |
n | | Proliferation. Technology continues to penetrate products ranging from automobiles and industrial controls to sporting gear and alternative energy. |
As always, we thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Technology Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Warren Tennant Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. Technology Fund. |
He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Tennant earned a BBA in finance and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| | Brian Nelson Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Technology Fund. |
He joined Invesco in 2004. Mr. Nelson earned a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (5/20/97) | | | | 4.67 | % |
10 Years | | | | 5.95 | |
5 Years | | | | 20.35 | |
1 Year | | | | 25.14 | |
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10 Years | | | | 5.66 | % |
5 Years | | | | 20.07 | |
1 Year | | | | 24.79 | |
Series II shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Series I shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II. Series I performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.16% and 1.41%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Depositary receipts risk. Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. In addition, the underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments
located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Sector fund risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile than non-concentrated funds.
Small- and mid-capitalization risks. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Technology sector risk. Many products and services offered in technology-
related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price-only) is an unmanaged, price-only, equal-dollar-weighted index of 100 stocks designed to measure the performance of a cross section of large, actively traded technology stocks and American Depositary Receipts.
The Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Funds classification.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.56% | |
Application Software–13.84% | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 37,732 | | | $ | 1,577,198 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 112,977 | | | | 1,583,937 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 14,086 | | | | 890,939 | |
Informatica Corp.(b) | | | 57,702 | | | | 2,394,633 | |
MicroStrategy Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 8,882 | | | | 1,103,500 | |
Qlik Technologies Inc.(b) | | | 28,727 | | | | 765,000 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | | | 72,361 | | | | 3,993,604 | |
SolarWinds, Inc.(b) | | | 13,993 | | | | 529,355 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 42,374 | | | | 1,875,473 | |
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Communications Equipment–13.98% | |
ARRIS Group Inc.(b) | | | 96,991 | | | | 2,363,186 | |
Ciena Corp.(b) | | | 24,211 | | | | 579,369 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 80,371 | | | | 1,804,329 | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 24,775 | | | | 2,251,056 | |
Finisar Corp.(b) | | | 39,985 | | | | 956,441 | |
JDS Uniphase Corp.(b) | | | 98,660 | | | | 1,280,607 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 24,672 | | | | 556,847 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 65,872 | | | | 4,890,996 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson–ADR (Sweden) | | | 15,490 | | | | 189,598 | |
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Computer Hardware–7.65% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 10,558 | | | | 5,924,199 | |
Cray, Inc.(b) | | | 45,139 | | | | 1,239,517 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 34,723 | | | | 971,550 | |
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Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.84% | |
EMC Corp. | | | 35,519 | | | | 893,303 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–9.17% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)(c) | | | 12,065 | | | | 3,172,250 | |
MasterCard, Inc.–Class A | | | 5,623 | | | | 4,697,792 | |
Visa Inc.–Class A | | | 8,476 | | | | 1,887,436 | |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.81% | |
Sanmina Corp.(b) | | | 114,990 | | | | 1,920,333 | |
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Internet Retail–4.58% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 5,040 | | | | 2,009,902 | |
Priceline.com Inc.(b) | | | 1,816 | | | | 2,110,918 | |
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 26,133 | | | | 752,369 | |
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Internet Software & Services–17.39% | |
Dealertrack Technologies Inc.(b) | | | 12,189 | | | | 586,047 | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 16,399 | | | | 900,141 | |
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Internet Software & Services–(continued) | |
Facebook Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 76,124 | | | $ | 4,160,938 | |
Google Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 6,310 | | | | 7,071,680 | |
HomeAway Inc.(b) | | | 33,036 | | | | 1,350,512 | |
Millennial Media Inc.(b)(c) | | | 57,051 | | | | 414,761 | |
Twitter, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,449 | | | | 219,529 | |
ValueClick, Inc.(b) | | | 41,401 | | | | 967,541 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 32,965 | | | | 1,970,648 | |
Web.com Group Inc.(b) | | | 26,798 | | | | 851,908 | |
| | | | | | | 18,493,705 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–3.94% | |
Accenture PLC–Class A(b) | | | 11,599 | | | | 953,670 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A(b) | | | 14,560 | | | | 1,470,269 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 9,429 | | | | 1,768,597 | |
| | | | | | | 4,192,536 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.25% | |
BlueStream Ventures L.P. (Acquired 08/03/00-06/13/08; Acquisition Cost $3,149,655)(d)(e) | | | — | | | | 263,779 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–2.57% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 86,947 | | | | 1,538,092 | |
Teradyne, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 42,377 | | | | 746,683 | |
Veeco Instruments Inc.(b) | | | 13,692 | | | | 450,604 | |
| | | | | | | 2,735,379 | |
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Semiconductors–14.43% | |
Altera Corp. | | | 54,313 | | | | 1,766,802 | |
ARM Holdings PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 10,551 | | | | 577,562 | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | 35,560 | | | | 1,880,768 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 70,130 | | | | 736,365 | |
Diodes Inc.(b) | | | 17,652 | | | | 415,881 | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b) | | | 72,046 | | | | 961,814 | |
Intermolecular Inc.(b) | | | 64,316 | | | | 316,435 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 99,086 | | | | 545,964 | |
Microsemi Corp.(b) | | | 58,694 | | | | 1,464,415 | |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)(b) | | | 49,763 | | | | 2,285,615 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 178,834 | | | | 1,473,592 | |
Semtech Corp.(b) | | | 19,667 | | | | 497,182 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 48,107 | | | | 1,373,936 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 24,031 | | | | 1,055,201 | |
| | | | | | | 15,351,532 | |
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Systems Software–8.11% | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 15,081 | | | | 1,129,265 | |
Infoblox, Inc.(b) | | | 17,055 | | | | 563,156 | |
MICROS Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 12,919 | | | | 741,163 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 74,082 | | | | 2,772,889 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 24,276 | | | | 928,800 | |
Red Hat, Inc.(b) | | | 11,677 | | | | 654,379 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Systems Software–(continued) | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 50,499 | | | $ | 1,190,767 | |
VMware, Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 7,127 | | | | 639,363 | |
| | | | | | | 8,619,782 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $75,105,201) | | | | 104,822,350 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.47% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | | | 779,173 | | | | 779,173 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | | | 779,174 | | | | 779,174 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,558,347) | | | | 1,558,347 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.03% (Cost $76,663,548) | | | | 106,380,697 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–5.14% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $5,469,387)(f)(g) | | | 5,469,387 | | | $ | 5,469,387 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–105.17% (Cost $82,132,935) | | | | 111,850,084 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.17)% | | | | (5,499,283 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 106,350,801 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2013. |
(d) | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The value of this security at December 31, 2013 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | The Fund has a remaining commitment of $101,250 to purchase additional interests in BlueStream Ventures L.P., which is subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement. |
(f) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(g) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset received by the Fund as of December 31. 2013. |
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Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Securities on Loan at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received for Securities Loaned* | | | Net Amount | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | | $ | 5,425,170 | | | $ | (5,425,170 | ) | | $ | — | |
*Amount | does not include excess collateral received. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $75,105,201)* | | $ | 104,822,350 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 7,027,734 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $82,132,935) | | | 111,850,084 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 148,915 | |
Dividends | | | 12,861 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 62,796 | |
Other assets | | | 5,755 | |
Total assets | | | 112,080,411 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 101,132 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 5,469,387 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 66,263 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 938 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 23,265 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 68,625 | |
Total liabilities | | | 5,729,610 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 106,350,801 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 65,658,304 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,102,537 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 8,872,811 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 29,717,149 | |
| | $ | 106,350,801 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 103,151,215 | |
Series II | | $ | 3,199,586 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 5,312,747 | |
Series II | | | 169,289 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 19.42 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 18.90 | |
* | At December 31, 2013, securities with an aggregate value of $5,425,170 were on loan to brokers. |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,713) | | $ | 744,613 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,410) | | | 4,150 | |
Total investment income | | | 748,763 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 732,743 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 287,103 | |
Custodian fees | | | 6,797 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 6,423 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 26,181 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 27,901 | |
Other | | | 67,025 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,154,173 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (3,689 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 1,150,484 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (401,721 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain from: | |
Net realized gain from investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $55,722) | | | 9,373,941 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | | 13,198,790 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 22,572,731 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 22,171,010 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (401,721 | ) | | $ | (450,495 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 9,373,941 | | | | 9,554,276 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 13,198,790 | | | | 2,176,313 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 22,171,010 | | | | 11,280,094 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (7,820,860 | ) | | | — | |
Series ll | | | (230,772 | ) | | | — | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (8,051,632 | ) | | | — | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (5,971,175 | ) | | | (16,315,465 | ) |
Series ll | | | 713,763 | | | | 331,851 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (5,257,412 | ) | | | (15,983,614 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 8,861,966 | | | | (4,703,520 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 97,488,835 | | | | 102,192,355 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $2,102,537 and $2,076,625, respectively) | | $ | 106,350,801 | | | $ | 97,488,835 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the |
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| Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 0.75% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.74% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.73% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.72% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.71% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.70% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.69% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.68% | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,689.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $237,103 for services provided by insurance companies.
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The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $11 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 111,586,305 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 263,779 | | | $ | 111,850,084 | |
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $536,617, which resulted in net realized gains of $55,722.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Long-term capital gain | | $ | 8,051,632 | | | $ | — | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 452,462 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 8,517,678 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 31,783,418 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (61,061 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 65,658,304 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 106,350,801 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and partnership interests.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $42,715,756 and $55,675,331, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 35,829,224 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (4,045,806 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 31,783,418 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $80,066,666.
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of partnership and net operating losses, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was increased by $427,633, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $423,026 and shares of beneficial interest was decreased by $4,607. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013 (a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 448,059 | | | $ | 8,062,294 | | | | 678,900 | | | $ | 11,607,559 | |
Series II | | | 51,711 | | | | 908,329 | | | | 65,426 | | | | 1,097,512 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 434,492 | | | | 7,820,860 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Series II | | | 13,157 | | | | 230,772 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,221,518 | ) | | | (21,854,329 | ) | | | (1,662,300 | ) | | | (27,923,024 | ) |
Series II | | | (23,922 | ) | | | (425,338 | ) | | | (45,637 | ) | | | (765,661 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (298,021 | ) | | $ | (5,257,412 | ) | | | (963,611 | ) | | $ | (15,983,614 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 65% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 16.87 | | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | 4.19 | | | $ | 4.12 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1.57 | ) | | $ | (1.57 | ) | | $ | 19.42 | | | | 25.14 | % | | $ | 103,151 | | | | 1.17 | %(d) | | | 1.17 | %(d) | | | (0.40 | )%(d) | | | 45 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 15.16 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.71 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.87 | | | | 11.28 | | | | 95,371 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.16 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 16.00 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 15.16 | | | | (5.05 | ) | | | 100,579 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 41 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 13.19 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.79 | | | | 2.81 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.00 | | | | 21.30 | | | | 128,304 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.38 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 4.84 | | | | 4.81 | | | | — | | | �� | — | | | | — | | | | 13.19 | | | | 57.40 | | | | 119,369 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.19 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 42 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 16.50 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 4.09 | | | | 3.97 | | | | — | | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 18.90 | | | | 24.79 | | | | 3,200 | | | | 1.42 | (d) | | | 1.42 | (d) | | | (0.65 | )(d) | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 14.86 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.64 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.50 | | | | 11.04 | | | | 2,118 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.41 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 15.71 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 14.86 | | | | (5.32 | ) | | | 1,613 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 41 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 12.98 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.73 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15.71 | | | | 21.03 | | | | 1,198 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.39 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 8.26 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 4.78 | | | | 4.72 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12.98 | | | | 57.14 | | | | 417 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.44 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 42 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $95,130 and $2,569 for Series I and Series II, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Technology Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Technology Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,197.50 | | | $ | 6.59 | | | $ | 1,019.21 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | | 1.19 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,195.70 | | | | 7.97 | | | | 1,017.95 | | | | 7.32 | | | | 1.44 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 8,051,632 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. I-VIUTI-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund posted positive returns. The Fund’s results underperformed its style-specific benchmark, the S&P 500 Utilities Sector Total Return Index, and the broad market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index. The Fund’s holdings overall in the multi-utilities and electric utilities industries contributed the most to Fund performance; however, select electric utilities holdings also detracted from Fund performance as did select diversified telecommunication services holdings.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | | 10.76 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 10.52 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
S&P 500 Utilities Sector Total Return Index‚ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 13.21 | |
Lipper VUF Utility Funds Classification Average¢ (Peer Group) | | | | 18.40 | |
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Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¢Lipper Inc. | |
How we invest
In selecting investments, we focus on companies in the electric utilities, natural gas, water and telecommunications industries. We emphasize companies with solid balance sheets and operational cash flows that support sustained or increasing dividends. Fundamental research and financial statement analysis are the backbone of our bottom-up investment process. Using a variety of valuation techniques, we estimate the potential return of holdings over a two-year investment period. We construct the portfolio to provide what we believe to be the best combination of price appreciation potential, dividend income and risk profile, and the Fund typically maintains full sector exposure. We strive to manage risk by maintaining an average of 30 to 50 positions, low portfolio turnover and a rigorous sell discipline.
Market conditions and your Fund
During the year ended December 31, 2013, major US stock market indexes rose to multiyear highs.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors. Overall, fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained stable during the year following a significant recovery in prior years.
Major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector, while utilities and telecommunication services had the lowest.
In the utilities sector, a number of holdings in the multi-utilities industry were among the top contributors to the Fund’s results, including Dominion Resources and Sempra Energy. Select investments in diversified telecommunication services and electric utilities, including Century-Link and Exelon, detracted from Fund results.
Dominion Resources was the largest contributor to the Fund’s performance. The company provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers, predominately in the Mid-Atlantic, where it has benefited from a favorable regulatory environment. The company operates 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and pipelines, as well as the largest US underground natural gas storage system, and has benefited from the rapid development of the Utica and Marcellus Shale regions.
Sempra Energy, a regulated gas and electric utility company, was also among the largest contributors to Fund performance. The company’s operations are primarily in the southwestern United States and Latin America. In recent years, the company has focused on more profitable regulated businesses while divesting less attractive non-regulated assets. Sempra Energy’s stock benefited from this strategic focus by elevating future growth prospects from its gas pipelines and gas export businesses.
Diversified telecommunication services company CenturyLink was the largest detractor from Fund performance during the year. The company provides a broad array of communications services including local and long distance voice, data, Internet access and broadband services. CenturyLink’s reduced dividend and new stock buyback program were followed by disappointing revenue results and guidance. Balance sheet strength, however, well covered the dividend and enabled the company to continue to invest in strategic revenue growth opportunities.
Electric utility holding Exelon was another detractor from Fund performance during the year. Exelon is one of largest competitive power generators in the US. Prolonged low natural gas prices resulted in lower margins in its generation business. Management remains
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
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Utilities | | | | 88.2 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 8.4 | |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.4 | |
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Top 10 Equity Holdings* | | |
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1. Portland General Electric Co. | | | | 5.4 | % |
2. American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | | 5.2 | |
3. National Grid PLC | | | | 4.9 | |
4. Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | | 4.9 | |
5. Exelon Corp. | | | | 4.7 | |
6. Duke Energy Corp. | | | | 4.7 | |
7. Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | | 4.2 | |
8. Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | | 4.1 | |
9. Southern Co. (The) | | | | 4.1 | |
10. Northeast Utilities | | | | 3.7 | |
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Total Net Assets | | | | $63.5 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 32 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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focused on controlling maintenance spending, growing earnings at the regulated business and improving synergies realized from the 2012 purchase of Constellation Energy Group.
There were no major positioning changes in the Fund during the year. We continued to emphasize regulated over non-regulated companies. At the end of the year, the Fund’s largest industry allocations were in the electric utilities and multi-utilities industries.
Thank you for your continued investment in Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
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| | Meggan Walsh Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. |
Utilities Fund. She joined Invesco in 1991. Ms. Walsh earned a BS in finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland. |
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| | Robert Botard Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Utilities |
Fund. He joined Invesco in 1993. Mr. Botard earned a BBA in finance and a BBA in international business from The University of Texas at Austin. He also earned a Master of International Management degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. |
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (12/30/94) | | | | 7.05 | % |
10 Years | | | | 9.21 | |
5 Years | | | | 10.30 | |
1 Year | | | | 10.76 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | | |
10 Years | | | | 8.94 | % |
5 Years | | | | 10.02 | |
1 Year | | | | 10.52 | |
Series II shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Series I shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Series II shares. Series I performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.03% and 1.28%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Preferred securities risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
Sector fund risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile than non-concentrated funds.
Small- and mid-capitalization risk. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Utilities sector risk. The following factors may affect the Fund’s investments in the utilities sector: governmental regulation, economic factors, ability of the issuer to obtain financing, prices of natural resources and risks associated with nuclear power.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The S&P 500® Utilities Sector Total Return Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the utilities market.
The Lipper VUF Utility Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Utility Funds classification.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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Common Stocks–96.63% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities–50.68% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 70,396 | | | $ | 3,290,309 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 42,829 | | | | 2,955,629 | |
Edison International | | | 43,761 | | | | 2,026,134 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 26,017 | | | | 1,646,096 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 108,475 | | | | 2,971,130 | |
Great Plains Energy Inc. | | | 53,694 | | | | 1,301,543 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 7,047 | | | | 603,364 | |
Northeast Utilities | | | 55,564 | | | | 2,355,358 | |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | | | 160,971 | | | | 3,079,375 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 27,747 | | | | 1,468,371 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 113,091 | | | | 3,415,348 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 60,232 | | | | 1,812,381 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 63,598 | | | | 2,614,514 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 94,087 | | | | 2,628,791 | |
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Gas Utilities–7.41% | | | | | | | | |
AGL Resources Inc. | | | 40,299 | | | | 1,903,322 | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 20,530 | | | | 932,472 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 45,021 | | | | 1,866,571 | |
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Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–4.20% | |
Calpine Corp.(b) | | | 48,980 | | | | 955,600 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 59,602 | | | | 1,711,769 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–8.39% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 52,081 | | | | 1,831,168 | |
CenturyLink Inc. | | | 39,935 | | | | 1,271,930 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |
Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) | | | 46,768 | | | $ | 799,789 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 28,967 | | | | 1,423,438 | |
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Multi-Utilities–25.95% | | | | | | | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 47,154 | | | | 1,262,313 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 20,420 | | | | 1,128,818 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 41,562 | | | | 2,688,646 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 25,924 | | | | 1,721,094 | |
National Grid PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 236,308 | | | | 3,087,791 | |
NiSource Inc. | | | 27,525 | | | | 905,022 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | | | 54,089 | | | | 1,733,011 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 22,100 | | | | 1,983,696 | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 113,485 | | | | 1,956,481 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $46,915,848) | | | | | | | 61,331,274 | |
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Money Market Funds–3.19% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 1,013,018 | | | | 1,013,018 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 1,013,019 | | | | 1,013,019 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,026,037) | | | | | | | 2,026,037 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.82% (Cost $48,941,885) | | | | 63,357,311 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.18% | | | | 112,612 | |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 63,469,923 | |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (Cost $46,915,848) | | $ | 61,331,274 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 2,026,037 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $48,941,885) | | | 63,357,311 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 86,777 | |
Dividends | | | 208,734 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 70,089 | |
Other assets | | | 630 | |
Total assets | | | 63,723,541 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 112,570 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 40,956 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,036 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 24,724 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 74,332 | |
Total liabilities | | | 253,618 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 63,469,923 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 44,465,590 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,764,410 | |
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 2,824,605 | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 14,415,318 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 61,806,139 | |
Series II | | $ | 1,663,784 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 3,630,100 | |
Series II | | | 98,374 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.03 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.91 | |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends | | $ | 2,559,817 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 2,695 | |
Total investment income | | | 2,562,512 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 404,616 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 205,696 | |
Custodian fees | | | 7,187 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 4,206 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 22,357 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 26,745 | |
Professional services fees | | | 41,382 | |
Other | | | 19,078 | |
Total expenses | | | 731,267 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (5,589 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 725,678 | |
Net investment income | | | 1,836,834 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 3,086,044 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 6,811 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 2,122,100 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (2,482 | ) |
| | | 2,119,618 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 5,212,473 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 7,049,307 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,836,834 | | | $ | 2,152,558 | |
Net realized gain | | | 3,092,855 | | | | 1,529,973 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 2,119,618 | | | | (1,257,024 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,049,307 | | | | 2,425,507 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,140,730 | ) | | | (2,101,069 | ) |
Series ll | | | (43,877 | ) | | | (47,190 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (2,184,607 | ) | | | (2,148,259 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (1,490,858 | ) | | | (2,398,617 | ) |
Series ll | | | (33,701 | ) | | | (59,040 | ) |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (1,524,559 | ) | | | (2,457,657 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (5,600,398 | ) | | | (4,662,802 | ) |
Series ll | | | (64,627 | ) | | | (195,495 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (5,665,025 | ) | | | (4,858,297 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (2,324,884 | ) | | | (7,038,706 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 65,794,807 | | | | 72,833,513 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,764,410 and $2,116,917, respectively) | | $ | 63,469,923 | | | $ | 65,794,807 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, current income.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect
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appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund |
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| monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile. |
The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.
The following factors may affect the Fund’s investments in the utilities sector: governmental regulation, economic factors, ability of the issuer to obtain financing, prices of natural resources and risks associated with nuclear power.
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $5,589.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants;
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and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $50,000 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $155,696 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $134 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $ | 60,269,520 | | | $ | 3,087,791 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 63,357,311 | |
NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,201,346 | | | $ | 2,148,259 | |
Long-term capital gain | | | 1,507,820 | | | | 2,457,657 | |
Total distributions | | $ | 3,709,166 | | | $ | 4,605,916 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,829,106 | |
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 3,278,191 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 13,961,840 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (108 | ) |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (64,696 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 44,465,590 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 63,469,923 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013.
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $9,379,044 and $15,513,796, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 15,592,817 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (1,630,977 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 13,961,840 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $49,395,471.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and reclassification of distributions from short-term capital gain to ordinary income distributions, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $4,734 and undistributed net realized gain was increased by $4,734. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 891,055 | | | $ | 15,490,334 | | | | 613,174 | | | $ | 10,279,764 | |
Series II | | | 5,955 | | | | 102,148 | | | | 23,507 | | | | 400,727 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 219,299 | | | | 3,631,588 | | | | 273,870 | | | | 4,499,686 | |
Series II | | | 4,713 | | | | 77,578 | | | | 6,506 | | | | 106,230 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,440,447 | ) | | | (24,722,320 | ) | | | (1,166,463 | ) | | | (19,442,252 | ) |
Series II | | | (13,991 | ) | | | (244,353 | ) | | | (41,247 | ) | | | (702,452 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (333,416 | ) | | $ | (5,665,025 | ) | | | (290,653 | ) | | $ | (4,858,297 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 53% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 16.20 | | | $ | 0.47 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | $ | 1.72 | | | $ | (0.52 | ) | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | $ | 17.03 | | | | 10.76 | % | | $ | 61,806 | | | | 1.07 | %(d) | | | 1.08 | %(d) | | | 2.73 | %(d) | | | 15 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 16.74 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 16.20 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 64,158 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 3 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.87 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 2.41 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 16.74 | | | | 16.45 | | | | 70,956 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 14.51 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 14.87 | | | | 6.30 | | | | 63,945 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 3.25 | | | | 13 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 13.38 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.98 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 14.51 | | | | 14.93 | | | | 70,671 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 3.35 | | | | 14 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 16.09 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 16.91 | | | | 10.45 | | | | 1,664 | | | | 1.32 | (d) | | | 1.33 | (d) | | | 2.48 | (d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 16.63 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 16.09 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 1,637 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 2.85 | | | | 3 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 14.78 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 2.35 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 16.63 | | | | 16.15 | | | | 1,878 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 14.43 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.85 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 14.78 | | | | 6.01 | | | | 1,706 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 13 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 13.30 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.93 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 14.43 | | | | 14.61 | | | | 1,702 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 14 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $65,754 and $1,682 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.50 | | | $ | 5.61 | | | $ | 1,019.66 | | | $ | 5.60 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.50 | | | | 6.88 | | | | 1,018.40 | | | | 6.87 | | | | 1.35 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | $ | 1,507,820 | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Utilities Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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| | Annual Report to Shareholders | | December 31, 2013 |
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| Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund |
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| | The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-07452 and 033-57340. The Fund’s most recent portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, have also been made available to insurance companies issuing variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”) that invest in the Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/ proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus and variable product prospectus, which contain more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read each carefully before investing. Invesco Distributors, Inc. VK-VIVOPP-AR-1 |
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| | NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund outperformed its style-specific benchmark, the Russell 3000 Value Index. The Fund’s relative performance benefited from stock selection and an overweight position in the financials sector. Alternatively, stock selection in the energy sector detracted the most from the Fund’s relative performance.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 12/31/12 to 12/31/13, excluding variable product issuer charges.
If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | | 33.75 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | 33.27 | |
S&P 500 Index‚ (Broad Market Index) | | | | 32.39 | |
Russell 3000 Value Index¢ (Style-Specific Index) | | | | 32.69 | |
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Value Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index) | | | | 33.17 | |
Source(s): ‚Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc.;
nInvesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc.; ¿Lipper Inc.
How we invest
We seek to capitalize on market inefficiencies by investing in companies that appear undervalued relative to the market in general. We believe that there are four key drivers to finding attractive stocks:
n | | Valuation – We use different measures of valuation for different sectors. We use more stable measures of value such as price/book, price/cash flow, and price/sales in more cyclical parts of the market. We use more cash flow and earnings-based measures in more growth-oriented parts of the market. |
n | | Fundamentals – We rigorously analyze the fundamentals and risks of a company and its industry. |
n | | Accounting – We focus on the quality of a company’s accounting including all four financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in financial position). |
n | | Psychology – We feel that psychology is one reason that companies become undervalued. |
Ultimately, we believe that the market will recognize the value in these companies and we will sell them as their stock
price begins to reflect their intrinsic value.
We will only buy a security if we believe the potential for stock-price appreciation outweighs potential downside risk. To be eligible for inclusion in the Fund, a stock must meet the following criteria:
n | | The security is statistically cheap on the basis of its primary valuation criteria, which depends on the cyclical or growth nature of its business. |
n | | Rigorous fundamental analysis that the company is undervalued and possesses potential financial strength and improved quality of management for future growth. |
We focus on the quality of a company’s accounting and on financial statement analysis. Portfolio construction is bottom-up and stock-specific, concentrating on individual company fundamental analysis and valuation. Therefore, while we monitor and are aware of our positions relative to the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, it does not play a major role in the construction of the Fund.
Our sell discipline is just as important as our buy decision and is based on the same principles: valuation and fundamentals. While no sale is automatic,
we typically sell a security if it meets one or more of the following criteria:
n | | The target price has been realized and we no longer consider the company undervalued. |
n | | A better value opportunity can be found elsewhere. |
n | | The company is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals we believe to be a long-term issue. |
Market conditions and your Fund
The year ended December 31, 2013, was characterized by slow but steady improvement in the US economy and strong US equity market returns. As the year began, consumer confidence trended higher based on the recovery of the US housing market, despite uncertainty surrounding the outcome of tax and spending negotiations between the White House and Congress – and implementation of sequestration spending cuts – which consequently left many businesses hesitant to spend.
US equity markets rose for the first half of the year, but from late May through June, capital markets declined following US Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time had come for the Fed to begin to reduce the size of its bond buying program, also known as quantitative easing (QE). This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer, despite some volatility in August surrounding a potential US military reaction to instability in Syria. The fourth quarter began amid uncertainty created by a two-week federal government shutdown, yet equities shrugged off this news and rallied steadily throughout the last three months of the year. In December, as expected, the Fed officially announced that it would begin reducing the scope of QE in early 2014. Despite the Fed’s actions, equities continued to rise, as the announcement was widely anticipated.
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Portfolio Composition | | |
By sector | | | | | |
| |
Financials | | | | 37.5 | % |
Energy | | | | 16.9 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 13.7 | |
Information Technology | | | | 10.2 | |
Health Care | | | | 8.9 | |
Consumer Staples | | | | 3.4 | |
Industrials | | | | 2.9 | |
Materials | | | | 1.4 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | | 1.4 | |
Money Market Funds | | | | | |
Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.7 | |
| | | | | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings* | | |
| | | | | |
| |
1. JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 6.2 | % |
2. Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | 4.1 | |
3. Royal Dutch Shell PLC-ADR | | | | 4.1 | |
4. Omnicom Group Inc. | | | | 3.6 | |
5. Chevron Corp. | | | | 3.5 | |
6. Citigroup Inc. | | | | 3.2 | |
7. Macy’s, Inc. | | | | 2.7 | |
8. UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | | 2.7 | |
9. Total S.A.-ADR | | | | 2.6 | |
10. Unum Group | | | | 2.5 | |
| | | | | |
Total Net Assets | | | | $233.9 million | |
| |
Total Number of Holdings* | | | | 48 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
For the reporting period, major US equity market indexes delivered strong double-digit gains, and all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 Index had positive returns. The consumer discretionary sector had the highest return of any sector.
In this environment, stock selection and an overweight position in the financials sector contributed the most to relative Fund performance. Financials sector holdings JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo were among the Fund’s top performers. An improving housing market benefited both of these companies and lowered their credit costs and expenses (such as expenses for foreclosed houses). Additionally, an increase in short-term interest rates could benefit both JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo earnings. These factors helped drive positive stock performance for both of the companies that were, at the close of the reporting period, among the Fund’s top ten holdings.
An underweight position in the utilities sector also helped relative Fund performance as it was one of the worst-performing sectors for the year. We avoided utilities holdings altogether because we believed they were very expensive.
Stock selection and an underweight position in the telecommunication services sector benefited relative performance. The Fund’s investment in Vodafone drove this performance as the company benefited from selling its interest in Verizon Wireless (not a Fund holding) back to Verizon.
On an absolute basis, consumer discretionary holding Omnicom was the largest contributor to Fund performance. The media company continued to perform strongly, and we believe its merger with Pubilcis (not a Fund holding) will benefit the company.
Unfavorable stock selection in the energy sector was the largest detractor from relative Fund performance. Fear of weaker commodity prices continued to be a primary cause of the sector’s negative performance and drove the underperformance of Petrobras Petroleo Brasilerio. Besides industry concerns, the company had weak pricing in its downstream operations and some temporary operating issues that we believe it has begun to fix. In our view, Petrobras Petroleo Brasilerio traded at a very attractive valuation during the year.
A minor detractor from Fund performance during the year was our only holding in the materials sector, Korean steel company POSCO. POSCO is a low-cost
producer and has superior technology. We continue to believe the company is attractively valued.
Although we analyze macroeconomic factors, our focus is on bottom-up stock selection. We invest in companies based on their individual risk and return, as driven by their fundamentals and valuations. As value managers, we point to the attractive valuations that characterize many holdings in the portfolio. We believe low earnings expectations, combined with attractive valuations, could potentially provide downside protection in a volatile equity market.
Thank you for your investment in Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund and for sharing our long-term investment horizon.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and, if applicable, index disclosures later in this report.
| | |
| | Jason Leder Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco V.I. |
Value Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Leder earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Columbia University. |
| | |
| | Devin Armstrong Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Value |
Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Armstrong earned a BS in psychology and finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA in finance from Columbia University. |
| | |
| | Kevin Holt Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Value |
Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Holt earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
| | |
| | Yogi Kak Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Value |
Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 2011. Mr. Kak earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banares Hindu University and an MBA from Tulane University. |
| | |
| | Matt Seinsheimer Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Value |
Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Seinsheimer earned a BBA from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| | |
| | James (Jay) Warwick Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. |
Mr. Warwick earned a BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University and an MBA from the University of Houston. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class(es)
Fund and index data from 12/31/03
1 | Source(s): Invesco, Russell via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
2 | Source(s): Invesco, S&P-Dow Jones via FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 12/31/13 | | | | | |
| |
Series I Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | | 4.34 | % |
10 Years | | | | 4.67 | |
5 Years | | | | 19.38 | |
1 Year | | | | 33.75 | |
| |
Series II Shares | | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | | 4.08 | % |
10 Years | | | | 4.41 | |
5 Years | | | | 19.07 | |
1 Year | | | | 33.27 | |
The performance of the Fund’s Series I and Series II share classes will differ primarily due to different class expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please contact your
variable product issuer or financial adviser for the most recent month-end variable product performance. Performance figures reflect Fund expenses, reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Series I and Series II shares was 1.02% and 1.27%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund, a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable
Insurance Funds), is currently offered through insurance companies issuing variable products. You cannot purchase shares of the Fund directly. Performance figures given represent the Fund and are not intended to reflect actual variable product values. They do not reflect sales charges, expenses and fees assessed in connection with a variable product. Sales charges, expenses and fees, which are determined by the variable product issuers, will vary and will lower the total return.
The most recent month-end performance at the Fund level, excluding variable product charges, is available at 800 451 4246. As mentioned above, for the most recent month-end performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of December 31, 2013, and is based on total net assets. |
n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus, visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
Convertible securities risk. The Fund may own convertible securities, the value of which may be affected by market interest rates, the risk that the issuer will default, the value of the underlying stock or the right of the issuer to buy back the convertible securities.
Derivatives risk. The value of a derivative instrument depends largely on (and is derived from) the value of an underlying security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index or other asset (each referred to as an underlying asset). In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage and liquidity risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to the derivative contract will default on its obligation to pay the Fund the amount owed or otherwise perform under the derivative contract. Derivatives create leverage risk because they do not require payment up front equal to the economic exposure created by owning the derivative. As a result, an adverse change in the value of the underlying asset could result in the Fund sustaining a loss that is substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative, which may make the Fund’s returns more volatile and increase the risk of loss. Derivative instruments may also be less liquid than more traditional investments and the Fund may be unable to sell or close out its derivative positions at a desirable time or price. This risk may be more acute under adverse market conditions, during which the Fund may be most in need of liquidating its derivative positions. Derivatives may also be harder to value, less tax efficient and subject to changing government regulation that could impact the Fund’s ability to use certain derivatives or their cost. Also, derivatives used for hedging or to gain or limit exposure to a particular market segment may not provide the expected benefits, particularly during adverse market conditions.
Developing/emerging markets securities risk. The prices of securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing/emerging markets countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs,
delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries.
Foreign securities risk. The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies.
Growth investing risk. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stock. As a result they tend to be more sensitive to changes in their earnings and can be more volatile.
Industry/sector risk. To the extent, the Fund invests a greater amount in any one sector or industry, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the overall condition of the sector or industry, and there is increased risk to the Fund if conditions adversely affect that sector or industry.
Management risk. The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
Market risk. The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Preferred securities risk. There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments.
Real estate investment (REIT)/real estate risk. Investments in real estate
related instruments may be affected by economic, legal, cultural, environmental or technological factors that affect property values, rents or occupancies of real estate related to the Fund’s holdings. Real estate companies, including REITs or similar structures, tend to be small- and mid-cap companies, and their shares may be more volatile and less liquid. The value of investments in real estate related companies may be affected by the quality of management, the ability to repay loans, the utilization of leverage and financial covenants related thereto, whether the company carries adequate insurance and environmental factors. If a real estate related company defaults, the Fund may own real estate directly, which involves the following additional risks: environmental liabilities; difficulty in valuing and selling the real estate; and economic or regulatory changes.
Small- and mid-capitalization risk. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price.
Value investing style risk. The Fund emphasizes a value style of investing, which focuses on undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations. This style of investing is subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on value equity securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Value stocks also may decline in price, even though in theory they are already underpriced.
About indexes used in this report
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of US value stocks. The Russell 3000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.
The Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap value variable insurance underlying funds tracked by Lipper.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
Other information
The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. Additionally, the returns and net asset values shown throughout this report are at the Fund level only and do not include variable product issuer charges. If such charges were included, the total returns would be lower.
Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
December 31, 2013
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.32% | |
Advertising–3.57% | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | | 112,137 | | | $ | 8,339,629 | |
| | |
Apparel Retail–0.91% | | | | | | | | |
Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 88,887 | | | | 2,136,843 | |
| | |
Application Software–0.96% | | | | | | | | |
Synopsys, Inc.(c) | | | 55,400 | | | | 2,247,578 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.69% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 113,221 | | | | 3,955,942 | |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–1.22% | |
Renault S.A. (France) | | | 35,340 | | | | 2,853,470 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–2.23% | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | | | 38,485 | | | | 5,214,718 | |
|
Coal & Consumable Fuels–2.09% | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 250,700 | | | | 4,896,171 | |
|
Communications Equipment–1.32% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 137,500 | | | | 3,086,875 | |
|
Computer Hardware–3.57% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 5,884 | | | | 3,301,571 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 180,453 | | | | 5,049,075 | |
| | | | | | | 8,350,646 | |
|
Department Stores–4.49% | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 119,050 | | | | 6,357,270 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 67,140 | | | | 4,149,252 | |
| | | | | | | 10,506,522 | |
|
Diversified Banks–6.97% | |
Comerica Inc. | | | 63,840 | | | | 3,034,954 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 91,458 | | | | 3,694,903 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 211,052 | | | | 9,581,761 | |
| | | | | | | 16,311,618 | |
|
Electronic Components–1.39% | |
Corning Inc. | | | 181,675 | | | | 3,237,449 | |
|
Food Retail–1.71% | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 101,386 | | | | 4,007,789 | |
|
General Merchandise Stores–1.29% | |
Target Corp. | | | 47,753 | | | | 3,021,332 | |
|
Household Products–1.67% | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 48,075 | | | | 3,913,786 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–2.25% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 187,959 | | | | 5,268,491 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–13.72% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 66,308 | | | | 8,282,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Integrated Oil & Gas–(continued) | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 31,141 | | | $ | 3,151,469 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR (Brazil) | | | 368,630 | | | | 5,079,722 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 133,453 | | | | 9,511,195 | |
Total S.A.–ADR (France) | | | 99,170 | | | | 6,076,146 | |
| | | | | | | 32,101,064 | |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.88% | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 21,767 | | | | 3,858,418 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 166,225 | | | | 5,212,816 | |
| | | | | | | 9,071,234 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–6.21% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 54,219 | | | | 3,621,829 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 92,734 | | | | 5,000,217 | |
Unum Group | | | 168,250 | | | | 5,902,210 | |
| | | | | | | 14,524,256 | |
|
Managed Health Care–4.65% | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 83,929 | | | | 6,319,854 | |
WellPoint, Inc. | | | 49,332 | | | | 4,557,783 | |
| | | | | | | 10,877,637 | |
|
Marine–0.67% | |
Diana Shipping Inc. (Greece)(c) | | | 117,594 | | | | 1,562,824 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–1.06% | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 66,369 | | | | 2,486,846 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–11.79% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 360,463 | | | | 5,612,409 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 143,170 | | | | 7,460,589 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 248,157 | | | | 14,512,221 | |
| | | | | | | 27,585,219 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–4.27% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 60,913 | | | | 3,237,526 | |
Novartis AG (Switzerland) | | | 47,108 | | | | 3,769,864 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 97,078 | | | | 2,973,499 | |
| | | | | | | 9,980,889 | |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–7.00% | |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG | | | 26,207 | | | | 2,956,411 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 103,796 | | | | 5,661,034 | |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 119,783 | | | | 4,948,236 | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 29,009 | | | | 2,803,140 | |
| | | | | | | 16,368,821 | |
|
Steel–1.42% | |
POSCO–ADR (South Korea) | | | 42,443 | | | | 3,310,554 | |
|
Systems Software–1.79% | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 109,589 | | | | 4,192,875 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Technology Distributors–1.17% | |
CDW Corp. | | | 117,202 | | | $ | 2,737,839 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.36% | |
Vodafone Group PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 81,076 | | | | 3,187,097 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $152,400,656) | | | | 225,336,014 | |
|
Money Market Funds–3.59% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 4,203,380 | | | | 4,203,380 | |
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 4,203,381 | | | | 4,203,381 | |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $8,406,761) | | | | | | | 8,406,761 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.91% (Cost $160,807,417) | | | | 233,742,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | | |
Money Market Funds–0.23% | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $536,697)(d)(e) | | | 536,697 | | | $ | 536,697 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.14% (Cost $161,344,114) | | | | | | | 234,279,472 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.14)% | | | | (333,617 | ) |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 233,945,855 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at December 31, 2013. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of December 31. 2013. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Securities on Loan at Value | | | Cash Collateral Received for Securities Loaned* | | | Net Amount | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | | $ | 526,620 | | | $ | (526,620 | ) | | $ | — | |
* | Amount does not include excess collateral received. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2013
Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2013
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Cost $152,400,656)* | | $ | 225,336,014 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 8,943,458 | |
Total investments, at value (Cost $161,344,114) | | | 234,279,472 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 159,207 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 63,666 | |
Dividends | | | 455,149 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 100,622 | |
Total assets | | | 235,058,116 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 248,052 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 536,697 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 202,940 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 1,157 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 6,246 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 117,169 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,112,261 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 233,945,855 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 175,399,794 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,507,521 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (16,897,330 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 72,935,870 | |
| | $ | 233,945,855 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 130,145,736 | |
Series II | | $ | 103,800,119 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.001 par value per share, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 13,903,149 | |
Series II | | | 11,144,203 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.36 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.31 | |
* | At December 31, 2013, securities with an aggregate value of $526,620 were on loan to brokers. |
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $182,487) | | $ | 5,104,819 | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $153,165) | | | 162,929 | |
Total investment income | | | 5,267,748 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,623,840 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 637,113 | |
Custodian fees | | | 7,757 | |
Distribution fees — Series II | | | 254,365 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | 23,986 | |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 34,348 | |
Other | | | 56,984 | |
Total expenses | | | 2,638,393 | |
Less: Fees waived | | | (20,053 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 2,618,340 | |
Net investment income | | | 2,649,408 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 33,047,124 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (34,560 | ) |
| | | 33,012,564 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 31,741,389 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 512 | |
| | | 31,741,901 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 64,754,465 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 67,403,873 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,649,408 | | | $ | 2,991,365 | |
Net realized gain | | | 33,012,564 | | | | 20,484,242 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 31,741,901 | | | | 15,820,217 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 67,403,873 | | | | 39,295,824 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,827,315 | ) | | | (2,005,611 | ) |
Series ll | | | (1,176,208 | ) | | | (1,209,493 | ) |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (3,003,523 | ) | | | (3,215,104 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series l | | | (36,568,590 | ) | | | (25,455,179 | ) |
Series ll | | | (22,283,095 | ) | | | (21,410,450 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (58,851,685 | ) | | | (46,865,629 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,548,665 | | | | (10,784,909 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 228,397,190 | | | | 239,182,099 | |
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $2,507,521 and $2,892,234, respectively) | | $ | 233,945,855 | | | $ | 228,397,190 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2013
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-four separate portfolios, (each constituting a “Fund”). The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each Fund or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such Fund or class. Current Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance, however, requires participating insurance companies offering separate accounts to vote shares proportionally in accordance with the instructions of the contract owners whose investments are funded by shares of each Fund or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, Series I and Series II, both of which are offered to insurance company separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“variable products”).
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
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Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid to separate accounts of participating insurance companies annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the |
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| Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
J. | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate |
First $250 million | | | 0 | .695% | | |
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .67% | | |
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .645% | | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .62% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .595% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .57% | | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .545% | | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .52% | | |
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
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The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2014, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2014. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2015, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $20,053.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco a fee for costs incurred in providing accounting services and fund administrative services to the Fund and to reimburse Invesco for administrative services fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide services to the participants of separate accounts. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: the printing of prospectuses, financial reports and proxy statements and the delivery of the same to existing participants; the maintenance of master accounts; the facilitation of purchases and redemptions requested by the participants; and the servicing of participants’ accounts. Pursuant to such agreement, for the year ended December 31, 2013, Invesco was paid $58,739 for accounting and fund administrative services and reimbursed $578,374 for services provided by insurance companies.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund. The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Series II shares (the “Plan”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plan, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Series II shares may be paid to insurance companies who furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund incurred $904 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of December 31, 2013. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | $227,656,138 | | $ | 6,623,334 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 234,279,472 | |
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NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
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| | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 3,003,523 | | | $ | 3,215,104 | |
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2013 | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 2,617,209 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 71,819,695 | |
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 512 | |
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (109,688 | ) |
Capital loss carryforward | | | (15,781,667 | ) |
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 175,399,794 | |
Total net assets | | $ | 233,945,855 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $32,762,992 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2013, which expires as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
December 31, 2017 | | $ | 7,906,383 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,906,383 | |
December 31, 2018 | | | 7,875,284 | | | | — | | | | 7,875,284 | |
| | $ | 15,781,667 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,781,667 | |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
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NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2013 was $38,349,947 and $91,805,764, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 79,023,419 | |
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (7,203,724 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 71,819,695 | |
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $162,459,777.
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and fair fund settlements, on December 31, 2013, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $30,598 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $30,598. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
| | Years ended December 31, | |
| | 2013(a) | | | 2012 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 556,711 | | | $ | 4,628,953 | | | | 1,784,123 | | | $ | 12,416,540 | |
Series II | | | 655,770 | | | | 5,483,500 | | | | 1,339,643 | | | | 8,704,187 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 214,474 | | | | 1,827,315 | | | | 282,878 | | | | 2,005,611 | |
Series II | | | 138,704 | | | | 1,176,208 | | | | 171,316 | | | | 1,209,493 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,220,012 | ) | | | (43,024,858 | ) | | | (5,892,112 | ) | | | (39,877,330 | ) |
Series II | | | (3,515,746 | ) | | | (28,942,803 | ) | | | (4,662,117 | ) | | | (31,324,130 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (7,170,099 | ) | | $ | (58,851,685 | ) | | | (6,976,269 | ) | | $ | (46,865,629 | ) |
(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 66% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with these entities whereby these entities sell units of interest in separate accounts funding variable products that are invested in the Fund. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, third party record keeping and account servicing and administrative services. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) | |
Series I | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | $ | 7.10 | | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 2.28 | | | $ | 2.38 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 9.36 | | | | 33.75 | % | | $ | 130,146 | | | | 1.01 | %(d) | | | 1.02 | %(d) | | | 1.24 | %(d) | | | 17 | % |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.12 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 7.10 | | | | 17.70 | | | | 130,383 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 6.38 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 6.12 | | | | (3.05 | ) | | | 135,644 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.98 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 6.38 | | | | 7.35 | | | | 181,515 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 86 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 4.10 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 5.98 | | | | 48.00 | | | | 226,282 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 23 | |
Series II | |
Year ended 12/31/13 | | | 7.07 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.34 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 9.31 | | | | 33.27 | | | | 103,800 | | | | 1.26 | (d) | | | 1.27 | (d) | | | 0.99 | (d) | | | 17 | |
Year ended 12/31/12 | | | 6.08 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.07 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 7.07 | | | | 17.66 | | | | 98,014 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/11 | | | 6.34 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 6.08 | | | | (3.39 | ) | | | 103,538 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/10 | | | 5.95 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 6.34 | | | | 6.94 | | | | 132,298 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 86 | |
Year ended 12/31/09 | | | 4.07 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.94 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 5.95 | | | | 47.74 | | | | 133,872 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 23 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and do not reflect charges assessed in connection with a variable product, which if included would reduce total returns. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $131,900 and $101,746 for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Opportunities Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
February 17, 2014
Houston, Texas
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The actual and hypothetical expenses in the examples below do not represent the effect of any fees or other expenses assessed in connection with a variable product; if they did, the expenses shown would be higher while the ending account values shown would be lower.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Class | | Beginning Account Value (07/01/13) | | | ACTUAL | | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| | Ending Account Value (12/31/13)1 | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | | Ending Account Value (12/31/13) | | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,158.10 | | | $ | 5.60 | | | $ | 1,020.01 | | | $ | 5.24 | | | | 1.03 | % |
Series II | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,157.50 | | | | 6.96 | | | | 1,018.75 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 1.28 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year–end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
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Federal and State Income Tax | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 100 | % |
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Interested Persons | | | | | | | | |
Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business Formerly: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | 123 | | None |
Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, Invesco Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe) (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Exchange Corp. Formerly: Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.: Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director and President, AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); and Van Kampen Advisors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | 123 | | None |
Wayne W. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to certain funds in the Fund Complex | | 136 | | Director of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, a nonprofit membership organization for investment directors; Chairman and Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; and Director of the Stevenson Center for Democracy |
1 | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
2 | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
3 | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Invesco Fund Complex because he and his firm currently provide legal services as legal counsel to such Funds. |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | |
Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 1993 | | Chairman, Crockett Technologies Associates (technology consulting company) Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | 123 | | ACE Limited (insurance company); Investment Company Institute |
David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., (consumer health care products manufacturer) Formerly: Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago | | 136 | | Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association; Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan |
Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and General Partner and Of Counsel, law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP | | 123 | | Director and Chairman, C.D. Stimson Company (a real estate investment company); Trustee and Overseer, The Curtis Institute of Music |
James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management) Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | 123 | | Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association; Chairman-elect, Evans Scholars Foundation; and Director, Denver Film Society |
Rodney F. Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman of CAC, LLC, (private company offering capital investment and management advisory services) Formerly: Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments; Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation (formerly Anixter International); Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co.; From 1987 to 2010, Director/Trustee of investment companies in the Van Kampen Funds complex | | 123 | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc.; Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute; Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2000 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); and Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company) Formerly: Director, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company); Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director, Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | 123 | | Director of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 1997 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angeles Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment); and Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company); Director of Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit); and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | 123 | | Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) |
Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 1998 | | Retired Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | 123 | | None |
Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2004 | | Retired Formerly: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | 123 | | None |
Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago Formerly: President of the University of Chicago | | 136 | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees—(continued) |
Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee Other Officers | | 2005 | | Retired Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | 123 | | None |
Other Officers | | | | | | | | |
Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds | | N/A | | N/A |
John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Director and Vice President, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | N/A | | N/A |
Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 1993 | | Senior Managing Director, Investments; Director, Co-President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Chairman, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and Invesco Management Company Limited; Director and President, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd., Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only) Formerly: Director, INVESCO Global Asset Management Limited and INVESCO Management S.A.; Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
Trustees and Officers—(continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Trustee and/ or Officer Since | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorship(s) Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Other Officers—(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; and Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | | N/A | | N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom — 1969 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2013 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser), Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.), Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco Management Group, Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Funds (Chicago), and PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Fraud Prevention Manager and Controls and Risk Analysis Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A |
Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) and Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) Formerly: Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Funds (Chicago); Senior Vice President, Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser), Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A |
The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Raymond Stickel, Jr. Mr. Stickel is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2013 | | Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2013 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre-Approval Requirement(1) | | Fees Billed for Services Rendered to the Registrant for fiscal year end 2012 | | Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2012 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre-Approval Requirement(1) |
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Audit Fees | | $ 519,200 | | N/A | | $ 633,700 | | N/A |
Audit-Related Fees(2) | | $ 5,162 | | 0% | | $ 12,000 | | 0% |
Tax Fees(3) | | $ 177,795 | | 0% | | $ 113,729 | | 0% |
All Other Fees | | $ 0 | | 0% | | $ 0 | | 0% |
Total Fees | | $ 702,156 | | 0% | | $ 759,429 | | 0% |
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $182,957 for the fiscal year ended 2013, and $125,729 for the fiscal year ended 2012, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
| (1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
| (2) | Audit-Related fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2013 includes fees billed for agreed upon procedures related to regulatory filings. Audit-Related fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2012 includes fees billed for agreed upon procedures related to fund mergers. |
| (3) | Tax fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2013 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services. Tax fees for the fiscal year end December 31, 2012 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Non- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2013 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2013 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre- Approval Requirement(1) | | Fees Billed for Non- Audit Services Rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for fiscal year end 2012 That Were Required to be Pre-Approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee | | Percentage of Fees Billed Applicable to Non-Audit Services Provided for fiscal year end 2012 Pursuant to Waiver of Pre- Approval Requirement(1) |
Audit-Related Fees | | $ 574,000 | | 0% | | $0 | | 0% |
Tax Fees | | $ 0 | | 0% | | $0 | | 0% |
All Other Fees | | $ 0 | | 0% | | $0 | | 0% |
Total Fees(2) | | $ 574,000 | | 0% | | $0 | | 0% |
(1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
(2) | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $1,645,309 for the fiscal year ended 2013, and $0 for the fiscal year ended 2012, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates. |
The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWC’s independence.
PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the Invesco Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended May 4, 2010
Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committees”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee generally on an annual basis. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committees at the next quarterly meeting.
Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committees will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committees’ general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committees will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committees will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committees’ pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
| 1. | Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter: |
| a. | The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and |
| b. | Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service; |
| 2. | Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and |
| 3. | Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees. |
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.
Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
Procedures
Generally on an annual basis, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committees on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of Invesco will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committees any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of Invesco.
Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
| • | | Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client |
| • | | Financial information systems design and implementation |
| • | | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports |
| • | | Internal audit outsourcing services |
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
| • | | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services |
| • | | Expert services unrelated to the audit |
| • | | Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission |
| • | | Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance |
| • | | Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund |
| • | | Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
None
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | As of February 12, 2014, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of February 12, 2014, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
12(a) (2) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
12(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
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By: | | /s/ Philip A. Taylor |
| | Philip A. Taylor |
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Date: | | February 28, 2014 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Philip A. Taylor |
| | Philip A. Taylor |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | February 28, 2014 |
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | February 28, 2014 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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12(a) (1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a) (2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a) (3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |