UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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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)
Sheri Morris 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (713) 626-1919 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 12/31 | | |
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Date of reporting period: | | 06/30/22 | | |
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
(a) The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
(b) Not applicable.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VK-VIAMFR-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -27.86 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -27.94 | |
S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Growth Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | -28.07 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Growth Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -32.14 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | |
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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (7/3/95) | | | 9.50 | % |
10 Years | | | 12.68 | |
5 Years | | | 10.33 | |
1 Year | | | -27.90 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/18/00) | | | 3.36 | % |
10 Years | | | 12.39 | |
5 Years | | | 10.06 | |
1 Year | | | -28.08 | |
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 recognized 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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.01% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.80% | | | | | | | | |
Airbus SE (France) | | | 54,897 | | | | $ 5,390,215 | |
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Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 20,959 | | | | 9,011,532 | |
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Textron, Inc. | | | 38,640 | | | | 2,359,745 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,761,492 | |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.90% | |
Deere & Co. | | | 17,932 | | | | 5,370,096 | |
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Application Software–3.75% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(b) | | | 13,989 | | | | 5,120,813 | |
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Datadog, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 13,536 | | | | 1,289,169 | |
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HubSpot, Inc.(b) | | | 2,117 | | | | 636,476 | |
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Roper Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 9,183 | | | | 3,624,071 | |
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salesforce.com, inc.(b) | | | 13,831 | | | | 2,282,668 | |
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Synopsys, Inc.(b) | | | 23,698 | | | | 7,197,082 | |
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Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(b) | | | 54,949 | | | | 2,301,814 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,452,093 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.10% | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A | | | 3,238 | | | | 295,403 | |
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KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 6,394 | | | | 295,978 | |
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| | | | | | | 591,381 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.22% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 135,527 | | | | 4,304,338 | |
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Tesla, Inc.(b) | | | 4,429 | | | | 2,982,577 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,286,915 | |
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Automotive Retail–0.83% | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 7,843 | | | | 4,954,894 | |
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Biotechnology–0.91% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 35,463 | | | | 5,431,513 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.81% | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b) | | | 30,916 | | | | 1,184,083 | |
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Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 120,082 | | | | 3,652,894 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,836,977 | |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.44% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 14,588 | | | | 2,607,751 | |
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Consumer Electronics–0.73% | |
Sony Group Corp. (Japan) | | | 53,500 | | | | 4,372,224 | |
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Copper–0.61% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 125,149 | | | | 3,661,860 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–4.73% | |
Adyen N.V. (Netherlands)(b)(d) | | | 848 | | | | 1,246,574 | |
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Visa, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 137,349 | | | | 27,042,645 | |
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| | | | | | | 28,289,219 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–0.58% | |
Glencore PLC (Australia) | | | 645,444 | | | | 3,497,577 | |
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Diversified Support Services–0.48% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 7,675 | | | | 2,866,843 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.56% | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 15,990 | | | | $ 3,367,174 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.54% | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 24,597 | | | | 9,226,581 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.65% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 29,652 | | | | 3,880,557 | |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–0.55% | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 9,685 | | | | 3,264,426 | |
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Food Distributors–1.40% | |
Sysco Corp.(c) | | | 43,571 | | | | 3,690,899 | |
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US Foods Holding Corp.(b) | | | 153,403 | | | | 4,706,404 | |
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Food Retail–0.52% | |
HelloFresh SE (Germany)(b) | | | 96,578 | | | | 3,125,152 | |
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Gold–0.14% | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada) | | | 49,067 | | | | 867,995 | |
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Health Care Distributors–1.04% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp.(c) | | | 27,380 | | | | 3,873,723 | |
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McKesson Corp. | | | 7,277 | | | | 2,373,830 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,247,553 | |
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Health Care Equipment–1.08% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 20,148 | | | | 2,189,080 | |
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DexCom, Inc.(b) | | | 8,348 | | | | 622,176 | |
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | | | 32,434 | | | | 3,084,149 | |
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | | | 2,881 | | | | 578,246 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,473,651 | |
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Home Improvement Retail–1.95% | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 66,759 | | | | 11,660,794 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.33% | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 4,535 | | | | 7,931,670 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.67% | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 32,756 | | | | 3,982,474 | |
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Insurance Brokers–0.90% | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 11,733 | | | | 3,164,155 | |
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Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 14,172 | | | | 2,200,203 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,364,358 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–0.96% | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 15,793 | | | | 1,352,513 | |
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Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | | 125,347 | | | | 4,395,919 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,748,432 | |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–3.30% | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 63,953 | | | | 7,779,882 | |
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan) | | | 17,000 | | | | 7,347,271 | |
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | | | 37,668 | | | | 4,615,460 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,742,613 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Interactive Media & Services–9.19% | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 19,504 | | | $ | 42,504,287 | |
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Baidu, Inc., ADR (China)(b) | | | 12,399 | | | | 1,844,103 | |
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Kuaishou Technology (China)(b)(d) | | | 467,300 | | | | 5,240,836 | |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 33,386 | | | | 5,383,492 | |
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| | | | | | | 54,972,718 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–7.49% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 344,520 | | | | 36,591,469 | |
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Farfetch Ltd., Class A (United Kingdom)(b) | | | 247,316 | | | | 1,770,783 | |
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JD.com, Inc., ADR (China) | | | 100,369 | | | | 6,445,697 | |
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| | | | | | | 44,807,949 | |
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Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.41% | | | | | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 13,947 | | | | 610,181 | |
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MongoDB, Inc.(b) | | | 5,127 | | | | 1,330,457 | |
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Snowflake, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 3,632 | | | | 505,066 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,445,704 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.51% | | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 16,653 | | | | 9,047,242 | |
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Managed Health Care–4.97% | | | | | | | | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 3,294 | | | | 1,589,618 | |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 54,779 | | | | 28,136,138 | |
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| | | | | | | 29,725,756 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.42% | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 10,182 | | | | 293,955 | |
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Schlumberger N.V. | | | 61,557 | | | | 2,201,278 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,495,233 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.54% | | | | | |
Antero Resources Corp.(b) | | | 80,751 | | | | 2,475,018 | |
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ConocoPhillips | | | 8,092 | | | | 726,743 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,201,761 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–1.00% | | | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 57,924 | | | | 4,761,932 | |
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Phillips 66 | | | 14,941 | | | | 1,225,013 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,986,945 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.05% | | | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc.(c) | | | 6,199 | | | | 300,527 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–5.10% | | | | | | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 43,063 | | | | 5,644,775 | |
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Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 309,389 | | | | 18,381,886 | |
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Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 13,286 | | | | 4,307,720 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark) | | | 19,343 | | | | 2,146,906 | |
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| | | | | | | 30,481,287 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.43% | | | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 31,064 | | | | 6,106,561 | |
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Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 20,925 | | | | 2,432,950 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,539,511 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.83% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 51,191 | | | | 4,657,357 | |
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ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 3,469 | | | | 1,650,828 | |
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Enphase Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 23,624 | | | | 4,612,350 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,920,535 | |
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Semiconductors–4.67% | | | | | | | | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 9,922 | | | | $ 3,810,445 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 81,657 | | | | 12,378,385 | |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 92,067 | | | | 11,760,638 | |
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| | | | | | | 27,949,468 | |
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Soft Drinks–0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(b) | | | 44,502 | | | | 4,125,335 | |
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Specialized REITs–0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle International Corp.(c) | | | 24,490 | | | | 4,123,626 | |
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Systems Software–14.41% | | | | | | | | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 31,399 | | | | 5,292,615 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 234,280 | | | | 60,170,132 | |
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 19,606 | | | | 9,684,188 | |
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ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 21,862 | | | | 10,395,818 | |
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Zscaler, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 4,464 | | | | 667,413 | |
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| | | | | | | 86,210,166 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.52% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 285,147 | | | | 38,985,298 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–0.90% | | | | | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 60,427 | | | | 3,016,516 | |
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United Rentals, Inc.(b) | | | 9,758 | | | | 2,370,316 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,386,832 | |
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Trucking–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 67,258 | | | | 3,113,373 | |
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Lyft, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 87,486 | | | | 1,161,814 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,275,187 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $443,759,234) | | | | 586,242,648 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.27% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e)(f) | | | 2,657,781 | | | | 2,657,781 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(e)(f) | | | 1,893,088 | | | | 1,892,898 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e)(f) | | | 3,037,464 | | | | 3,037,464 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,587,878) | | | | 7,588,143 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.28% (Cost $451,347,112) | | | | 593,830,791 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–9.68% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(e)(f)(g) | | | 16,211,390 | | | | 16,211,390 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(e)(f)(g) | | | 41,686,431 | | | | 41,686,431 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $57,899,334) | | | | 57,897,821 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–108.96% (Cost $509,246,446) | | | | 651,728,612 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(8.96)% | | | | (53,587,592 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | | $598,141,020 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
Investment Abbreviations:
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 June 30, 2022. |
(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 June 30, 2022 was $6,487,410, which represented 1.08% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 2,868,097 | | | | $ | 38,532,341 | | | | $ | (38,742,657 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 2,657,781 | | | | $ | 4,827 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 2,048,569 | | | | | 27,523,101 | | | | | (27,677,807 | ) | | | | 265 | | | | | (1,230 | ) | | | | 1,892,898 | | | | | 5,324 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 3,277,826 | | | | | 44,036,961 | | | | | (44,277,323 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 3,037,464 | | | | | 6,929 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 6,515,520 | | | | | 114,120,154 | | | | | (104,424,284 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 16,211,390 | | | | | 19,683 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 15,202,880 | | | | | 229,600,915 | | | | | (203,113,130 | ) | | | | (1,513 | ) | | | | (2,721 | ) | | | | 41,686,431 | | | | | 56,630 | * |
Total | | | $ | 29,912,892 | | | | $ | 453,813,472 | | | | $ | (418,235,201 | ) | | | $ | (1,248 | ) | | | $ | (3,951 | ) | | | $ | 65,485,964 | | | | $ | 93,393 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(f) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Information Technology | | | | 37.87 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 14.61 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 14.35 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 12.49 | |
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Industrials | | | | 7.44 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 3.28 | |
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Financials | | | | 3.02 | |
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Energy | | | | 2.92 | |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 2.03 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.99 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $443,759,234)* | | $ | 586,242,648 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $65,487,212) | | | 65,485,964 | |
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Cash | | | 70,094 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $156,941) | | | 158,186 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,303,007 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 3,480,324 | |
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Dividends | | | 176,774 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 222,231 | |
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Other assets | | | 502 | |
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Total assets | | | 658,139,730 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,254,591 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 214,431 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 57,899,334 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 330,819 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,013 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 58,839 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 237,683 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 59,998,710 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 598,141,020 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 263,660,531 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 334,480,489 | |
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| | $ | 598,141,020 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 405,178,177 | |
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Series II | | $ | 192,962,843 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 6,336,539 | |
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Series II | | | 3,224,689 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 63.94 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 59.84 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $57,319,011 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $145,119) | | $ | 2,911,882 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $16,164) | | | 33,244 | |
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Total investment income | | | 2,945,126 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,353,138 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 582,824 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 8,535 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 271,974 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 20,103 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,863 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,615 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 19,457 | |
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Other | | | 3,882 | |
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Total expenses | | | 3,273,391 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (5,447 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 3,267,944 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (322,818 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 25,660,986 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (3,951 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (23,234 | ) |
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| | | 25,633,801 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (258,692,012 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,248 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (1,358 | ) |
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| | | (258,694,618 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (233,060,817 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (233,383,635 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (322,818 | ) | | $ | (4,151,457 | ) |
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Net realized gain | | | 25,633,801 | | | | 178,910,085 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (258,694,618 | ) | | | (78,149,194 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (233,383,635 | ) | | | 96,609,434 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (69,405,765 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (32,075,893 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (101,481,658 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (25,785,392 | ) | | | (19,513,798 | ) |
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Series II | | | 10,494,855 | | | | 41,059,309 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (15,290,537 | ) | | | 21,545,511 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (248,674,172 | ) | | | 16,673,287 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 846,815,192 | | | | 830,141,905 | |
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End of period | | $ | 598,141,020 | | | $ | 846,815,192 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $88.63 | | | | $(0.01 | ) | | | $(24.68 | ) | | | $(24.69 | ) | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $63.94 | | | | (27.86 | )% | | | $405,178 | | | | 0.85 | %(d) | | | 0.86 | %(d) | | | (0.01 | )%(d) | | | 58 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 89.10 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 11.37 | | | | 10.98 | | | | - | | | | (11.45 | ) | | | (11.45 | ) | | | 88.63 | | | | 11.92 | | | | 591,907 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 67.15 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 28.00 | | | | 27.87 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (5.86 | ) | | | (5.92 | ) | | | 89.10 | | | | 42.35 | | | | 611,334 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 57.15 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 19.86 | | | | 19.96 | | | | - | | | | (9.96 | ) | | | (9.96 | ) | | | 67.15 | | | | 36.76 | | | | 490,366 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 62.97 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | - | | | | (4.32 | ) | | | (4.32 | ) | | | 57.15 | | | | (3.62 | ) | | | 405,192 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.88 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 53.58 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 14.50 | | | | 14.46 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (5.02 | ) | | | (5.07 | ) | | | 62.97 | | | | 27.34 | | | | 491,271 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.89 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 45 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 83.04 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (23.11 | ) | | | (23.20 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 59.84 | | | | (27.94 | ) | | | 192,963 | | | | 1.10 | (d) | | | 1.11 | (d) | | | (0.26 | )(d) | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 84.31 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 10.77 | | | | 10.18 | | | | - | | | | (11.45 | ) | | | (11.45 | ) | | | 83.04 | | | | 11.65 | | | | 254,909 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.11 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 63.90 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 26.58 | | | | 26.27 | | | | - | | | | (5.86 | ) | | | (5.86 | ) | | | 84.31 | | | | 41.99 | | | | 218,808 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.11 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 54.90 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 19.03 | | | | 18.96 | | | | - | | | | (9.96 | ) | | | (9.96 | ) | | | 63.90 | | | | 36.43 | | | | 162,221 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 40 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 60.79 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | - | | | | (4.32 | ) | | | (4.32 | ) | | | 54.90 | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | 133,216 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 42 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 51.95 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 14.05 | | | | 13.86 | | | | - | | | | (5.02 | ) | | | (5.02 | ) | | | 60.79 | | | | 27.03 | | | | 170,956 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. American Franchise 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. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $851 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | Other Risks – 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. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | | 0.695% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.670% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.645% | |
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Next $550 million | | | 0.620% | |
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Next $3.45 billion | | | 0.600% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.595% | |
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Next $2.25 billion | | | 0.570% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.545% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.520% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $5,447.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $57,556 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $525,268 for fees paid to insurance
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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $15,553 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | $529,849,232 | | | | $ 56,393,416 | | | | $– | | | | $586,242,648 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 7,588,143 | | | | 57,897,821 | | | | – | | | | 65,485,964 | |
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Total Investments | | | $537,437,375 | | | | $114,291,237 | | | | $– | | | | $651,728,612 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $407,410,530 and $427,965,396, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 171,920,976 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (36,272,988 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 135,647,988 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $516,080,624.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 113,715 | | | $ | 8,490,219 | | | | 183,103 | | | $ | 17,299,379 | |
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Series II | | | 278,384 | | | | 19,077,237 | | | | 553,978 | | | | 49,490,468 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 759,114 | | | | 69,405,759 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 374,237 | | | | 32,075,893 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (455,567 | ) | | | (34,275,611 | ) | | | (1,125,267 | ) | | | (106,218,936 | ) |
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Series II | | | (123,223 | ) | | | (8,582,382 | ) | | | (453,921 | ) | | | (40,507,052 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (186,691 | ) | | $ | (15,290,537 | ) | | | 291,244 | | | $ | 21,545,511 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 36% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $721.40 | | $3.63 | | $1,020.58 | | $4.26 | | 0.85% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 720.60 | | 4.69 | | 1,019.34 | | 5.51 | | 1.10 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods, and the fourth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that stock selection in, and overweight or underweight exposure to, certain sectors and overweight exposure to China
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detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with
federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed
and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
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The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -14.61 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -14.73 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell Midcap Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -16.23 | |
Lipper VUF Mid Cap Value Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -12.93 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (1/2/97) | | | 8.87 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.19 | |
5 Years | | | 5.42 | |
1 Year | | | -8.51 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/5/03) | | | 9.00 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.91 | |
5 Years | | | 5.15 | |
1 Year | | | -8.76 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class I and Class II shares of the predecessor fund, The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. U.S. 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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.69% | |
Aerospace & Defense–5.61% | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 75,400 | | | $ | 4,153,786 | |
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 28,300 | | | | 6,164,306 | |
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Rheinmetall AG (Germany) | | | 26,000 | | | | 6,003,829 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–1.71% | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 353,300 | | | | 4,970,931 | |
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Biotechnology–1.03% | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b) | | | 37,700 | | | | 3,006,952 | |
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Construction & Engineering–5.48% | |
AECOM | | | 135,000 | | | | 8,804,700 | |
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HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) | | | 35,600 | | | | 1,734,365 | |
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MasTec, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 75,400 | | | | 5,403,164 | |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.75% | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 26,659 | | | | 2,189,770 | |
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Distributors–1.51% | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 89,742 | | | | 4,405,435 | |
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Diversified Chemicals–2.05% | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 211,000 | | | | 5,981,850 | |
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Electric Utilities–0.83% | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 63,300 | | | | 2,416,161 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–1.22% | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 100 | | | | 3,133 | |
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Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 430,596 | | | | 3,539,499 | |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–4.51% | |
Flex Ltd.(b) | | | 530,211 | | | | 7,672,153 | |
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Jabil, Inc. | | | 106,500 | | | | 5,453,865 | |
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Food Distributors–2.96% | |
Performance Food Group Co.(b) | | | 68,317 | | | | 3,141,216 | |
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US Foods Holding Corp.(b) | | | 178,921 | | | | 5,489,296 | |
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Forest Products–0.00% | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 5,241 | |
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Gold–0.89% | |
Yamana Gold, Inc. (Brazil)(c) | | | 559,000 | | | | 2,599,350 | |
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Health Care Distributors–1.03% | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(b) | | | 38,900 | | | | 2,985,186 | |
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Health Care Facilities–4.26% | |
Encompass Health Corp.(c) | | | 128,824 | | | | 7,220,585 | |
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Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 51,594 | | | | 5,196,032 | |
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Health Care Services–4.90% | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 31,300 | | | $ | 8,248,176 | |
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany) | | | 120,800 | | | | 6,033,248 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.67% | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(b) | | | 709 | | | | 25,332 | |
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Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 49,741 | | | | 1,930,946 | |
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Household Products–2.16% | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 76,700 | | | | 6,290,934 | |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–1.24% | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 47,249 | | | | 3,610,296 | |
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Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.73% | |
Vistra Corp.(c) | | | 220,300 | | | | 5,033,855 | |
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Industrial Machinery–3.56% | |
Crane Holdings Co. | | | 55,914 | | | | 4,895,830 | |
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Timken Co. (The) | | | 103,300 | | | | 5,480,065 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–2.04% | |
Shell PLC, ADR (Netherlands) | | | 113,600 | | | | 5,940,144 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.75% | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 17,200 | | | | 5,108,744 | |
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Managed Health Care–5.95% | |
Centene Corp.(b) | | | 98,638 | | | | 8,345,761 | |
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Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 9,500 | | | | 4,584,510 | |
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Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) | | | 15,700 | | | | 4,389,877 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–12.64% | |
APA Corp. | | | 159,600 | | | | 5,570,040 | |
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ARC Resources Ltd. (Canada) | | | 480,200 | | | | 6,054,728 | |
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Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 45,542 | | | | 5,517,413 | |
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EQT Corp. | | | 102,100 | | | | 3,512,240 | |
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Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 132,400 | | | | 5,850,756 | |
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c) | | | 31,671 | | | | 7,065,167 | |
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Southwestern Energy Co.(b) | | | 520,100 | | | | 3,250,625 | |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–3.98% | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 128,900 | | | | 5,821,124 | |
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Phillips 66 | | | 70,500 | | | | 5,780,295 | |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.43% | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc.(c) | | | 105,300 | | | | 4,166,721 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–1.19% | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc.(c) | | | 71,373 | | | | 3,460,163 | |
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Paper Packaging–0.48% | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 24,000 | | | | 1,385,280 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Regional Banks–4.74% | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(c) | | | 551,550 | | | $ | 6,635,147 | |
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PacWest Bancorp | | | 80,093 | | | | 2,135,279 | |
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Webster Financial Corp. | | | 119,500 | | | | 5,036,925 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,807,351 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–6.91% | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 21,711 | | | | 6,117,726 | |
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Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 44,100 | | | | 5,606,433 | |
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KBR, Inc.(c) | | | 173,300 | | | | 8,385,987 | |
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Science Applications International Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 9,310 | |
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| | | | | | | 20,119,456 | |
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Semiconductors–0.76% | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 23,900 | | | | 2,214,096 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–1.23% | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b) | | | 161,300 | | | | 3,566,343 | |
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Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 1,780 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,568,123 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.00% | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 1,260 | |
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Radian Group, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 1,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,225 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–5.49% | |
AerCap Holdings N.V. (Ireland)(b) | | | 400 | | | | 16,376 | |
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Air Lease Corp. | | | 180,500 | | | | 6,034,115 | |
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Univar Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 283,500 | | | | 7,050,645 | |
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WESCO International, Inc.(b) | | | 26,900 | | | | 2,880,990 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,982,126 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $296,475,196) | | | | 281,587,452 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Money Market Funds–3.04% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 3,085,727 | | | $ | 3,085,727 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 2,245,805 | | | | 2,245,581 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 3,526,544 | | | | 3,526,544 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $8,857,824) | | | | 8,857,852 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.73% (Cost $305,333,020) | | | | 290,445,304 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–12.48% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 10,170,545 | | | | 10,170,545 | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 26,152,831 | | | | 26,152,831 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $36,324,439) | | | | 36,323,376 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–112.21% (Cost $341,657,459) | | | | 326,768,680 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(12.21)% | | | | (35,550,318 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 291,218,362 | |
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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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 2,040,738 | | | | $ | 33,896,101 | | | | $ | (32,851,112 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 3,085,727 | | | | $ | 2,635 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 1,500,473 | | | | | 24,211,500 | | | | | (23,465,080 | ) | | | | 91 | | | | | (1,403) | | | | | 2,245,581 | | | | | 4,543 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 2,332,272 | | | | | 38,738,401 | | | | | (37,544,129 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 3,526,544 | | | | | 6,257 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 2,280,527 | | | | | 69,801,048 | | | | | (61,911,030 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 10,170,545 | | | | | 15,375* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 5,321,230 | | | | | 162,327,161 | | | | | (141,485,178 | ) | | | | (1,063) | | | | | (9,319) | | | | | 26,152,831 | | | | | 43,246* | |
Total | | | $ | 13,475,240 | | | | $ | 328,974,211 | | | | $ | (297,256,529 | ) | | | $ | (972) | | | | $ | (10,722) | | | | $ | 45,181,228 | | | | $ | 72,056 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Industrials | | | 30.25% | |
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Energy | | | 20.10 | |
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Health Care | | | 17.17 | |
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Financials | | | 7.68 | |
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Information Technology | | | 5.27 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 5.12 | |
|
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Materials | | | 4.65 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 3.89 | |
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Utilities | | | 2.56 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 3.31 | |
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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
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $296,475,196)* | | $ | 281,587,452 | |
|
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $45,182,263) | | | 45,181,228 | |
|
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $146,306) | | | 146,603 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 878 | |
|
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Fund shares sold | | | 793,626 | |
|
| |
Dividends | | | 317,944 | |
|
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 112,134 | |
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Other assets | | | 210 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 328,140,075 | |
|
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 147,181 | |
|
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 122,151 | |
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| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 36,324,439 | |
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| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 170,927 | |
|
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,526 | |
|
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 29,646 | |
|
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 124,843 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 36,921,713 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 291,218,362 | |
|
| |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 193,509,678 | |
|
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 97,708,684 | |
|
| |
| | $ | 291,218,362 | |
|
| |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 134,979,203 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 156,239,159 | |
|
| |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 7,852,461 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 9,211,170 | |
|
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.19 | |
|
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.96 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $34,363,792 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $67,870) | | $ | 3,060,714 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,924) | | | 25,359 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 3,086,073 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,184,536 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 285,544 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 4,322 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 237,714 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 9,303 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 9,285 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 4,117 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 19,664 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 3,062 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 1,757,547 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (3,163 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 1,754,384 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 1,331,689 | |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $291,305) | | | 61,970,389 | |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (10,722 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (5,531 | ) |
|
| |
| | | 61,954,136 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (115,187,375 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (972 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (630 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (115,188,977 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (53,234,841 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (51,903,152 | ) |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,331,689 | | | $ | 1,793,644 | |
|
| |
Net realized gain | | | 61,954,136 | | | | 67,400,946 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (115,188,977 | ) | | | 88,238 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (51,903,152 | ) | | | 69,282,828 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (682,929 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (483,149 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (1,166,078 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2,302,990 | ) | | | 64,404,681 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | (29,361,387 | ) | | | 1,191,812 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (31,664,377 | ) | | | 65,596,493 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (83,567,529 | ) | | | 133,713,243 | |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | 374,785,891 | | | | 241,072,648 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 291,218,362 | | | $ | 374,785,891 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $20.13 | | | | $0.09 | | | | $(3.03 | ) | | | $(2.94 | ) | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $17.19 | | | | (14.61 | )% | | | $134,979 | | | | 0.88 | %(d) | | | 0.88 | %(d) | | | 0.91 | %(d) | | | 109 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 15.80 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 4.41 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 20.13 | | | | 27.95 | | | | 160,576 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 15.92 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 15.80 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 73,098 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 13.86 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 3.24 | | | | 3.36 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | 15.92 | | | | 25.03 | | | | 84,799 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 18.38 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | (2.75 | ) | | | 13.86 | | | | (12.65 | ) | | | 77,491 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 17.06 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 18.38 | | | | 9.96 | | | | 104,510 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 56 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 19.89 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (2.99 | ) | | | (2.93 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 16.96 | | | | (14.73 | ) | | | 156,239 | | | | 1.13 | (d) | | | 1.13 | (d) | | | 0.66 | (d) | | | 109 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 15.62 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 4.23 | | | | 4.31 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 19.89 | | | | 27.62 | | | | 214,210 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 15.74 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 15.62 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 167,974 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 13.71 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 3.21 | | | | 3.29 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 15.74 | | | | 24.71 | | | | 233,890 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 18.19 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (1.83 | ) | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | (2.70 | ) | | | 13.71 | | | | (12.82 | ) | | | 169,036 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 16.90 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.60 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 18.19 | | | | 9.62 | | | | 294,598 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 56 | |
(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, 2021, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $61,601,599 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund into the Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. American Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. American Value 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $720 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | | 0.695% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.670% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.645% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.620% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.595% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.570% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.545% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.520% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.69%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,163.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $27,398 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $258,146 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $3,884 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 267,816,010 | | | $ | 13,771,442 | | | | $– | | | $ | 281,587,452 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 8,857,852 | | | | 36,323,376 | | | | – | | | | 45,181,228 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 276,673,862 | | | $ | 50,094,818 | | | | $– | | | $ | 326,768,680 | |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $678,114 and securities sales of $1,666,647, which resulted in net realized gains of $291,305.
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $367,062,606 and $401,232,899, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | | $ 20,159,661 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (42,658,990 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | $(22,499,329 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $349,268,009.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Series I | | | 727,911 | | | $ | 14,495,629 | | | | 3,261,007 | | | $ | 62,388,981 | |
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Series II | | | 824,475 | | | | 15,837,947 | | | | 1,763,245 | | | | 33,017,641 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 34,719 | | | | 682,929 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 24,853 | | | | 483,149 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,376,056 | | | | 26,200,106 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,031,975 | | | | 19,411,453 | |
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Series I | | | (853,028 | ) | | | (16,798,619 | ) | | | (1,320,648 | ) | | | (24,867,335 | ) |
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Series II | | | (2,384,684 | ) | | | (45,199,334 | ) | | | (2,802,008 | ) | | | (51,720,431 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,685,326 | ) | | $ | (31,664,377 | ) | | | 3,369,199 | | | $ | 65,596,493 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 57% 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) | After the close of business on April 30, 2021, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 3, 2020 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 5, 2021. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 2,408,031 shares of the Fund for 6,722,660 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. 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 30, 2021. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 30, 2021 of $45,611,559, including $33,927,458 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $336,467,391 and $382,078,950 immediately after the acquisition. |
The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2021, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows:
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Net investment income | | $ | 1,797,953 | |
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Net realized/unrealized gains | | | 90,164,270 | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 91,962,223 | |
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As 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 May 1, 2021.
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $853.90 | | $4.05 | | $1,020.43 | | $4.41 | | 0.88% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 852.70 | | 5.19 | | 1,019.19 | | 5.66 | | 1.13 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. American Value Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock
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selection in and allocation to certain sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board
considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with
regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -10.78 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -10.90 | |
MSCI World Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -20.51 | |
Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index◾ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -16.34 | |
Lipper VUF Absolute Return Funds Classification Average◆ (Peer Group) | | | -1.30 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ◾Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.; ◆Lipper Inc. | |
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 Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Index is composed of the MSCI World Index and Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Prior to May 2, 2011, the index comprised the MSCI World Index, JP Morgan GBI Global Index and FTSE US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. The FTSE US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is considered representative of three-month US Treasury bills. The JP Morgan GBI Global Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate issuances from high-income developed market countries. | |
The Lipper VUF Absolute Return Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Absolute Return 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. | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (1/23/09) | | | 7.22 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.51 | |
5 Years | | | 4.59 | |
1 Year | | | -9.04 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (1/23/09) | | | 6.94 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.25 | |
5 Years | | | 4.33 | |
1 Year | | | -9.26 | |
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
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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities–11.60%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–11.60% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.84% | | | | 09/15/2022 | | | $ | 42,000 | | | $ | 41,860,350 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.74% | | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 10,320 | | | | 10,216,674 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 2.31% | | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | 40,500 | | | | 40,076,811 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.48% | | | | 01/05/2023 | | | | 10,300 | | | | 10,214,832 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $102,475,642) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,368,667 | |
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Commodity-Linked Securities–3.93% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce EMTN, U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus 0.02% (linked to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 7 Agriculture Commodity Index, multiplied by 2) (Canada)(b)(c) | | | | | | | 11/30/2022 | | | | 10,670 | | | | 15,744,365 | |
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Cargill, Inc., Commodity-Linked Notes, 1 mo. SOFR minus 0.10% (linked to the Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index, multiplied by 2)(b)(c) | | | | | | | 07/05/2023 | | | | 23,580 | | | | 18,912,901 | |
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Total Commodity-Linked Securities (Cost $34,250,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,657,266 | |
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Money Market Funds–76.20%(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 173,013,108 | | | | 173,013,108 | |
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Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Cash Reserve Shares, 0.90%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 30,163,298 | | | | 30,163,298 | |
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Invesco Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.21%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 122,348,756 | | | | 122,348,756 | |
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Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio (Ireland), Institutional Class, 1.43%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 49,567,342 | | | | 49,567,342 | |
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Invesco Treasury Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.07%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 171,324,067 | | | | 171,324,067 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 109,108,259 | | | | 109,108,259 | |
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Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund, Series I, 1.08%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | 16,640,310 | | | | 16,640,310 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $672,165,140) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 672,165,140 | |
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Options Purchased–2.03% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $13,427,957)(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,882,586 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–93.76% (Cost $822,318,739) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 827,073,659 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–6.24% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55,004,744 | |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 882,078,403 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
EMTN – European Medium-Term Notes
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security 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 June 30, 2022 was $34,657,266, which represented 3.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | The Reference Entity Components table below includes additional information regarding the underlying components of certain reference entities that are not publicly available. |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(e) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $221,762,138 | | | | $210,427,383 | | | | $(259,176,413 | ) | | | $- | | | | $- | | | | $173,013,108 | | | | $355,149 | |
Invesco Government Money Market Fund, Cash Reserve Shares | | | 31,293,325 | | | | 44,117,511 | | | | (45,247,538 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 30,163,298 | | | | 35,659 | |
Invesco Premier U.S. Government Money Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 99,254,510 | | | | 34,120,673 | | | | (11,026,427 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 122,348,756 | | | | 159,927 | |
Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 49,355,914 | | | | 331,368,393 | | | | (331,156,965 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 49,567,342 | | | | 64,699 | |
Invesco Treasury Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 171,324,067 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 171,324,067 | | | | 222,954 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 160,648,618 | | | | 195,890,693 | | | | (247,431,052 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 109,108,259 | | | | 163,926 | |
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund, Series I | | | 16,640,310 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 16,640,310 | | | | 21,158 | |
Total | | | $750,278,882 | | | | $815,924,653 | | | | $(894,038,395 | ) | | | $- | | | | $- | | | | $672,165,140 | | | | $1,023,472 | |
(f) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Purchased | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,850.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,310,000 | | | $ | 270,183 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,800.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 277,916 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 58 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,050.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,349,000 | | | | 390,762 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,900.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 325,011 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 05/19/2023 | | | | 55 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,500.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 1,925,000 | | | | 207,782 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/16/2023 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,600.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 268,673 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,900.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 297,848 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,000.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 356,198 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/17/2023 | | | | 55 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,150.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,282,500 | | | | 433,547 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 01/20/2023 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 4,000.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 382,669 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,600.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 218,812 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | Put | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | | 60 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,700.00 | | | | EUR | | | | 2,220,000 | | | | 271,566 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 07/15/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,400.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,664,000 | | | | 3,323 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 05/19/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,225.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,878,500 | | | | 178,347 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/16/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,375.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,917,500 | | | | 209,838 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 08/19/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,625.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,722,500 | | | | 29,276 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,750.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 51,589 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 10/21/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,650.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,729,000 | | | | 58,552 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 11/18/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,900.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,794,000 | | | | 91,943 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 6,800.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,768,000 | | | | 91,310 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 01/20/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,350.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,911,000 | | | | 169,168 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,175.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,865,500 | | | | 152,710 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/17/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,025.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,826,500 | | | | 141,949 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | | 26 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,250.00 | | | | GBP | | | | 1,885,000 | | | | 177,714 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 07/15/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,323,000 | | | | 1,004,190 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
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Open Exchange-Traded Index Options Purchased–(continued) | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | | 34 | | | | USD | | | | 1,110.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,774,000 | | | $ | 481,780 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 05/19/2023 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,030.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,399,000 | | | | 338,910 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 06/16/2023 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,030.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,399,000 | | | | 353,100 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 08/19/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,220.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,026,000 | | | | 711,150 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,250.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,125,000 | | | | 809,490 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 10/21/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,180.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,894,000 | | | | 589,710 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 11/18/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,210.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,993,000 | | | | 685,410 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 33 | | | | USD | | | | 1,170.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,861,000 | | | | 567,600 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 01/20/2023 | | | | 34 | | | | USD | | | | 1,180.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,012,000 | | | | 618,120 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | 34 | | | | USD | | | | 1,170.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,978,000 | | | | 594,320 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | Put | | | | 03/17/2023 | | | | 32 | | | | USD | | | | 1,130.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,616,000 | | | | 474,560 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 27,500.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 440,000,000 | | | | 189,859 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/09/2023 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 25,500.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 408,000,000 | | | | 232,901 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/09/2023 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 26,000.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 416,000,000 | | | | 258,844 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 26,500.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 424,000,000 | | | | 125,590 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 27,250.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 436,000,000 | | | | 171,580 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 27,250.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 436,000,000 | | | | 240,566 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 26,750.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 428,000,000 | | | | 209,906 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/09/2022 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 28,250.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 452,000,000 | | | | 317,217 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/10/2023 | | | | 17 | | | | JPY | | | | 28,500.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 484,500,000 | | | | 402,823 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/10/2023 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 25,500.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 408,000,000 | | | | 189,859 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/10/2023 | | | | 16 | | | | JPY | | | | 25,750.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 412,000,000 | | | | 201,651 | |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/09/2023 | | | | 17 | | | | JPY | | | | 27,250.00 | | | | JPY | | | | 463,250,000 | | | | 356,464 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 07/15/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,150.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 146,180 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 05/19/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,075.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,630,000 | | | | 180,240 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/16/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,050.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 178,380 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 08/19/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,250.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 188,160 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,375.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 237,060 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 10/21/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,175.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 172,060 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 11/18/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,450.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 267,080 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,475.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 276,540 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 01/20/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,650.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 337,020 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,375.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 245,580 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/17/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,225.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 207,220 | |
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S&P 500 Index | | | Put | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | | 4 | | | | USD | | | | 4,425.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,770,000 | | | | 264,780 | |
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Total Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 17,882,586 | |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Futures Contracts(a) | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brent Crude | | | 228 | | | | August-2022 | | | $ | 24,074,520 | | | $ | 979,238 | | | $ | 979,238 | |
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Gasoline Reformulated Blendstock Oxygenate Blending | | | 160 | | | | July-2022 | | | | 23,763,936 | | | | (1,208,240 | ) | | | (1,208,240 | ) |
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Natural Gas | | | 182 | | | | November-2022 | | | | 10,297,560 | | | | (4,032,789 | ) | | | (4,032,789 | ) |
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New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel | | | 131 | | | | November-2022 | | | | 19,527,148 | | | | (1,080,928 | ) | | | (1,080,928 | ) |
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Silver | | | 129 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 13,127,040 | | | | (905,358 | ) | | | (905,358 | ) |
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WTI Crude | | | 230 | | | | August-2022 | | | | 23,713,000 | | | | 1,104,185 | | | | 1,104,185 | |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,143,892 | ) | | | (5,143,892 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Futures Contracts(a)–(continued) | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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E-Mini Russell 2000 Index | | | 718 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 61,317,200 | | | $ | (4,339,835 | ) | | $ | (4,339,835 | ) |
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E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | 23 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 4,357,925 | | | | (262,074 | ) | | | (262,074 | ) |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | 565 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 20,373,877 | | | | (539,884 | ) | | | (539,884 | ) |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | 439 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 38,054,255 | | | | (306,694 | ) | | | (306,694 | ) |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 475 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 23,814,125 | | | | (18,777 | ) | | | (18,777 | ) |
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Nikkei 225 Index | | | 242 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 47,051,592 | | | | (2,581,673 | ) | | | (2,581,673 | ) |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,048,937 | ) | | | (8,048,937 | ) |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia 10 Year Bond | | | 2,185 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 179,316,974 | | | | (452,162 | ) | | | (452,162 | ) |
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Canada 10 Year Bonds | | | 1,298 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 125,030,314 | | | | (3,834,740 | ) | | | (3,834,740 | ) |
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Euro-Bund | | | 734 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 114,440,876 | | | | (1,254,140 | ) | | | (1,254,140 | ) |
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Japan 10 Year Bonds | | | 74 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 81,052,034 | | | | (419,761 | ) | | | (419,761 | ) |
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Long Gilt | | | 566 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 78,531,303 | | | | (1,332,316 | ) | | | (1,332,316 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 695 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 96,344,375 | | | | (1,663,082 | ) | | | (1,663,082 | ) |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,956,201 | ) | | | (8,956,201 | ) |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (22,149,030 | ) | | $ | (22,149,030 | ) |
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(a) | Futures contracts collateralized by $45,944,500 cash held with Goldman Sachs & Co., the futures commission merchant. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b) | |
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Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive | | Reference Entity(c) | | Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Number of Contracts | | | Maturity Date | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index | | | 0.14% | | | | Monthly | | | | 78,200 | | | | February–2023 | | | USD | 16,220,440 | | | | $– | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | Receive | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index 2 | | | 0.30 | | | | Monthly | | | | 134,000 | | | | February–2023 | | | USD | 15,203,921 | | | | – | | | | (1,716,299 | ) | | | (1,716,299 | ) |
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Cargill, Inc. | | Receive | | Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | | 0.47 | | | | Monthly | | | | 18,850 | | | | February–2023 | | | USD | 24,339,218 | | | | – | | | | (1,918,217 | ) | | | (1,918,217 | ) |
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Cargill, Inc. | | Receive | | Single Commodity Index Excess Return | | | 0.12 | | | | Monthly | | | | 1,480 | | | | December–2022 | | | USD | 1,714,368 | | | | – | | | | (33,848 | ) | | | (33,848 | ) |
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Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121 | | | 0.40 | | | | Monthly | | | | 12,800 | | | | December–2022 | | | USD | 1,671,868 | | | | – | | | | (146,574 | ) | | | (146,574 | ) |
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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index | | | 0.25 | | | | Monthly | | | | 43,100 | | | | March–2023 | | | USD | 20,586,857 | | | | – | | | | (1,482,774 | ) | | | (1,482,774 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return | | | 0.09 | | | | Monthly | | | | 98,000 | | | | March–2023 | | | USD | 13,193,642 | | | | – | | | | (223,205 | ) | | | (223,205 | ) |
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| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index | | | 0.25 | | | | Monthly | | | | 78,500 | | | | June–2023 | | | USD | 10,498,143 | | | | – | | | | (1,321,791 | ) | | | (1,321,791 | ) |
|
| |
Subtotal – Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | (6,842,708 | ) | | | (6,842,708 | ) |
|
| |
Total – Total Return Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $– | | | $ | (6,842,708 | ) | | $ | (6,842,708 | ) |
|
| |
(a) | Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements are collateralized by cash held with the swap Counterparties in the amount of $4,820,000. |
(b) | The Fund receives or pays payments based on any positive or negative return on the Reference Entity, respectively. |
(c) | The Reference Entity Components table below includes additional information regarding the underlying components of certain reference entities that are not publicly available. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive | | Reference Entity | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | Number of Contracts | | | Maturity Date | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
|
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
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BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | Invesco US Large Cap Broad Quality Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.280% | | Monthly | | | 1,205 | | | | November–2022 | | | USD | 9,669,161 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 343,798 | | | $ | 343,798 | |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index | | TONAR - 0.170% | | Monthly | | | 202,373 | | | | September–2022 | | | JPY | 526,066,589 | | | | – | | | | 16,571 | | | | 16,571 | |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index | | SOFR - 0.250% | | Monthly | | | 2,279 | | | | September–2022 | | | USD | 10,337,179 | | | | – | | | | 535,839 | | | | 535,839 | |
|
| |
Citibank, N.A. | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index | | TONAR - 0.440% | | Monthly | | | 857,948 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 2,230,227,246 | | | | – | | | | 70,252 | | | | 70,252 | |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index | | TONAR - 0.430% | | Monthly | | | 494,679 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 1,285,913,113 | | | | – | | | | 40,506 | | | | 40,506 | |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility Index | | TONAR - 0.450% | | Monthly | | | 35,000 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 90,982,150 | | | | – | | | | 2,866 | | | | 2,866 | |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 1,085 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,987,517 | | | | – | | | | 67,153 | | | | 67,153 | |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco US Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index | | SOFR + 0.280% | | Monthly | | | 1,394 | | | | November–2022 | | | USD | 9,157,312 | | | | – | | | | 362,521 | | | | 362,521 | |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 1,080 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,964,533 | | | | – | | | | 66,843 | | | | 66,843 | |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Low Volatility Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 320 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 1,470,973 | | | | – | | | | 19,805 | | | | 19,805 | |
|
| |
Subtotal – Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | 1,526,154 | | | | 1,526,154 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)–(continued) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive | | Reference Entity | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | Number of Contracts | | | Maturity Date | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
|
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | MSCI EMU Minimum Volatility Index | | 1 Month EURIBOR - 0.720% | | Monthly | | | 4,500 | | | | September–2022 | | | EUR | 12,909,825 | | | $ | 2,346 | | | $ | (116,480 | ) | | $ | (118,826 | ) |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | MSCI EMU Momentum Index | | 1 Month EURIBOR - 0.360% | | Monthly | | | 2,850 | | | | December–2022 | | | EUR | 14,211,870 | | | | – | | | | (1,127,885 | ) | | | (1,127,885 | ) |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Quality Index | | TONAR - 0.140% | | Monthly | | | 188,572 | | | | September–2022 | | | JPY | 495,401,272 | | | | – | | | | (106,530 | ) | | | (106,530 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index | | SOFR + 0.760% | | Monthly | | | 800 | | | | November–2022 | | | USD | 5,305,352 | | | | – | | | | (184,137 | ) | | | (184,137 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index | | SOFR + 0.760% | | Monthly | | | 990 | | | | November–2022 | | | USD | 6,565,373 | | | | – | | | | (227,869 | ) | | | (227,869 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.070% | | Monthly | | | 5,805 | | | | December–2022 | | | USD | 11,030,371 | | | | – | | | | (385,046 | ) | | | (385,046 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Quality Index | | TONAR - 0.280% | | Monthly | | | 494,891 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 1,300,138,043 | | | | – | | | | (279,580 | ) | | | (279,580 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Quality Index | | TONAR - 0.280% | | Monthly | | | 45,000 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 118,220,400 | | | | – | | | | (25,422 | ) | | | (25,422 | ) |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | MSCI Japan Quality Index | | TONAR - 0.310% | | Monthly | | | 801,537 | | | | July–2022 | | | JPY | 2,105,733,883 | | | | – | | | | (452,814 | ) | | | (452,814 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco Emerging Markets + Korea Large Cap Broad Price Momentum Index | | SOFR + 0.550% | | Monthly | | | 3,160 | | | | November–2022 | | | USD | 20,956,140 | | | | – | | | | (727,341 | ) | | | (727,341 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 810 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,502,612 | | | | – | | | | (34,774 | ) | | | (34,774 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 813 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,519,288 | | | | – | | | | (34,903 | ) | | | (34,903 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Price Momentum Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.230% | | Monthly | | | 460 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 2,557,039 | | | | – | | | | (19,748 | ) | | | (19,748 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b)–(continued) | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive | | Reference Entity | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | Number of Contracts | | | Maturity Date | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.230% | | Monthly | | | 410 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 2,524,690 | | | $ | – | | | $ | (17,896 | ) | | $ | (17,896 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.230% | | Monthly | | | 730 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,495,179 | | | | – | | | | (31,863 | ) | | | (31,863 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.920% | | Monthly | | | 469 | | | | July–2022 | | | USD | 860,643 | | | | – | | | | (582 | ) | | | (582 | ) |
|
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.920% | | Monthly | | | 4,426 | | | | September–2022 | | | USD | 8,121,976 | | | | – | | | | (5,488 | ) | | | (5,488 | ) |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | Invesco UK Broad Quality Net Total Return Index | | SONIA + 0.190% | | Monthly | | | 730 | | | | November–2022 | | | GBP | 4,495,179 | | | | – | | | | (31,863 | ) | | | (31,863 | ) |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.880% | | Monthly | | | 3,200 | | | | July–2022 | | | USD | 5,872,192 | | | | – | | | | (3,968 | ) | | | (3,968 | ) |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Daily Net Total Return Index | | SOFR + 0.950% | | Monthly | | | 3,200 | | | | September–2022 | | | USD | 5,872,192 | | | | – | | | | (3,968 | ) | | | (3,968 | ) |
|
| |
Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | MSCI EMU Quality Index | | 1 Month EURIBOR - 0.950% | | Monthly | | | 3,700 | | | | July–2022 | | | EUR | 12,508,886 | | | | 4,429 | | | | (45,475 | ) | | | (49,904 | ) |
|
| |
Subtotal – Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,775 | | | | (3,863,632 | ) | | | (3,870,407 | ) |
|
| |
Total – Total Return Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,775 | | | $ | (2,337,478 | ) | | $ | (2,344,253 | ) |
|
| |
(a) | Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements are collateralized by cash held with the swap Counterparties in the amount of $4,820,000. |
(b) | The Fund receives or pays payments based on any positive or negative return on the Reference Entity, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
| | | | |
Reference Entity Components |
Reference Entity | | Underlying Components | | Percentage |
|
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Custom 7 Agriculture Commodity Index | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Coffee ‘C’ | | | 5.48% | |
|
| |
Corn | | | 5.99 | |
|
| |
Cotton No. 2 | | | 20.30 | |
|
| |
Lean Hogs | | | 0.55 | |
|
| |
Live Cattle | | | 0.73 | |
|
| |
Soybean Meal | | | 21.32 | |
|
| |
Soybean Oil | | | 12.84 | |
|
| |
Soybeans | | | 19.84 | |
|
| |
Sugar No. 11 | | | 5.83 | |
|
| |
Wheat | | | 7.12 | |
|
| |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Coffee ‘C’ | | | 5.48% | |
|
| |
Corn | | | 5.99 | |
|
| |
Cotton No. 2 | | | 20.30 | |
|
| |
Lean Hogs | | | 0.55 | |
|
| |
Live Cattle | | | 0.73 | |
|
| |
Soybean Meal | | | 21.32 | |
|
| |
Soybean Oil | | | 12.84 | |
|
| |
Soybeans | | | 19.84 | |
|
| |
Sugar No. 11 | | | 5.83 | |
|
| |
Wheat | | | 7.12 | |
|
| |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Gold | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Dynamic Roll LME Copper Excess Return Index 2 | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Copper | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
Single Commodity Index Excess Return | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Gold | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
| | | | |
Reference Entity Components–(continued) |
Reference Entity | | Underlying Components | | Percentage |
|
|
| | |
Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121 | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Coffee ‘C’ | | | 5.48% | |
|
| |
Corn | | | 5.99 | |
|
| |
Cotton No. 2 | | | 20.30 | |
|
| |
Lean Hogs | | | 0.55 | |
|
| |
Live Cattle | | | 0.73 | |
|
| |
Soybean Meal | | | 21.32 | |
|
| |
Soybean Oil | | | 12.84 | |
|
| |
Soybeans | | | 19.84 | |
|
| |
Sugar No. 11 | | | 5.83 | |
|
| |
Wheat | | | 7.12 | |
|
| |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Gas Oil | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Gold | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
| | | | |
MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index | | | | |
| | | | |
Long Futures Contracts | | | |
|
| |
Natural Gas | | | 100.00% | |
|
| |
Abbreviations:
| | |
EMU | | –European Economic and Monetary Union |
EUR | | –Euro |
EURIBOR | | –Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
GBP | | –British Pound Sterling |
JPY | | –Japanese Yen |
SOFR | | –Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SONIA | | –Sterling Overnight Index Average |
TONAR | | –Tokyo Overnight Average Rate |
USD | | –U.S. Dollar |
Target Risk Contribution and Notional Asset Weights as of June 30, 2022
By asset class
| | | | |
Asset Class | | Target Risk Contribution* | | Notional Asset Weights** |
|
|
Equities | | 40.95% | | 67.11% |
|
|
Fixed Income | | 23.90 | | 74.89 |
|
|
Commodities | | 35.15 | | 32.50 |
|
|
Total | | 100.00% | | 174.50% |
|
|
* | Reflects the risk that each asset class is expected to contribute to the overall risk of the Fund as measured by standard deviation and estimates of risk based on historical data. Standard deviation measures the annualized fluctuations (volatility) of monthly returns. |
** | Proprietary models determine the Notional Asset Weights necessary to achieve the Target Risk Contributions. Total Notional Asset Weight greater than 100% is achieved through derivatives and other instruments that create leverage. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $150,153,599) | | $ | 154,908,519 | |
|
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $672,165,140) | | | 672,165,140 | |
|
| |
Other investments: | | | | |
Swaps receivable – OTC | | | 26,233 | |
|
| |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 1,526,154 | |
|
| |
Premiums paid on swap agreements – OTC | | | 6,775 | |
|
| |
Deposits with brokers: | | | | |
Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts | | | 45,944,500 | |
|
| |
Cash collateral – OTC Derivatives | | | 4,820,000 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $16,035,881) | | | 15,954,368 | |
|
| |
Due from broker | | | 2,991,000 | |
|
| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 227,631 | |
|
| |
Dividends | | | 504,525 | |
|
| |
Interest | | | 236 | |
|
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 85,568 | |
|
| |
Other assets | | | 568 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 899,161,217 | |
|
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin payable - futures contracts | | | 3,738,250 | |
|
| |
Swaps payable – OTC | | | 493,687 | |
|
| |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements–OTC | | | 10,713,115 | |
|
| |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 540,835 | |
|
| |
Amount due custodian | | | 699,227 | |
|
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 729,797 | |
|
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,035 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 67,948 | |
|
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 96,920 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 17,082,814 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 882,078,403 | |
|
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 884,127,495 | |
|
| |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (2,049,092 | ) |
|
| |
| | $ | 882,078,403 | |
|
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 44,516,639 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 837,561,764 | |
|
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 4,638,259 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 89,110,466 | |
|
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.60 | |
|
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.40 | |
|
| |
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Interest | | $ | 209,812 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 1,023,472 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 1,233,284 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,277,788 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 767,301 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 43,563 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,103,828 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 26,074 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,241 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 1,424 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 33,327 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 37,674 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 6,302,220 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (1,873,521 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 4,428,699 | |
|
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (3,195,415 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 13,000,713 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (2,044,821 | ) |
|
| |
Futures contracts | | | (48,011,274 | ) |
|
| |
Swap agreements | | | (20,710,294 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (57,765,676 | ) |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 1,886,745 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (92,108 | ) |
|
| |
Futures contracts | | | (30,346,586 | ) |
|
| |
Swap agreements | | | (17,362,007 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (45,913,956 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (103,679,632 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (106,875,047 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
|
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (3,195,415 | ) | | $ | (9,250,996 | ) |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (57,765,676 | ) | | | 111,543,363 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (45,913,956 | ) | | | (14,006,322 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (106,875,047 | ) | | | 88,286,045 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (3,189,391 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (57,937,140 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (61,126,531 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 365,670 | | | | 1,372,815 | |
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Series II | | | 7,216,748 | | | | (27,784,944 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 7,582,418 | | | | (26,412,129 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (99,292,629 | ) | | | 747,385 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 981,371,032 | | | | 980,623,647 | |
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End of period | | $ | 882,078,403 | | | $ | 981,371,032 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | Return of capital | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | | $ | (1.14 | ) | | | $ | (1.16 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 9.60 | | | | | (10.78 | )% | | | $ | 44,517 | | | | | 0.71 | %(d) | | | | 1.12 | %(d) | | | | (0.44 | )%(d) | | | | 58 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 10.48 | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | 10.76 | | | | | 9.55 | | | | | 49,456 | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | 107 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 10.91 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (1.43 | ) | | | | 10.48 | | | | | 10.22 | | | | | 46,853 | | | | | 0.66 | (e) | | | | 1.10 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 9.47 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 10.91 | | | | | 15.21 | | | | | 45,427 | | | | | 0.64 | (e) | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | 94 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 11.31 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (1.16 | ) | | | | 9.47 | | | | | (6.46 | ) | | | | 37,450 | | | | | 0.65 | (e) | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 199 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 11.35 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | 11.31 | | | | | 10.06 | | | | | 39,340 | | | | | 0.68 | (e) | | | | 1.11 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 52 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 10.55 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (1.11 | ) | | | | (1.15 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 9.40 | | | | | (10.90 | ) | | | | 837,562 | | | | | 0.96 | (d) | | | | 1.37 | (d) | | | | (0.69 | )(d) | | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 10.29 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | 10.55 | | | | | 9.26 | | | | | 931,915 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | | 107 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 10.73 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (1.40 | ) | | | | 10.29 | | | | | 9.99 | | | | | 933,770 | | | | | 0.91 | (e) | | | | 1.35 | | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 9.34 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 10.73 | | | | | 14.88 | | | | | 976,477 | | | | | 0.89 | (e) | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 94 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 11.17 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.99 | ) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | | 9.34 | | | | | (6.71 | ) | | | | 968,329 | | | | | 0.90 | (e) | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 199 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 11.22 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | | 11.17 | | | | | 9.83 | | | | | 1,158,077 | | | | | 0.93 | (e) | | | | 1.36 | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 52 | |
(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. |
(e) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly; the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by your Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the funds your Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that you bear indirectly is included in your Fund’s total return. Estimated acquired fund fees from underlying funds were 0.15%, 0.15%, 0.16% and 0.15% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund and the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund IV Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Subsidiary. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives and other securities that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities. 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from |
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| settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 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 the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
L. | Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings or to manage exposure to interest rate, equity, commodity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties 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 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. | Put Options Purchased – The Fund may purchase put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency 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 put options purchased are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities. 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. |
N. | Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency, commodity or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between 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 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.
An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.
A total return swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income generated and capital gains, if any. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total return swaps includes dividends on the underlying securities and financing rate payable from the Counterparty. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.
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 cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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
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agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. 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.
O. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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 will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in commodity futures and swaps, commodity related exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes and commodity linked notes, some or all of which will be owned through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded and commodity-linked notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. |
The current low interest rate environment was created in part by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and certain foreign central banks keeping the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates near historical lows. Increases in the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates may expose fixed income markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for certain fixed income investments, particularly those with longer maturities. In addition, decreases in fixed income dealer market-making capacity may also potentially lead to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed income markets. As a result, the value of the Fund’s investments and share price may decline. Changes in central bank policies could also result in higher than normal shareholder redemptions, which could potentially increase portfolio turnover and the Fund’s transaction costs. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.
In addition to risks associated with the underlying commodities, investments in commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional risks, such as non-payment of interest and loss of principal, counterparty risk, lack of a secondary market and risk of greater volatility than traditional equity and debt securities. The value of the commodity-linked notes the Fund buys may fluctuate significantly because the values of the underlying investments to which they are linked are themselves volatile. Additionally, certain commodity-linked notes employ “economic” leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index, or other economic variable. Such economic leverage will increase the volatility of the value of these commodity-linked notes and the Fund to the extent it invests in such notes.
Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.
Q. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser less the amount paid by the Subsidiary 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 | |
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First $250 million | | | 0.950% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.925% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.900% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.875% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.850% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.825% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.800% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.775% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.92%.
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.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 (including prior fiscal year-end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.07% and excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.88% and Series II shares to 1.13% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, 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 (including prior fiscal year-end Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.15% and excluding certain items discussed below) of Series I shares to 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s 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
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offset arrangement. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of the Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees, of the investment companies in which the 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,873,521.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $69,833 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $697,468 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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.
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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | $ | – | | | $ | 102,368,667 | | | | $– | | | $ | 102,368,667 | |
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Commodity-Linked Securities | | | – | | | | 34,657,266 | | | | – | | | | 34,657,266 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 672,165,140 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 672,165,140 | |
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Options Purchased | | | 17,882,586 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 17,882,586 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 690,047,726 | | | | 137,025,933 | | | | – | | | | 827,073,659 | |
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Other Investments – Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 2,083,423 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,083,423 | |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | 1,526,154 | | | | – | | | | 1,526,154 | |
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| | | 2,083,423 | | | | 1,526,154 | | | | – | | | | 3,609,577 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (24,232,453 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (24,232,453 | ) |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | (10,713,115 | ) | | | – | | | | (10,713,115 | ) |
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| | | (24,232,453 | ) | | | (10,713,115 | ) | | | – | | | | (34,945,568 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | (22,149,030 | ) | | | (9,186,961 | ) | | | – | | | | (31,335,991 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 667,898,696 | | | $ | 127,838,972 | | | | $– | | | $ | 795,737,668 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
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NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Value | |
Derivative Assets | | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | 2,083,423 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,083,423 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 0 | | | | 1,526,154 | | | | – | | | | 1,526,154 | |
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Options purchased, at value – Exchange-Traded(b) | | | – | | | | 17,882,586 | | | | – | | | | 17,882,586 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 2,083,423 | | | | 19,408,740 | | | | – | | | | 21,492,163 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (2,083,423 | ) | | | (17,882,586 | ) | | | – | | | | (19,966,009 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,526,154 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,526,154 | |
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| | Value | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | (7,227,315 | ) | | $ | (8,048,937 | ) | | $ | (8,956,201 | ) | | $ | (24,232,453 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | (6,842,708 | ) | | | (3,870,407 | ) | | | – | | | | (10,713,115 | ) |
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Total Derivative Liabilities | | | (14,070,023 | ) | | | (11,919,344 | ) | | | (8,956,201 | ) | | | (34,945,568 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 7,227,315 | | | | 8,048,937 | | | | 8,956,201 | | | | 24,232,453 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | (6,842,708 | ) | | $ | (3,870,407 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | (10,713,115 | ) |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(b) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Financial Derivative Assets | | | Financial Derivative Liabilities | | | | | | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | Swap Agreements | | | Swap Agreements | | | Net Value of Derivatives | | | Non-Cash | | | Cash | | | Net Amount(a) | |
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Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | $ | 903,482 | | | $ | (1,370,678 | ) | | $ | (467,196 | ) | | | $- | | | $ | - | | | $ | (467,196 | ) |
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Citibank, N.A. | | | 73,712 | | | | - | | | | 73,712 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 73,712 | |
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Goldman Sachs International | | | 49,312 | | | | (1,578,207 | ) | | | (1,528,895 | ) | | | - | | | | 840,000 | | | | (688,895 | ) |
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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 431,630 | | | | (921,673 | ) | | | (490,043 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (490,043 | ) |
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Merrill Lynch International | | | 94,251 | | | | (109,802 | ) | | | (15,551 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (15,551 | ) |
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Subtotal - Fund | | | 1,552,387 | | | | (3,980,360 | ) | | | (2,427,973 | ) | | | - | | | | 840,000 | | | | (1,587,973 | ) |
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Subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | - | | | | (1,718,580 | ) | | | (1,718,580 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,450,000 | | | | (268,580 | ) |
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Cargill, Inc. | | | - | | | | (1,960,152 | ) | | | (1,960,152 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,740,000 | | | | (220,152 | ) |
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Goldman Sachs International | | | - | | | | (147,020 | ) | | | (147,020 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (147,020 | ) |
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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | - | | | | (1,707,563 | ) | | | (1,707,563 | ) | | | - | | | | 790,000 | | | | (917,563 | ) |
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Merrill Lynch International | | | 0 | | | | (1,693,127 | ) | | | (1,693,127 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,693,127 | ) |
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Subtotal - Subsidiary | | | 0 | | | | (7,226,442 | ) | | | (7,226,442 | ) | | | - | | | | 3,980,000 | | | | (3,246,442 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 1,552,387 | | | $ | (11,206,802 | ) | | $ | (9,654,415 | ) | | | $- | | | $ | 4,820,000 | | | $ | (4,834,415 | ) |
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(a) | The Fund and the Subsidiary are recognized as separate legal entities and as such are subject to separate netting arrangements with the Counterparty. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
| | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | $38,557,691 | | | �� | $(29,877,307 | ) | | | $(56,691,658 | ) | | $ | (48,011,274 | ) |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | (1,379,235 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,379,235 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | 16,328,642 | | | | (37,038,936 | ) | | | - | | | | (20,710,294 | ) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | (7,834,547 | ) | | | (10,036,005 | ) | | | (12,476,034 | ) | | | (30,346,586 | ) |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | 8,447,472 | | | | - | | | | 8,447,472 | |
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Swap agreements | | | (9,440,346 | ) | | | (7,921,661 | ) | | | - | | | | (17,362,007 | ) |
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Total | | | $37,611,440 | | | | $(77,805,672 | ) | | | $(69,167,692 | ) | | $ | (109,361,924 | ) |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Futures Contracts | | | Index Options Purchased | | | Swap Agreements | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 886,253,185 | | | $ | 172,327,240 | | | $ | 1,101,501,421 | |
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Average contracts | | | – | | | | 1,702 | | | | – | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $30,414,950 and $33,665,325, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 14,455,854 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (51,401,930 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (36,946,076 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $832,690,519.
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 457,952 | | | $ | 4,698,478 | | | | 369,779 | | | $ | 4,089,604 | |
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Series II | | | 8,416,499 | | | | 84,267,696 | | | | 4,573,534 | | | | 49,111,175 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 298,353 | | | | 3,189,392 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,523,083 | | | | 57,937,139 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (415,046 | ) | | | (4,332,808 | ) | | | (544,502 | ) | | | (5,906,181 | ) |
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Series II | | | (7,616,732 | ) | | | (77,050,948 | ) | | | (12,555,988 | ) | | | (134,833,258 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 842,673 | | | $ | 7,582,418 | | | | (2,335,741 | ) | | $ | (26,412,129 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 80% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $892.20 | | $3.33 | | $1,021.27 | | $3.56 | | 0.71% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 891.00 | | 4.50 | | 1,020.03 | | 4.81 | | 0.96 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a
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particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and its contractual management fees were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses and contractual management fees. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such total expenses and contractual management fees, including the differentiated client base associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco
Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including
information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
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The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -27.94 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -28.03 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index▼ | | | -28.07 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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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 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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Inception (4/3/85) | | | 10.15 | % |
10 Years | | | 12.12 | |
5 Years | | | 11.26 | |
1 Year | | | -21.81 | |
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Inception (9/18/01) | | | 7.16 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.85 | |
5 Years | | | 10.98 | |
1 Year | | | -22.01 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.39% |
Aerospace & Defense–2.41% |
| | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 27,623 | | | $ 6,676,479 |
| | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 16,831 | | | 8,054,812 |
| |
| | | 14,731,291 |
|
Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.49% |
| | |
Deere & Co. | | | 10,040 | | | 3,006,679 |
|
Application Software–4.78% |
| | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(b) | | | 13,830 | | | 2,591,742 |
| | |
HubSpot, Inc.(b) | | | 8,777 | | | 2,638,805 |
| | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 15,496 | | | 5,972,778 |
| | |
Roper Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 7,800 | | | 3,078,270 |
| | |
Synopsys, Inc.(b) | | | 35,237 | | | 10,701,477 |
| | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 12,986 | | | 4,317,585 |
| |
| | | 29,300,657 |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.51% |
| | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 13,255 | | | 3,150,448 |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–2.12% |
| | |
Tesla, Inc.(b) | | | 19,277 | | | 12,981,517 |
|
Automotive Retail–1.24% |
| | |
AutoZone, Inc.(b) | | | 3,542 | | | 7,612,183 |
|
Biotechnology–1.43% |
| | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 57,313 | | | 8,778,059 |
|
Construction & Engineering–1.02% |
| | |
Quanta Services, Inc.(c) | | | 49,700 | | | 6,229,398 |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–3.97% |
| | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 62,104 | | | 19,592,570 |
| | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 41,380 | | | 4,711,940 |
| |
| | | 24,304,510 |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.33% |
| | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada) | | | 66,043 | | | 2,018,934 |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–2.08% |
| | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 25,737 | | | 3,368,201 |
| | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 75,630 | | | 9,375,095 |
| |
| | | 12,743,296 |
|
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.50% |
| | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,763 | | | 3,065,962 |
|
Financial Exchanges & Data–0.52% |
| | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 9,411 | | | 3,172,072 |
|
Food Distributors–0.79% |
| | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 57,328 | | | 4,856,255 |
|
Food Retail–0.49% |
| | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 63,635 | | | 3,011,845 |
|
General Merchandise Stores–1.09% |
| | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | | | 42,621 | | | 6,642,483 |
| | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value |
Health Care Distributors–0.72% |
| | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 31,287 | | | $ 4,426,485 |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.75% |
| | |
DexCom, Inc.(b) | | | 51,911 | | | 3,868,927 |
| | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | | | 39,854 | | | 3,789,717 |
| | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | | | 15,126 | | | 3,035,939 |
| |
| | | 10,694,583 |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.60% |
| | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 72,202 | | | 9,820,194 |
|
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.74% |
| | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 22,261 | | | 10,669,252 |
|
Industrial Gases–0.93% |
| | |
Linde PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 19,865 | | | 5,711,783 |
|
Industrial REITs–0.60% |
| | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 31,421 | | | 3,696,681 |
|
Interactive Media & Services–6.99% |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b) | | | 19,558 | | | 42,782,147 |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–2.91% |
| | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 167,571 | | | 17,797,716 |
|
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.53% |
| | |
MongoDB, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 12,561 | | | 3,259,579 |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.45% |
| | |
Accenture PLC, Class A(c) | | | 32,047 | | | 8,897,850 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–3.48% |
| | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 51,577 | | | 13,075,801 |
| | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 15,188 | | | 8,251,337 |
| |
| | | 21,327,138 |
|
Managed Health Care–6.21% |
| | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 28,061 | | | 13,541,677 |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 47,634 | | | 24,466,252 |
| |
| | | 38,007,929 |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.04% |
| | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b) | | | 77,250 | | | 6,379,305 |
|
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.53% |
| | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 102,721 | | | 3,221,331 |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.49% |
| | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c) | | | 40,836 | | | 9,109,695 |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.62% |
| | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 74,426 | | | 9,900,891 |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.24% |
| | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 35,260 | | | 7,586,542 |
|
Pharmaceuticals–2.37% |
| | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 44,794 | | | 14,523,559 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value |
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.82% | | | |
| | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 40,149 | | | $ 7,892,490 |
| | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 27,761 | | | 3,227,772 |
| | |
| | | | | | 11,120,262 |
| | |
Regional Banks–0.46% | | | | | | |
| | |
SVB Financial Group(b) | | | 7,096 | | | 2,802,849 |
| | |
Restaurants–1.26% | | | | | | |
| | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | | | 2,410 | | | 3,150,497 |
| | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 18,549 | | | 4,579,377 |
| | |
| | | | | | 7,729,874 |
| | |
Semiconductor Equipment–0.72% | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 9,257 | | | 4,405,221 |
| | |
Semiconductors–4.62% | | | | | | |
| | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b) | | | 46,859 | | | 3,583,308 |
| | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 5,885 | | | 2,858,992 |
| | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 64,206 | | | 2,794,887 |
| | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 22,607 | | | 8,681,992 |
| | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 68,380 | | | 10,365,724 |
| | |
| | | | | | 28,284,903 |
| | |
Soft Drinks–1.26% | | | | | | |
| | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 46,396 | | | 7,732,357 |
| | |
Specialized REITs–2.09% | | | | | | |
| | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc.(c) | | | 32,854 | | | 5,589,122 |
| | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 22,519 | | | 7,207,206 |
| | |
| | | | | | 12,796,328 |
| | |
Specialty Chemicals–0.98% | | | | | | |
| | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 28,798 | | | 6,018,206 |
| | |
Systems Software–14.61% | | | | | | |
| | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 34,328 | | | 5,786,328 |
| | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 253,001 | | | 64,978,247 |
| | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 19,266 | | | 9,516,248 |
Investment Abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
Systems Software–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 19,374 | | | $ | 9,212,724 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 89,493,547 | |
|
| |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.85% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 306,639 | | | | 41,923,684 | |
|
| |
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.75% | | | | | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(b) | | | 34,271 | | | | 4,610,820 | |
|
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $485,136,911) | | | | 590,336,300 | |
|
| |
| |
Money Market Funds–2.07% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 4,429,901 | | | | 4,429,901 | |
|
| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 3,164,107 | | | | 3,163,790 | |
|
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 5,062,744 | | | | 5,062,744 | |
|
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $12,655,959) | | | | 12,656,435 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-98.46% (Cost $497,792,870) | | | | | | | 602,992,735 | |
|
| |
|
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–7.23% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 12,396,115 | | | | 12,396,115 | |
|
| |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 31,875,725 | | | | 31,875,725 | |
|
| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $44,272,281) | | | | 44,271,840 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.69% (Cost $542,065,151) | | | | 647,264,575 | |
|
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.69)% | | | | (34,817,793 | ) |
|
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 612,446,782 | |
|
| |
(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 June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 3,798,976 | | | $ | 43,097,728 | | | | $ (42,466,803 | ) | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | $ | 4,429,901 | | | $ 13,039 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2,713,552 | | | | 30,784,092 | | | | (30,332,958 | ) | | | 476 | | | | (1,372) | | | | 3,163,790 | | | 8,743 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 4,341,686 | | | | 49,254,546 | | | | (48,533,488 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,062,744 | | | 12,143 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | $ - | | | $ | 35,873,366 | | | $ | (23,477,251 | ) | | | $ - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12,396,115 | | | | $ 7,006* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | - | | | | 86,151,919 | | | | (54,277,383 | ) | | | (441) | | | | 1,630 | | | | 31,875,725 | | | | 20,263* | |
Total | | | $10,854,214 | | | $ | 245,161,651 | | | $ | (199,087,883 | ) | | | $ 35 | | | $ | 258 | | | $ | 56,928,275 | | | | $ 61,194 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | | |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 37.53 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 15.96 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.22 | |
| |
Communication Services | | | | 8.78 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 5.99 | |
| |
Consumer Staples | | | | 5.53 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 3.63 | |
| |
Financials | | | | 3.31 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 2.75 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 2.69 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.61 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | |
Assets: | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $485,136,911)* | | $590,336,300 |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $56,928,240) | | 56,928,275 |
| |
Cash | | 2,017,717 |
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $305) | | 135 |
Receivable for: | | |
| |
Investments sold | | 9,180,151 |
| |
Fund shares sold | | 5,446,255 |
| |
Dividends | | 177,147 |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 107,551 |
| |
Other assets | | 510 |
| |
Total assets | | 664,194,041 |
| |
Liabilities: | | |
Payable for: | | |
| |
Investments purchased | | 6,844,909 |
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | 189,958 |
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | 44,272,281 |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | 301,912 |
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | 2,747 |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | 27,901 |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 107,551 |
| |
Total liabilities | | 51,747,259 |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $612,446,782 |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | |
| |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $272,910,825 |
| |
Distributable earnings | | 339,535,957 |
| |
| | $612,446,782 |
| |
Net Assets: | | |
| |
Series I | | $482,476,903 |
| |
Series II | | $129,969,879 |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
| |
Series I | | 8,179,543 |
| |
Series II | | 2,269,572 |
Series I: | | |
| |
Net asset value per share | | $ 58.99 |
Series II: | | |
| |
Net asset value per share | | $ 57.27 |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $43,973,360 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,262) | | $ | 2,618,705 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,476) | | | 36,401 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 2,655,106 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,495,827 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 604,335 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 6,300 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 197,584 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 21,185 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,775 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,251 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 20,780 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 5,895 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 3,364,932 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (301,277 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 3,063,655 | |
|
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (408,549 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 7,720,195 | |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 258 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 1,130 | |
|
| |
| | | 7,721,583 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (252,429,262 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 35 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (3,387 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (252,432,614 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (244,711,031 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (245,119,580 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (408,549 | ) | | $ | (3,562,583 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized gain | | | 7,721,583 | | | | 238,990,531 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (252,432,614 | ) | | | (55,686,365 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (245,119,580 | ) | | | 179,741,583 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (35,407,065 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (12,047,935 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (47,455,000 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (14,936,774 | ) | | | (38,987,718 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | (40,296,047 | ) | | | (22,413,761 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (55,232,821 | ) | | | (61,401,479 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (300,352,401 | ) | | | 70,885,104 | |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 912,799,183 | | | | 841,914,079 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 612,446,782 | | | $ | 912,799,183 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 81.86 | | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | | $ | (22.85 | ) | | | $ | (22.87 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 58.99 | | | | | (27.94 | )% | | | $ | 482,477 | | | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | | 0.88 | %(e) | | | | (0.06 | )%(e) | | | | 38 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 70.34 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 16.12 | | | | | 15.86 | | | | | – | | | | | (4.34 | ) | | | | (4.34 | ) | | | | 81.86 | | | | | 22.57 | | | | | 686,517 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | 91 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 59.77 | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 21.00 | | | | | 20.92 | | | | | – | | | | | (10.35 | ) | | | | (10.35 | ) | | | | 70.34 | | | | | 36.59 | | | | | 626,304 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 37 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 48.50 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 16.80 | | | | | 16.86 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (5.55 | ) | | | | (5.59 | ) | | | | 59.77 | | | | | 36.20 | | | | | 538,247 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 73 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 55.70 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | (2.71 | ) | | | | (2.62 | ) | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (4.39 | ) | | | | (4.58 | ) | | | | 48.50 | | | | | (5.73 | ) | | | | 460,708 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 48.36 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 12.33 | | | | | 12.48 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (5.01 | ) | | | | (5.14 | ) | | | | 55.70 | | | | | 26.83 | | | | | 556,227 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 26 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 79.58 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (22.21 | ) | | | | (22.31 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 57.27 | | | | | (28.03 | ) | | | | 129,970 | | | | | 1.05 | (e) | | | | 1.13 | (e) | | | | (0.31 | )(e) | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 68.64 | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | 15.73 | | | | | 15.28 | | | | | – | | | | | (4.34 | ) | | | | (4.34 | ) | | | | 79.58 | | | | | 22.28 | | | | | 226,282 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | | 91 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 58.67 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 20.55 | | | | | 20.32 | | | | | – | | | | | (10.35 | ) | | | | (10.35 | ) | | | | 68.64 | | | | | 36.24 | | | | | 215,610 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | 37 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 47.78 | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | 16.52 | | | | | 16.44 | | | | | – | | | | | (5.55 | ) | | | | (5.55 | ) | | | | 58.67 | | | | | 35.84 | | | | | 200,741 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 73 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 54.89 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (2.67 | ) | | | | (2.72 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (4.39 | ) | | | | (4.39 | ) | | | | 47.78 | | | | | (5.96 | ) | | | | 141,790 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 47.73 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 12.16 | | | | | 12.18 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (5.01 | ) | | | | (5.02 | ) | | | | 54.89 | | | | | 26.50 | | | | | 316,864 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 26 | |
(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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
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NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation 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. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 does not intend to qualify as a regulated investment company pursuant to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund is treated as a regular corporation, or “C” corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and generally is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at the rate applicable to corporations. In addition, as a regular corporation, the Fund may be subject to state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which the MLPs operate. The estimate state tax rate is based on a periodic analysis of the Fund’s holdings. Taxes include current and deferred taxes. Current taxes reflect the estimated tax liability of the Fund as of a measurement date based on taxable income. Deferred taxes reflect estimates of (i) taxes on net unrealized gains (losses), which are attributable to the difference between fair market value and tax basis, (ii) the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes, and (iii) the net tax benefit of accumulated net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and other tax attributes. |
The Fund’s deferred tax asset (“DTA”) and/or liability balances are estimated using estimates of effective tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years such balances are realized. A DTA will be recognized for temporary book/tax differences, net of unrealized losses, and carryforwards (net operating losses, capital loss carryforward, or tax credits). To the extent the Fund has a DTA, the Fund will assess whether a valuation allowance is required to offset the value of a portion, or all, of the DTA. Prior year capital gains (carrybacks), unrealized net gains, future reversals of existing taxable timing differences, forecast of future profitability (based on historical evidence), potential tax planning strategies, unsettled circumstances, and other evidence will be used in determining the valuation allowance. The valuation allowance is reviewed periodically and the Fund may modify its estimates or assumptions regarding the net deferred tax asset or liability balances and any applicable valuation allowance. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, in tax expense. The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
J. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. |
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| Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | Other Risks – 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. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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Upto $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.600% | |
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Over $1 billion | | | 0.580% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $301,277.
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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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $51,518 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $552,817 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $5,211 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 590,336,300 | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 590,336,300 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 12,656,435 | | | | | | | | 44,271,840 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 56,928,275 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 602,992,735 | | | | | | | $ | 44,271,840 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 647,264,575 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $273,889,821 and $343,044,069, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 148,428,675 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (45,502,466 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 102,926,209 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $544,338,366.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 216,708 | | | | | | | $ | 14,223,970 | | | | 209,804 | | | | | | | $ | 16,035,979 | |
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Series II | | | 71,312 | | | | | | | | 4,560,143 | | | | 82,230 | | | | | | | | 6,046,853 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 433,698 | | | | | | | | 35,407,065 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 151,756 | | | | | | | | 12,047,930 | |
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Series I | | | (423,140 | ) | | | | | | | (29,160,744 | ) | | | (1,161,400 | ) | | | | | | | (90,430,762 | ) |
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Series II | | | (645,275 | ) | | | | | | | (44,856,190 | ) | | | (531,413 | ) | | | | | | | (40,508,544 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (780,395 | ) | | | | | | $ | (55,232,821 | ) | | | (815,325 | ) | | | | | | $ | (61,401,479 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 32% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $720.60 | | $3.41 | | $1,020.83 | | $4.01 | | 0.80% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 719.70 | | 4.48 | | 1,019.59 | | 5.26 | | 1.05 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the
way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was
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created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment process and portfolio management team underwent changes in December 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fourth and fifth quintiles, respectively, of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees
payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted
that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the
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federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VK-VICOM-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -7.43 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -7.55 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -12.86 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -12.68 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (4/30/99) | | | 7.36 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.06 | |
5 Years | | | 8.95 | |
1 Year | | | -0.38 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/18/00) | | | 7.35 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.79 | |
5 Years | | | 8.68 | |
1 Year | | | -0.63 | |
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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.19% |
Aerospace & Defense–0.89% | | | | | | |
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Textron, Inc. | | | 194,434 | | | $ 11,874,084 |
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Air Freight & Logistics–2.31% |
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FedEx Corp. | | | 135,573 | | | 30,735,755 |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.79% |
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Ralph Lauren Corp.(b) | | | 117,011 | | | 10,490,036 |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.65% |
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State Street Corp. | | | 357,335 | | | 22,029,703 |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.47% |
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General Motors Co.(c) | | | 614,541 | | | 19,517,822 |
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Building Products–1.77% |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 492,166 | | | 23,564,908 |
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Cable & Satellite–1.45% |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 491,922 | | | 19,303,019 |
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Casinos & Gaming–1.37% |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c) | | | 544,159 | | | 18,278,301 |
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Communications Equipment–2.83% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 617,241 | | | 26,319,156 |
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F5, Inc.(c) | | | 74,275 | | | 11,367,046 |
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| | | | | | 37,686,202 |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–3.08% |
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Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 115,291 | | | 20,609,419 |
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Wabtec Corp. | | | 248,852 | | | 20,425,772 |
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| | | | | | 41,035,191 |
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Diversified Banks–7.48% |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,067,422 | | | 33,228,847 |
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Citigroup, Inc. | | | 461,307 | | | 21,215,509 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 123,877 | | | 13,949,789 |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 796,162 | | | 31,185,665 |
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| | | | | | 99,579,810 |
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Electric Utilities–0.37% |
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Exelon Corp. | | | 109,587 | | | 4,966,483 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–3.11% |
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Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 169,007 | | | 21,293,192 |
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Emerson Electric Co. | | | 252,648 | | | 20,095,622 |
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| | | | | | 41,388,814 |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–2.17% |
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 213,843 | | | 18,332,760 |
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Corteva, Inc. | | | 194,690 | | | 10,540,517 |
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| | | | | | 28,873,277 |
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Health Care Distributors–3.33% |
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Henry Schein, Inc.(c) | | | 198,859 | | | 15,260,440 |
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McKesson Corp. | | | 89,018 | | | 29,038,562 |
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| | | | | | 44,299,002 |
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Health Care Equipment–2.06% |
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Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 67,884 | | | $ 16,735,443 |
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Medtronic PLC | | | 118,378 | | | 10,624,425 |
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| | | | | | 27,359,868 |
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Health Care Facilities–1.78% |
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 74,485 | | | 12,517,949 |
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Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 110,515 | | | 11,129,966 |
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| | | | | | 23,647,915 |
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Health Care Services–1.98% |
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CVS Health Corp. | | | 284,768 | | | 26,386,603 |
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Health Care Supplies–0.47% |
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DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 176,580 | | | 6,309,203 |
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Hotel & Resort REITs–0.70% |
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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b) | | | 598,224 | | | 9,380,152 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.58% |
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Booking Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 12,041 | | | 21,059,589 |
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Household Products–2.80% |
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 159,341 | | | 12,769,588 |
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 181,483 | | | 24,527,427 |
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| | | | | | 37,297,015 |
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Industrial Conglomerates���0.93% |
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General Electric Co.(b) | | | 195,044 | | | 12,418,452 |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–5.28% |
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Chevron Corp. | | | 231,210 | | | 33,474,584 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 90,757 | | | 7,772,429 |
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Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | | 826,441 | | | 28,983,286 |
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| | | | | | 70,230,299 |
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Interactive Media & Services–0.77% |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 63,340 | | | 10,213,575 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.37% |
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eBay, Inc. | | | 116,625 | | | 4,859,764 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.50% |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 64,238 | | | 19,079,971 |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 187,167 | | | 14,235,922 |
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| | | | | | 33,315,893 |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–3.23% |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 335,103 | | | 22,616,101 |
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DXC Technology Co.(c) | | | 670,608 | | | 20,326,129 |
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| | | | | | 42,942,230 |
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Life & Health Insurance–1.07% |
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MetLife, Inc. | | | 227,365 | | | 14,276,248 |
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Managed Health Care–3.74% |
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Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 77,446 | | | 37,373,890 |
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Humana, Inc. | | | 26,539 | | | 12,422,110 |
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| | | | | | 49,796,000 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Multi-line Insurance–2.16% |
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American International Group, Inc. | | | 561,404 | | | $ 28,704,587 |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–6.08% |
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ConocoPhillips | | | 188,624 | | | 16,940,321 |
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Devon Energy Corp. | | | 250,354 | | | 13,797,009 |
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Hess Corp.(b) | | | 182,559 | | | 19,340,300 |
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Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 659,139 | | | 14,817,445 |
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | | | 72,158 | | | 16,097,007 |
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| | | | | | 80,992,082 |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–0.78% |
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Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 270,909 | | | 10,332,469 |
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Paper Packaging–1.72% |
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International Paper Co.(b) | | | 547,739 | | | 22,911,922 |
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Pharmaceuticals–6.48% |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 227,147 | | | 17,490,319 |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 152,905 | | | 27,142,167 |
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Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 222,895 | | | 20,321,337 |
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Sanofi, ADR (France) | | | 427,311 | | | 21,378,369 |
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| | | | | | 86,332,192 |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.04% |
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Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 109,592 | | | 13,888,594 |
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Regional Banks–4.49% |
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 449,314 | | | 16,036,016 |
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Fifth Third Bancorp(b) | | | 483,978 | | | 16,261,661 |
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Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(b) | | | 1,133,560 | | | 13,636,727 |
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M&T Bank Corp. | | | 86,984 | | | 13,864,380 |
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| | | | | | 59,798,784 |
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Semiconductors–3.35% |
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Intel Corp. | | | 215,923 | | | 8,077,679 |
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China) | | | 138,058 | | | 20,436,726 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 126,289 | | | 16,132,157 |
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| | | | | | 44,646,562 |
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Soft Drinks–1.22% |
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Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 258,462 | | | 16,259,844 |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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Systems Software–1.55% | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 80,266 | | | $ | 20,614,717 | |
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Tobacco–2.80% | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland) | | | 376,916 | | | | 37,216,686 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.19% | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(c) | | | 117,875 | | | | 15,858,903 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $931,802,816) | | | | 1,280,672,555 | |
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Money Market Funds–3.65% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 16,926,291 | | | | 16,926,291 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 12,380,485 | | | | 12,379,247 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 19,344,333 | | | | 19,344,333 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $48,648,065) | | | | 48,649,871 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.84% (Cost $980,450,881) | | | | | | | 1,329,322,426 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–6.41% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 23,879,941 | | | | 23,879,941 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 61,405,562 | | | | 61,405,562 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $85,285,503) | | | | 85,285,503 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.25% (Cost $1,065,736,384) | | | | 1,414,607,929 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.25)% | | | | (83,155,653 | ) |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | $ | 1,331,452,276 | |
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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 June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 12,679,687 | | | | $ | 65,049,636 | | | | | $ (60,803,032 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 16,926,291 | | | $ 16,396 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 9,348,262 | | | | | 46,464,026 | | | | | (43,430,738 | ) | | | | 1,840 | | | | | (4,143) | | | | | 12,379,247 | | | 24,326 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 14,491,071 | | | | | 74,342,441 | | | | | (69,489,179 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 19,344,333 | | | 32,032 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | $ | 655,872 | | | | $ | 178,574,147 | | | | $ | (155,350,078 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 23,879,941 | | | $ 27,112* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 1,530,368 | | | | | 399,231,552 | | | | | (339,340,270 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (16,088) | | | | | 61,405,562 | | | 78,877* |
Total | | | $ | 38,705,260 | | | | $ | 763,661,802 | | | | $ | (668,413,297 | ) | | | $ | 1,840 | | | | $ | (20,231) | | | | $ | 133,935,374 | | | $178,743 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
Settlement Date | | Counterparty | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| Deliver | | | Receive | |
Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/22/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | USD | | | | 3,269,297 | | | | CAD | | | | 4,237,214 | | | | $ 22,531 | |
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07/22/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | USD | | | | 283,947 | | | | EUR | | | | 271,280 | | | | 655 | |
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07/22/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | CAD | | | | 21,878,797 | | | | USD | | | | 17,000,384 | | | | 3,077 | |
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07/22/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | EUR | | | | 663,623 | | | | USD | | | | 703,625 | | | | 7,414 | |
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07/22/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | USD | | | | 1,724,394 | | | | CAD | | | | 2,235,155 | | | | 12,063 | |
Subtotal–Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45,740 | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/22/2022 | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | CAD | | | | 1,412,177 | | | | USD | | | | 1,096,691 | | | | (408 | ) |
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07/22/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | CAD | | | | 1,960,504 | | | | USD | | | | 1,517,201 | | | | (5,885 | ) |
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07/22/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | EUR | | | | 10,373,565 | | | | USD | | | | 10,834,659 | | | | (48,315 | ) |
Subtotal–Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (54,608 | ) |
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ (8,868 | ) |
Abbreviations:
CAD - Canadian Dollar
EUR - Euro
USD - U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Financials | | | | 20.40 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 19.84 | |
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Industrials | | | | 12.09 | |
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Energy | | | | 11.36 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 10.96 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 7.59 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 5.57 | |
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Materials | | | | 3.89 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 3.41 | |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 1.08 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.81 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $931,802,816)* | | $ | 1,280,672,555 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $133,933,568) | | | 133,935,374 | |
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Other investments: | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 45,740 | |
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Cash | | | 383,662 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $53) | | | 482 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 5,316,795 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 1,382,133 | |
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Dividends | | | 2,963,948 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 159,899 | |
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Other assets | | | 860 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,424,861,448 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 54,608 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 455,056 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 6,451,739 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 85,285,503 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 897,101 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,327 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 83,547 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 178,291 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 93,409,172 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,331,452,276 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 816,270,419 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 515,181,857 | |
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| | $ | 1,331,452,276 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 190,629,307 | |
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Series II | | $ | 1,140,822,969 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 9,741,120 | |
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Series II | | | 58,630,908 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 19.57 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 19.46 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $82,649,129 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $248,747) | | $ | 18,303,805 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $25,740) | | | 98,494 | |
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Total investment income | | | 18,402,299 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,263,360 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,242,719 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 12,836 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,614,896 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 38,811 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 12,905 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,755 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 21,904 | |
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Other | | | 6,327 | |
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Total expenses | | | 7,215,513 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (15,982 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 7,199,531 | |
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Net investment income | | | 11,202,768 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 113,302,759 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (20,231 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (43,344 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,035,017 | |
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| | | 114,274,201 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (235,430,685 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 1,840 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | 3 | |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 249,332 | |
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| | | (235,179,510 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (120,905,309 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (109,702,541 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 11,202,768 | | | $ | 19,609,058 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 114,274,201 | | | | 111,004,656 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (235,179,510 | ) | | | 284,252,375 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (109,702,541 | ) | | | 414,866,089 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (3,720,325 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (20,542,786 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (24,263,111 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,267,969 | ) | | | (23,075,037 | ) |
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Series II | | | (88,559,378 | ) | | | (158,052,169 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (94,827,347 | ) | | | (181,127,206 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (204,529,888 | ) | | | 209,475,772 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,535,982,164 | | | | 1,326,506,392 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,331,452,276 | | | $ | 1,535,982,164 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $21.14 | | | | $0.18 | | | | $(1.75) | | | | $(1.57) | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $19.57 | | | | (7.43 | )% | | | $ 190,629 | | | | 0.74%(d) | | | | 0.74%(d) | | | | 1.71%(d) | | | | 14% | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 16.13 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 5.07 | | | | 5.37 | | | | (0.36) | | | | – | | | | (0.36) | | | | 21.14 | | | | 33.36 | | | | 212,550 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 17.16 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.59) | | | | (0.27) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (0.40) | | | | (0.76) | | | | 16.13 | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 181,594 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 16.12 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 3.82 | | | | (0.37) | | | | (2.41) | | | | (2.78) | | | | 17.16 | | | | 25.30 | | | | 199,521 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 20.62 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (2.41) | | | | (2.08) | | | | (0.36) | | | | (2.06) | | | | (2.42) | | | | 16.12 | | | | (12.16 | ) | | | 214,084 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 18.69 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 2.94 | | | | 3.22 | | | | (0.44) | | | | (0.85) | | | | (1.29) | | | | 20.62 | | | | 17.85 | | | | 270,651 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 13 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 21.05 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (1.74) | | | | (1.59) | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 19.46 | | | | (7.55 | ) | | | 1,140,823 | | | | 0.99(d) | | | | 0.99(d) | | | | 1.46(d) | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 16.07 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 5.05 | | | | 5.30 | | | | (0.32) | | | | – | | | | (0.32) | | | | 21.05 | | | | 33.04 | | | | 1,323,433 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 17.09 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.58) | | | | (0.30) | | | | (0.32) | | | | (0.40) | | | | (0.72) | | | | 16.07 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 1,144,913 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 38 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 16.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 3.76 | | | | (0.32) | | | | (2.41) | | | | (2.73) | | | | 17.09 | | | | 24.94 | | | | 1,240,109 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 20.54 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (2.40) | | | | (2.12) | | | | (0.30) | | | | (2.06) | | | | (2.36) | | | | 16.06 | | | | (12.37 | ) | | | 1,098,666 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 18.62 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 2.93 | | | | 3.16 | | | | (0.39) | | | | (0.85) | | | | (1.24) | | | | 20.54 | | | | 17.58 | | | | 1,643,281 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Comstock 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,341 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $500 million | | 0.600% |
Next $500 million | | 0.550% |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.57%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $15,982.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $114,548 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,128,171 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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
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and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,339 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 1,280,672,555 | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 1,280,672,555 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 48,649,871 | | | | | | | | 85,285,503 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 133,935,374 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 1,329,322,426 | | | | | | | | 85,285,503 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 1,414,607,929 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | | | | | 45,740 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 45,740 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | | | | | (54,608 | ) | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | (54,608 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | – | | | | | | | | (8,868 | ) | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | (8,868 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 1,329,322,426 | | | | | | | $ | 85,276,635 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 1,414,599,061 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | $ | 45,740 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 45,740 | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | $ | (54,608 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | (54,608 | ) |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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Counterparty | | Currency Contracts | | | Currency Contracts | | | Derivatives | | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | Amount | |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | $ – | | | | $ (408) | | | $ | (408) | | | $– | | $– | | $ | (408 | ) |
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Deutsche Bank AG | | | 23,186 | | | | – | | | | 23,186 | | | – | | – | | | 23,186 | |
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Royal Bank of Canada | | | 22,554 | | | | (54,200) | | | | (31,646) | | | – | | – | | | (31,646 | ) |
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Total | | | $45,740 | | | | $(54,608) | | | $ | (8,868) | | | $– | | $– | | $ | (8,868 | ) |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | $ | 1,035,017 | | | | | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | 249,332 | | | | | |
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Total | | | | | | $ | 1,284,349 | | | | | |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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Average notional value | | $38,721,175 |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $205,399,669 and $317,969,819, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 368,040,934 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (39,562,800 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 328,478,134 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,086,120,927.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Series I | | | 1,207,264 | | | $ | 26,113,872 | | | | 1,134,757 | | | $ | 22,239,616 | |
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Series II | | | 3,157,882 | | | | 67,518,522 | | | | 3,425,435 | | | | 67,116,132 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 179,726 | | | | 3,720,325 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 996,739 | | | | 20,542,786 | |
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Series I | | | (1,518,331 | ) | | | (32,381,841 | ) | | | (2,519,229 | ) | | | (49,034,978 | ) |
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Series II | | | (7,399,148 | ) | | | (156,077,900 | ) | | | (12,795,370 | ) | | | (245,711,087 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (4,552,333 | ) | | $ | (94,827,347 | ) | | | (9,577,942 | ) | | $ | (181,127,206 | ) |
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(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. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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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Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $925.70 | | $3.53 | | $1,021.12 | | $3.71 | | 0.74% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 924.50 | | 4.72 | | 1,019.89 | | 4.96 | | 0.99 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the third quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund underwent an
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investment process change in September 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco
Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The
Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco
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Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -16.02 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -16.05 | |
Russell 3000 Index▼ | | | -21.10 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index▼ | | | -10.35 | |
Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index∎ | | | -13.94 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. The Russell 3000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. | |
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
The Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index is composed of 65% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 35% Russell 3000® Index. | |
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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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (2/9/87) | | | 6.67 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.12 | |
5 Years | | | 4.24 | |
1 Year | | | -13.33 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/1/02) | | | 3.77 | % |
10 Years | | | 5.86 | |
5 Years | | | 3.99 | |
1 Year | | | -13.52 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Conservative Balanced Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–37.71% |
Aerospace & Defense–0.60% | | | | | | |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 10,517 | | | $ 1,010,789 |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.35% |
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Deere & Co. | | | 1,943 | | | 581,870 |
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Air Freight & Logistics–0.60% | | | | | | |
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United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 5,504 | | | 1,004,700 |
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Airlines–0.13% | | | | | | |
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Spirit Airlines, Inc.(c) | | | 8,980 | | | 214,083 |
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Apparel Retail–0.18% | | | | | | |
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Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 4,343 | | | 305,009 |
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Application Software–0.75% | | | | | | |
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Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(c) | | | 766 | | | 33,459 |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c) | | | 1,364 | | | 156,315 |
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salesforce.com, inc.(c) | | | 3,974 | | | 655,869 |
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Synopsys, Inc.(c) | | | 1,349 | | | 409,691 |
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| | | | | | 1,255,334 |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.48% |
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General Motors Co.(c) | | | 9,343 | | | 296,734 |
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Tesla, Inc.(c) | | | 761 | | | 512,472 |
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| | | | | | 809,206 |
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Biotechnology–0.28% | | | | | | |
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Seagen, Inc.(c) | | | 2,675 | | | 473,314 |
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Cable & Satellite–0.25% | | | | | | |
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Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 880 | | | 412,306 |
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Communications Equipment–0.33% |
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Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 2,634 | | | 552,086 |
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Construction Materials–0.30% | | | | | | |
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Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 3,548 | | | 504,171 |
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Consumer Finance–0.33% | | | | | | |
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Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 5,330 | | | 555,333 |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.09% |
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Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 5,795 | | | 1,828,207 |
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Diversified Banks–0.97% | | | | | | |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 14,382 | | | 1,619,557 |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–0.16% |
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Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 7,603 | | | 269,070 |
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Electric Utilities–0.67% | | | | | | |
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Avangrid, Inc.(b) | | | 15,439 | | | 712,047 |
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PPL Corp. | | | 15,411 | | | 418,100 |
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| | | | | | 1,130,147 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.61% |
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Hubbell, Inc. | | | 1,795 | | | 320,551 |
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Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 3,757 | | | 426,495 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–(continued) |
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,422 | | | $ 283,419 |
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| | | | | | 1,030,465 |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.21% | | | |
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Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 2,782 | | | 344,857 |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–0.58% |
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 10,390 | | | 977,076 |
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Gas Utilities–0.80% | | | | | | |
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ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 8,165 | | | 662,916 |
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Suburban Propane Partners L.P. | | | 44,185 | | | 674,263 |
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| | | | | | 1,337,179 |
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Health Care Equipment–0.47% | | | | | | |
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Boston Scientific Corp.(c) | | | 13,730 | | | 511,717 |
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DexCom, Inc.(c) | | | 3,600 | | | 268,308 |
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| | | | | | 780,025 |
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Health Care Facilities–0.63% | | | | | | |
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 3,108 | | | 522,331 |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c) | | | 10,256 | | | 539,055 |
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| | | | | | 1,061,386 |
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Home Improvement Retail–0.16% |
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 988 | | | 270,979 |
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Homebuilding–0.31% | | | | | | |
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D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 7,815 | | | 517,275 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.32% |
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Airbnb, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 2,565 | | | 228,490 |
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 4,771 | | | 313,550 |
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| | | | | | 542,040 |
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Household Products–0.66% | | | | | | |
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Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 7,681 | | | 1,104,451 |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–0.31% |
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Korn Ferry | | | 8,984 | | | 521,252 |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.51% | | | |
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Walmart, Inc. | | | 7,067 | | | 859,206 |
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Industrial Conglomerates–0.30% |
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Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 2,936 | | | 510,306 |
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Industrial Machinery–0.32% | | | | | | |
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Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 7,682 | | | 542,887 |
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Industrial REITs–0.82% | | | | | | |
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Prologis, Inc. | | | 11,664 | | | 1,372,270 |
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Insurance Brokers–0.45% | | | | | | |
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 4,662 | | | 760,092 |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–0.91% | | | | | | |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 17,761 | | | 1,521,052 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.32% |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 43,696 | | | $ 2,217,572 |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–0.37% | | | |
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Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 5,053 | | | 614,697 |
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Interactive Media & Services–1.86% |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 1,313 | | | 2,861,368 |
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Bumble, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 3,084 | | | 86,815 |
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Ziff Davis, Inc.(c) | | | 2,299 | | | 171,344 |
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| | | | | | 3,119,527 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.76% | | | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(c) | | | 27,800 | | | 2,952,638 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.44% | | | |
| | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 8,267 | | | 739,152 |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.19% |
| | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 3,893 | | | 324,326 |
| | |
Leisure Facilities–0.12% | | | | | | |
| | |
Cedar Fair L.P.(c) | | | 4,418 | | | 193,994 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.23% |
| | |
Avantor, Inc.(c) | | | 12,554 | | | 390,429 |
| | |
Managed Health Care–1.39% | | | | | | |
| | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(c) | | | 1,224 | | | 342,243 |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,853 | | | 1,979,016 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,321,259 |
| | |
Metal & Glass Containers–0.31% | | | | | | |
| | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,636 | | | 522,499 |
| | |
Office REITs–0.16% | | | | | | |
| | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 1,859 | | | 269,611 |
| |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.71% | | | |
| | |
APA Corp. | | | 9,267 | | | 323,418 |
| | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 6,524 | | | 529,097 |
| | |
CNX Resources Corp.(c) | | | 20,220 | | | 332,821 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,185,336 |
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.28% | | | |
| | |
Energy Transfer L.P. | | | 47,067 | | | 469,729 |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–2.49% | | | | | | |
| | |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 12,642 | | | 835,257 |
| | |
Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 10,285 | | | 611,068 |
| | |
Catalent, Inc.(c) | | | 3,807 | | | 408,453 |
| | |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 3,470 | | | 1,125,078 |
| | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 6,682 | | | 1,186,122 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,165,978 |
|
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.62% |
| | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 8,226 | | | 1,042,481 |
| | |
Regional Banks–0.59% | | | | | | |
| | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,053 | | | 457,034 |
| | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 823 | | | 538,061 |
| | |
| | | | | | 995,095 |
| |
Research & Consulting Services–0.22% | | | |
| | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 1,315 | | | 370,541 |
| | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value |
Semiconductor Equipment–0.45% |
| | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 8,251 | | | $ 750,676 |
| | |
Semiconductors–1.54% | | | | | | |
| | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c) | | | 9,946 | | | 760,571 |
| | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 6,597 | | | 1,000,039 |
| | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 6,359 | | | 812,299 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,572,909 |
| | |
Soft Drinks–0.66% | | | | | | |
| | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 17,521 | | | 1,102,246 |
| | |
Specialty Chemicals–0.22% | | | | | | |
| | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 1,252 | | | 376,802 |
| | |
Systems Software–4.09% | | | | | | |
| | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 18,135 | | | 4,657,612 |
| | |
VMware, Inc., Class A | | | 19,218 | | | 2,190,468 |
| | |
| | | | | | 6,848,080 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.85% |
| | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 22,650 | | | 3,096,708 |
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $51,930,029) | | | 63,220,265 |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–23.44% |
Advertising–0.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20%, 04/15/2024 | | | $ 19,000 | | | 19,023 |
| | |
WPP Finance 2010 (United Kingdom), 3.75%, 09/19/2024 | | | 33,000 | | | 32,256 |
| | |
| | | | | | 51,279 |
| | |
Aerospace & Defense–0.12% | | | | | | |
| | |
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (United Kingdom), 3.85%, 12/15/2025(d) | | | 26,000 | | | 25,564 |
| | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2023 | | | 31,000 | | | 31,007 |
Lockheed Martin Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.15%, 06/15/2053 | | | 74,000 | | | 69,221 |
| | |
4.30%, 06/15/2062 | | | 86,000 | | | 80,964 |
| | |
| | | | | | 206,756 |
| |
Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.24% | | | |
| | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/2031 | | | 125,000 | | | 103,306 |
Cargill, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.63%, 04/22/2027(d) | | | 101,000 | | | 99,274 |
| | |
4.00%, 06/22/2032(d) | | | 123,000 | | | 120,513 |
| | |
4.38%, 04/22/2052(d) | | | 86,000 | | | 82,891 |
| | |
| | | | | | 405,984 |
| | |
Airlines–0.37% | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-1, Class B, 3.95%, 07/11/2030 | | | 106,000 | | | 88,761 |
Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.88%, 07/11/2034 | | | 124,000 | | | 105,981 |
| | |
British Airways Pass-Through Trust (United Kingdom), Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%, 03/15/2035(d) | | | 56,841 | | | 50,227 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Airlines–(continued) | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.50%, 10/20/2025(d) | | $ | 84,809 | | | $ 82,486 |
| | |
4.75%, 10/20/2028(d) | | | 189,763 | | | 179,401 |
| | |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | 111,783 | | | 110,028 |
| | |
| | | | | | 616,884 |
| | |
Apparel Retail–0.02% | | | | | | |
| | |
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.38%, 09/15/2024 | | | 36,000 | | | 35,406 |
| | |
Application Software–0.28% | | | | | | |
salesforce.com, inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.90%, 07/15/2051 | | | 118,000 | | | 89,371 |
| | |
3.05%, 07/15/2061 | | | 72,000 | | | 52,806 |
Workday, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.70%, 04/01/2029 | | | 144,000 | | | 134,836 |
| | |
3.80%, 04/01/2032 | | | 204,000 | | | 186,613 |
| | |
| | | | | | 463,626 |
| |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.48% | | | |
| | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 4.50%, 05/13/2032 | | | 80,000 | | | 78,750 |
| | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series I, 3.75%(e)(f) | | | 243,000 | | | 198,976 |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, | | | | | | |
| | |
2.75%, 09/16/2026 | | | 152,000 | | | 132,922 |
| | |
2.13%, 02/15/2027 | | | 89,000 | | | 74,515 |
| | |
2.85%, 09/30/2028 | | | 55,000 | | | 44,408 |
| | |
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025 | | | 27,000 | | | 26,896 |
| | |
CI Financial Corp. (Canada), 3.20%, 12/17/2030 | | | 58,000 | | | 45,410 |
| | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 1.65%, 10/12/2024 | | | 63,000 | | | 56,095 |
| | |
KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(d) | | | 111,000 | | | 109,724 |
| | |
State Street Corp., 4.42%, 05/13/2033(e) | | | 40,000 | | | 39,483 |
| | |
| | | | | | 807,179 |
|
Automobile Manufacturers–0.54% |
BMW US Capital LLC (Germany), | | | | | | |
| | |
2.38% (SOFR + 0.84%), 04/01/2025(d)(g) | | | 77,000 | | | 76,352 |
| | |
3.45%, 04/01/2027(d) | | | 86,000 | | | 83,904 |
| | |
3.70%, 04/01/2032(d) | | | 99,000 | | | 93,504 |
| | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany), 2.55%, 08/15/2022(d) | | | 149,000 | | | 149,044 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.15%, 06/19/2023 | | | 29,000 | | | 29,028 |
| | |
3.80%, 04/07/2025 | | | 95,000 | | | 92,740 |
| | |
5.00%, 04/09/2027 | | | 147,000 | | | 144,324 |
Hyundai Capital America,
| | | | | | |
| | |
5.75%, 04/06/2023(d) | | | 41,000 | | | 41,626 |
| | |
4.13%, 06/08/2023(d) | | | 53,000 | | | 52,968 |
| | |
2.00%, 06/15/2028(d) | | | 81,000 | | | 68,181 |
| | |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.85%, 09/16/2026(d) | | | 82,000 | | | 69,176 |
| | |
| | | | | | 900,847 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Automotive Retail–0.10% | | | | | | |
| | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 1.75%, 10/01/2027 | | $ | 117,000 | | | $ 99,520 |
| | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.70%, 06/15/2032 | | | 67,000 | | | 66,801 |
| | |
| | | | | | 166,321 |
| | |
Biotechnology–0.22% | | | | | | |
| | |
AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2024 | | | 65,000 | | | 64,986 |
CSL Finance PLC (Australia), | | | | | | |
| | |
3.85%, 04/27/2027(d) | | | 57,000 | | | 56,509 |
| | |
4.05%, 04/27/2029(d) | | | 44,000 | | | 43,236 |
| | |
4.25%, 04/27/2032(d) | | | 59,000 | | | 57,755 |
| | |
4.63%, 04/27/2042(d) | | | 43,000 | | | 41,308 |
| | |
4.75%, 04/27/2052(d) | | | 67,000 | | | 64,191 |
| | |
4.95%, 04/27/2062(d) | | | 50,000 | | | 48,052 |
| | |
| | | | | | 376,037 |
| | |
Brewers–0.01% | | | | | | |
| | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 8.20%, 01/15/2039 | | | 15,000 | | | 19,397 |
| | |
Building Products–0.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance S.C.A., 2.00%, 09/16/2031 | | | 30,000 | | | 23,902 |
| | |
Masco Corp., 1.50%, 02/15/2028 | | | 41,000 | | | 34,439 |
| | |
| | | | | | 58,341 |
| | |
Cable & Satellite–0.21% | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., | | | |
| | |
2.94% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 02/01/2024(g) | | | 87,000 | | | 87,692 |
| | |
3.50%, 06/01/2041 | | | 50,000 | | | 35,074 |
| | |
3.50%, 03/01/2042 | | | 103,000 | | | 71,640 |
| | |
3.90%, 06/01/2052 | | | 80,000 | | | 55,691 |
| | |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | 73,000 | | | 48,149 |
| | |
4.40%, 12/01/2061 | | | 36,000 | | | 25,965 |
| | |
Comcast Corp., 2.65%, 08/15/2062 | | | 41,000 | | | 26,524 |
| | |
| | | | | | 350,735 |
|
Communications Equipment–0.01% |
| | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.60%, 02/23/2028 | | | 23,000 | | | 22,266 |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.02% |
| | |
Leidos, Inc., 2.30%, 02/15/2031 | | | 47,000 | | | 37,490 |
| | |
Consumer Finance–0.09% | | | | | | |
| | |
American Express Co., 4.99%, 05/26/2033(e) | | | 134,000 | | | 134,214 |
| | |
Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 08/15/2024 | | | 22,000 | | | 21,887 |
| | |
| | | | | | 156,101 |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.08% |
| | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., 5.05%, 06/01/2052 | | | 134,000 | | | 133,245 |
| | |
Distillers & Vintners–0.08% | | | | | | |
| | |
Pernod Ricard S.A. (France), 4.25%, 07/15/2022(d) | | | 134,000 | | | 134,071 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Distributors–0.04% | | | | | | |
| | |
Genuine Parts Co., 2.75%, 02/01/2032 | | $ | 86,000 | | | $ 71,251 |
| | |
Diversified Banks–5.32% | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.37%, 01/23/2026(e) | | | 28,000 | | | 27,154 |
| | |
4.38%, 04/27/2028(e) | | | 235,000 | | | 231,565 |
| | |
4.27%, 07/23/2029(e) | | | 15,000 | | | 14,429 |
| | |
2.69%, 04/22/2032(e) | | | 120,000 | | | 100,849 |
| | |
2.57%, 10/20/2032(e) | | | 68,000 | | | 56,158 |
| | |
2.97%, 02/04/2033(e) | | | 94,000 | | | 80,167 |
| | |
4.57%, 04/27/2033(e) | | | 195,000 | | | 190,006 |
| | |
2.48%, 09/21/2036(e) | | | 96,000 | | | 74,563 |
| | |
3.85%, 03/08/2037(e) | | | 28,000 | | | 24,233 |
| | |
7.75%, 05/14/2038 | | | 115,000 | | | 141,957 |
| | |
Series RR, 4.38%(e)(f) | | | 244,000 | | | 203,074 |
| | |
Series TT, 6.13%(e)(f) | | | 389,000 | | | 376,114 |
BPCE S.A. (France), | | | | | | |
| | |
1.45% (SOFR + 0.57%), 01/14/2025(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 246,464 |
| | |
4.50%, 03/15/2025(d) | | | 184,000 | | | 181,154 |
| | |
2.05%, 10/19/2027(d)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | 220,720 |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.66%, 05/24/2028(e) | | | 122,000 | | | 121,166 |
| | |
4.08%, 04/23/2029(e) | | | 28,000 | | | 26,641 |
| | |
4.41%, 03/31/2031(e) | | | 30,000 | | | 28,684 |
| | |
2.56%, 05/01/2032(e) | | | 77,000 | | | 63,476 |
| | |
2.52%, 11/03/2032(e) | | | 47,000 | | | 38,182 |
| | |
3.06%, 01/25/2033(e) | | | 49,000 | | | 41,581 |
| | |
3.79%, 03/17/2033(e) | | | 234,000 | | | 211,039 |
| | |
4.91%, 05/24/2033(e) | | | 138,000 | | | 136,326 |
| | |
2.90%, 11/03/2042(e) | | | 68,000 | | | 49,350 |
| | |
Series V, 4.70%(e)(f) | | | 160,000 | | | 130,400 |
| | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia), 3.31%, 03/11/2041(d) | | | 200,000 | | | 151,868 |
| | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands), 3.76%, 04/06/2033(d)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | 225,880 |
Credit Agricole S.A. (France), | | | | | | |
| | |
4.75%(d)(e)(f) | | | 200,000 | | | 155,933 |
| | |
7.88%(d)(e)(f) | | | 200,000 | | | 197,873 |
| | |
4.38%, 03/17/2025(d) | | | 304,000 | | | 299,298 |
| | |
Danske Bank A/S (Denmark), 1.55%, 09/10/2027(d)(e) | | | 200,000 | | | 175,287 |
| | |
Discover Bank, 4.65%, 09/13/2028 | | | 122,000 | | | 117,530 |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | |
| | |
4.60%(e)(f) | | | 225,000 | | | 173,510 |
| | |
3.95%, 05/18/2024(e) | | | 109,000 | | | 108,551 |
| | |
2.25%, 11/22/2027(e) | | | 200,000 | | | 178,346 |
| | |
4.04%, 03/13/2028(e) | | | 135,000 | | | 128,309 |
| | |
4.58%, 06/19/2029(e) | | | 183,000 | | | 176,595 |
| | |
6.25%(e)(f) | | | 203,000 | | | 199,346 |
| | |
ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands), 2.55% (SOFR + 1.01%), 04/01/2027(g) | | | 308,000 | | | 295,002 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.80%, 07/23/2024(e) | | | 43,000 | | | 42,864 |
| | |
2.08%, 04/22/2026(e) | | | 47,000 | | | 44,008 |
| | |
3.78%, 02/01/2028(e) | | | 33,000 | | | 31,718 |
| | |
4.32%, 04/26/2028(e) | | | 231,000 | | | 227,400 |
| | |
3.54%, 05/01/2028(e) | | | 23,000 | | | 21,827 |
| | |
4.59%, 04/26/2033(e) | | | 139,000 | | | 136,676 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Diversified Banks–(continued) | | | | | | |
| | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), 2.56%, 09/13/2031 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ 159,796 |
| | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), 3.93%, 08/02/2034(d)(e) | | | 154,000 | | | 139,756 |
| | |
NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom), 5.52%, 09/30/2028(e) | | | 200,000 | | | 201,623 |
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland), | | | | | | |
| | |
3.75%(d)(e)(f) | | | 210,000 | | | 155,192 |
| | |
6.63%(d)(e)(f) | | | 202,000 | | | 193,702 |
| | |
PNC Bank N.A., 2.50%, 08/27/2024 | | | 252,000 | | | 245,079 |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada), | | | | | | |
| | |
3.70%, 10/05/2023 | | | 26,000 | | | 26,165 |
| | |
1.66% (SOFR + 0.71%), 01/21/2027(g) | | | 194,000 | | | 188,358 |
| | |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), 2.68%, 06/29/2032(d)(e) | | | 200,000 | | | 160,719 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), | | | | | | |
| | |
2.14%, 09/23/2030 | | | 72,000 | | | 57,750 |
| | |
2.22%, 09/17/2031 | | | 200,000 | | | 161,897 |
| | |
Truist Bank, 2.64%, 09/17/2029(e) | | | 376,000 | | | 357,846 |
U.S. Bancorp, | | | | | | |
| | |
3.70%(b)(e)(f) | | | 267,000 | | | 205,590 |
| | |
2.49%, 11/03/2036(e) | | | 142,000 | | | 115,871 |
| | |
Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026 | | | 26,000 | | | 25,093 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | |
| | |
Series BB, 3.90%(e)(f) | | | 93,000 | | | 80,154 |
| | |
3.53%, 03/24/2028(e) | | | 100,000 | | | 94,804 |
| | |
3.58%, 05/22/2028(e) | | | 27,000 | | | 25,637 |
| | |
4.75%, 12/07/2046 | | | 19,000 | | | 17,437 |
| | |
4.61%, 04/25/2053(e) | | | 170,000 | | | 157,603 |
| | |
Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 3.13%, 11/18/2041 | | | 60,000 | | | 44,085 |
| | |
| | | | | | 8,917,430 |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–0.73% |
| | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 3.63%, 09/09/2024 | | | 197,000 | | | 193,646 |
Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | |
| | |
5.10%(d)(e)(f) | | | 201,000 | | | 146,621 |
| | |
4.55%, 04/17/2026 | | | 154,000 | | | 150,791 |
| | |
4.19%, 04/01/2031(d)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | 221,445 |
UBS Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | |
| | |
4.13%, 04/15/2026(d) | | | 160,000 | | | 157,740 |
| | |
4.75%, 05/12/2028(d)(e) | | | 205,000 | | | 203,079 |
| | |
4.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 200,000 | | | 146,820 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,220,142 |
| | |
Diversified REITs–0.57% | | | | | | |
| | |
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P., 2.25%, 01/15/2029 | | | 41,000 | | | 38,001 |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.13%, 05/15/2029 | | | 15,000 | | | 13,988 |
| | |
4.05%, 07/01/2030 | | | 23,000 | | | 20,776 |
| | |
2.50%, 08/16/2031 | | | 35,000 | | | 27,485 |
CubeSmart L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.25%, 12/15/2028 | | | 22,000 | | | 18,818 |
| | |
2.50%, 02/15/2032 | | | 46,000 | | | 37,410 |
| | |
Roche Holdings, Inc. (Switzerland), 2.31%, 03/10/2027(d) | | | 297,000 | | | 278,271 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Diversified REITs–(continued) | | | | | | |
VICI Properties L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028 | | $ | 157,000 | | | $ 150,141 |
| | |
4.95%, 02/15/2030 | | | 157,000 | | | 149,076 |
| | |
5.13%, 05/15/2032 | | | 114,000 | | | 107,664 |
| | |
5.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 117,000 | | | 106,722 |
| | |
| | | | | | 948,352 |
| | |
Electric Utilities–0.93% | | | | | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.95%, 06/01/2028(d) | | | 172,000 | | | 166,059 |
| | |
4.70%, 05/15/2032 | | | 67,000 | | | 66,764 |
| | |
5.25%, 05/15/2052 | | | 97,000 | | | 98,565 |
| | |
Duke Energy Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2082(e) | | | 66,000 | | | 51,667 |
| | |
EDP Finance B.V. (Portugal), 3.63%, 07/15/2024(d) | | | 231,000 | | | 229,312 |
| | |
Enel Finance International N.V. (Italy), 2.88%, 07/12/2041(d) | | | 200,000 | | | 134,992 |
| | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032 | | | 99,000 | | | 86,322 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.63%, 07/15/2027 | | | 248,000 | | | 251,598 |
| | |
5.00%, 07/15/2032 | | | 78,000 | | | 79,983 |
| | |
PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 06/15/2052 | | | 70,000 | | | 51,192 |
| | |
Southern Co. (The), Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(e) | | | 50,000 | | | 42,609 |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., | | | | | | |
| | |
Series B, 3.75%, 05/15/2027 | | | 105,000 | | | 104,007 |
| | |
Series C, 4.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 121,000 | | | 117,413 |
| | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.60%, 06/01/2032 | | | 85,000 | | | 84,382 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,564,865 |
| |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.04% | | | |
| | |
Vontier Corp., 2.95%, 04/01/2031 | | | 83,000 | | | 65,223 |
|
Financial Exchanges & Data–0.85% |
| | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc., 3.00%, 03/16/2032 | | | 287,000 | | | 257,332 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.00%, 09/15/2027 | | | 173,000 | | | 170,405 |
| | |
4.35%, 06/15/2029 | | | 134,000 | | | 132,417 |
| | |
4.60%, 03/15/2033 | | | 116,000 | | | 115,567 |
| | |
4.95%, 06/15/2052 | | | 160,000 | | | 157,049 |
| | |
3.00%, 09/15/2060 | | | 23,000 | | | 15,571 |
| | |
5.20%, 06/15/2062 | | | 121,000 | | | 121,135 |
Moody’s Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.00%, 08/19/2031 | | | 60,000 | | | 49,001 |
| | |
2.75%, 08/19/2041 | | | 72,000 | | | 52,758 |
| | |
3.75%, 02/25/2052 | | | 86,000 | | | 70,381 |
| | |
3.10%, 11/29/2061 | | | 169,000 | | | 116,298 |
S&P Global, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.90%, 03/01/2032(d) | | | 78,000 | | | 69,574 |
| | |
3.90%, 03/01/2062(d) | | | 118,000 | | | 100,381 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,427,869 |
| | |
Health Care REITs–0.03% | | | | | | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.50%, 08/01/2026 | | | 26,000 | | | 24,779 |
| | |
2.00%, 03/15/2031 | | | 23,000 | | | 17,852 |
| | |
| | | | | | 42,631 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Health Care Services–0.24% | | | | | | |
| | |
Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/2025 | | $ | 22,000 | | | $ 22,058 |
| | |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc. (Germany), 1.88%, 12/01/2026(d) | | | 150,000 | | | 129,305 |
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2032, 2.04%, 01/01/2032 | | | 58,000 | | | 47,878 |
| | |
Series 2042, 2.72%, 01/01/2042 | | | 56,000 | | | 42,100 |
| | |
2.86%, 01/01/2052 | | | 65,000 | | | 47,037 |
| | |
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21-A, 2.70%, 10/01/2051 | | | 171,000 | | | 116,429 |
| | |
| | | | | | 404,807 |
| | |
Home Improvement Retail–0.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/2027 | | | 51,000 | | | 49,120 |
| | |
Homebuilding–0.06% | | | | | | |
| | |
D.R. Horton, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/2023 | | | 26,000 | | | 26,167 |
| | |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., 3.97%, 08/06/2061 | | | 117,000 | | | 67,543 |
| | |
| | | | | | 93,710 |
| |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.21% | | | |
Expedia Group, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.63%, 08/01/2027 | | | 22,000 | | | 21,157 |
| | |
3.25%, 02/15/2030 | | | 274,000 | | | 228,772 |
| | |
2.95%, 03/15/2031 | | | 125,000 | | | 99,555 |
| | |
| | | | | | 349,484 |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.11% |
AES Corp. (The), | | | | | | |
| | |
1.38%, 01/15/2026 | | | 23,000 | | | 20,312 |
| | |
2.45%, 01/15/2031 | | | 25,000 | | | 20,132 |
| | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Germany), 4.38%, 06/21/2028(d) | | | 146,000 | | | 145,719 |
| | |
| | | | | | 186,163 |
| | |
Industrial Machinery–0.08% | | | | | | |
| | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 01/15/2053 | | | 112,000 | | | 108,539 |
| | |
Flowserve Corp., 2.80%, 01/15/2032 | | | 24,000 | | | 18,932 |
| | |
| | | | | | 127,471 |
| | |
Industrial REITs–0.02% | | | | | | |
| | |
LXP Industrial Trust, 2.38%, 10/01/2031 | | | 47,000 | | | 36,388 |
| | |
Insurance Brokers–0.07% | | | | | | |
| | |
Willis North America, Inc., 4.65%, 06/15/2027 | | | 119,000 | | | 117,166 |
| | |
Integrated Oil & Gas–0.48% | | | | | | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.06%, 06/17/2041 | | | 96,000 | | | 74,968 |
| | |
2.94%, 06/04/2051 | | | 49,000 | | | 35,142 |
| | |
3.00%, 03/17/2052 | | | 49,000 | | | 35,406 |
BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | |
| | |
4.38%(e)(f) | | | 58,000 | | | 54,752 |
| | |
4.88%(e)(f) | | | 189,000 | | | 165,143 |
| | |
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 2.60%, 10/15/2025(d) | | | 34,000 | | | 31,793 |
| | |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), 8.75%, 06/02/2029(d) | | | 246,000 | | | 223,181 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Integrated Oil & Gas–(continued) | | | | | | |
Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), | | | | | | |
| | |
2.88%, 11/26/2041 | | $ | 126,000 | | | $ 97,776 |
| | |
3.00%, 11/26/2051 | | | 126,000 | | | 94,636 |
| | |
| | | | | | 812,797 |
| |
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.47% | | | |
AT&T, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.18% (SOFR + 0.64%), 03/25/2024(g) | | | 126,000 | | | 124,862 |
| | |
4.30%, 02/15/2030 | | | 31,000 | | | 30,278 |
| | |
2.55%, 12/01/2033 | | | 148,000 | | | 120,233 |
| | |
3.50%, 09/15/2053 | | | 64,000 | | | 48,620 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
1.75%, 01/20/2031 | | | 22,000 | | | 17,691 |
| | |
2.55%, 03/21/2031 | | | 29,000 | | | 24,820 |
| | |
2.36%, 03/15/2032 | | | 269,000 | | | 223,269 |
| | |
2.65%, 11/20/2040 | | | 19,000 | | | 13,970 |
| | |
3.40%, 03/22/2041 | | | 31,000 | | | 25,291 |
| | |
2.85%, 09/03/2041 | | | 102,000 | | | 76,625 |
| | |
2.88%, 11/20/2050 | | | 20,000 | | | 14,222 |
| | |
3.55%, 03/22/2051 | | | 15,000 | | | 12,052 |
| | |
3.00%, 11/20/2060 | | | 29,000 | | | 19,752 |
| | |
3.70%, 03/22/2061 | | | 45,000 | | | 35,456 |
| | |
| | | | | | 787,141 |
| |
Interactive Home Entertainment–0.03% | | | |
| | |
Electronic Arts, Inc., 1.85%, 02/15/2031 | | | 64,000 | | | 52,065 |
| |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.13% | | | |
| | |
Amazon.com, Inc., 2.88%, 05/12/2041 | | | 87,000 | | | 69,746 |
| | |
Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC (Germany), 3.65%, 04/07/2027(d) | | | 150,000 | | | 143,823 |
| | |
| | | | | | 213,569 |
| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.64% | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), | | | | | | |
| | |
2.45% (SOFR + 1.05%), 03/03/2027(g) | | | 162,000 | | | 159,506 |
| | |
2.45%, 03/03/2027 | | | 47,000 | | | 43,870 |
| | |
2.90%, 03/03/2032 | | | 98,000 | | | 86,388 |
| | |
5.00%(e)(f) | | | 116,000 | | | 104,276 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | |
| | |
2.02% (SOFR + 0.58%), 03/08/2024(g) | | | 167,000 | | | 164,317 |
| | |
1.68% (SOFR + 0.70%), 01/24/2025(g) | | | 112,000 | | | 109,490 |
| | |
3.50%, 04/01/2025 | | | 29,000 | | | 28,465 |
| | |
3.50%, 11/16/2026 | | | 15,000 | | | 14,403 |
| | |
2.24% (SOFR + 0.79%), 12/09/2026(g) | | | 375,000 | | | 359,931 |
| | |
2.26% (SOFR + 0.81%), 03/09/2027(g) | | | 281,000 | | | 267,644 |
| | |
1.87% (SOFR + 0.92%), 10/21/2027(g) | | | 227,000 | | | 216,560 |
| | |
1.95%, 10/21/2027(e) | | | 68,000 | | | 60,228 |
| | |
2.43% (SOFR + 1.12%), 02/24/2028(g) | | | 55,000 | | | 52,784 |
| | |
1.99%, 01/27/2032(e) | | | 47,000 | | | 37,174 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued) | | | |
| | |
2.62%, 04/22/2032(e) | | $ | 30,000 | | | $ 24,938 |
| | |
2.65%, 10/21/2032(e) | | | 80,000 | | | 66,011 |
| | |
3.10%, 02/24/2033(e) | | | 64,000 | | | 54,723 |
| | |
3.44%, 02/24/2043(e) | | | 78,000 | | | 61,289 |
| | |
JAB Holdings B.V. (Austria), 4.50%, 04/08/2052(d) | | | 369,000 | | | 285,485 |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | |
| | |
1.66% (SOFR + 0.63%), 01/24/2025(g) | | | 80,000 | | | 78,012 |
| | |
5.00%, 11/24/2025 | | | 32,000 | | | 32,565 |
| | |
2.19%, 04/28/2026(e) | | | 23,000 | | | 21,561 |
| | |
3.62%, 04/01/2031(e) | | | 31,000 | | | 28,505 |
| | |
2.24%, 07/21/2032(e) | | | 94,000 | | | 76,250 |
| | |
2.51%, 10/20/2032(e) | | | 52,000 | | | 43,027 |
| | |
2.94%, 01/21/2033(e) | | | 77,000 | | | 66,073 |
| | |
2.48%, 09/16/2036(e) | | | 116,000 | | | 89,317 |
| | |
5.30%, 04/20/2037(e) | | | 122,000 | | | 118,275 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,751,067 |
| | |
Leisure Products–0.21% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.40%, 09/15/2032 | | | 134,000 | | | 115,917 |
| | |
5.10%, 04/01/2052 | | | 315,000 | | | 235,623 |
| | |
| | | | | | 351,540 |
| | |
Life & Health Insurance–1.13% | | | | | | |
| | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027 | | | 41,000 | | | 40,514 |
Athene Global Funding, | | | | | | |
| | |
1.45%, 01/08/2026(d) | | | 33,000 | | | 29,391 |
| | |
2.95%, 11/12/2026(d) | | | 50,000 | | | 45,992 |
| | |
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.15%, 04/03/2030 | | | 29,000 | | | 28,976 |
| | |
F&G Global Funding, 2.00%, 09/20/2028(d) | | | 119,000 | | | 100,215 |
GA Global Funding Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
2.25%, 01/06/2027(d) | | | 160,000 | | | 143,248 |
| | |
1.95%, 09/15/2028(d) | | | 212,000 | | | 179,393 |
| | |
2.90%, 01/06/2032(d) | | | 168,000 | | | 139,786 |
| | |
MAG Mutual Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2041(h) | | | 509,000 | | | 447,099 |
| | |
Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada), 4.06%, 02/24/2032(e) | | | 22,000 | | | 20,360 |
Pacific Life Global Funding II, | | | | | | |
| | |
2.34% (SOFR + 0.80%), 03/30/2025(d)(g) | | | 267,000 | | | 264,471 |
| | |
2.03% (SOFR + 0.62%), 06/04/2026(d)(g) | | | 96,000 | | | 93,623 |
| | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20%, 03/15/2044(e) | | | 48,000 | | | 45,507 |
| | |
Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.75%, 01/21/2027(d) | | | 37,000 | | | 34,385 |
| | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 04/08/2032(d) | | | 300,000 | | | 273,413 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,886,373 |
| | |
Managed Health Care–0.21% | | | | | | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/2041 | | | 135,000 | | | 104,907 |
| | |
3.00%, 06/01/2051 | | | 140,000 | | | 104,695 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Managed Health Care–(continued) |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.70%, 05/15/2027 | | $ | 135,000 | | | $ 134,628 |
| | |
| | | | | | 344,230 |
| | |
Movies & Entertainment–0.60% | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.28%, 03/15/2032(d) | | | 181,000 | | | 161,941 |
| | |
5.05%, 03/15/2042(d) | | | 298,000 | | | 253,995 |
| | |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(d) | | | 369,000 | | | 310,203 |
| | |
5.39%, 03/15/2062(d) | | | 327,000 | | | 274,051 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,000,190 |
| | |
Multi-line Insurance–0.18% | | | | | | |
| | |
Allianz SE (Germany), 3.20%(d)(e)(f) | | | 203,000 | | | 148,698 |
| | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/2052(d) | | | 155,000 | | | 147,054 |
| | |
| | | | | | 295,752 |
| | |
Multi-Utilities–0.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Ameren Corp., 2.50%, 09/15/2024 | | | 16,000 | | | 15,522 |
| | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/2030 | | | 22,000 | | | 20,132 |
| | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.80%, 10/15/2030 | | | 23,000 | | | 18,536 |
| | |
| | | | | | 54,190 |
| | |
Office REITs–0.16% | | | | | | |
| | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 2.95%, 03/15/2034 | | | 55,000 | | | 45,844 |
Office Properties Income Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
4.25%, 05/15/2024 | | | 117,000 | | | 113,653 |
| | |
4.50%, 02/01/2025 | | | 53,000 | | | 50,831 |
| | |
2.65%, 06/15/2026 | | | 13,000 | | | 11,064 |
| | |
2.40%, 02/01/2027 | | | 56,000 | | | 45,804 |
| | |
| | | | | | 267,196 |
| |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.09% | | | |
| | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada), 2.05%, 07/15/2025 | | | 47,000 | | | 44,021 |
| | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 2.74%, 12/31/2039 | | | 71,000 | | | 56,160 |
Continental Resources, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.27%, 11/15/2026(d) | | | 31,000 | | | 27,542 |
| | |
2.88%, 04/01/2032(d) | | | 41,000 | | | 32,099 |
| | |
| | | | | | 159,822 |
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.69% | | | |
| | |
Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 3.60%, 09/01/2032 | | | 98,000 | | | 83,076 |
| | |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.38%, 06/15/2032 | | | 36,000 | | | 42,119 |
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | |
| | |
1.87% (SOFR + 0.63%), 02/16/2024(g) | | | 27,000 | | | 26,679 |
| | |
1.60%, 10/04/2026 | | | 42,000 | | | 37,422 |
| | |
3.40%, 08/01/2051 | | | 43,000 | | | 32,413 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.25%, 03/15/2023 | | | 23,000 | | | 22,994 |
| | |
4.00%, 10/01/2027 | | | 17,000 | | | 16,105 |
| | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/2032 | | | 53,000 | | | 61,898 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued) |
MPLX L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
1.75%, 03/01/2026 | | $ | 31,000 | | | $ 27,963 |
| | |
4.25%, 12/01/2027 | | | 15,000 | | | 14,489 |
| | |
4.95%, 03/14/2052 | | | 279,000 | | | 241,742 |
| | |
ONEOK, Inc., 6.35%, 01/15/2031 | | | 45,000 | | | 47,059 |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
5.20%, 07/01/2027 | | | 147,000 | | | 147,764 |
| | |
6.25%, 07/01/2052 | | | 166,000 | | | 166,814 |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), | | | | | | |
| | |
3.70%, 01/15/2023 | | | 36,000 | | | 36,062 |
| | |
2.60%, 03/15/2031 | | | 130,000 | | | 108,942 |
| | |
3.50%, 10/15/2051 | | | 58,000 | | | 43,279 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,156,820 |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.34% | | | |
| | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland), 2.13%, 02/21/2026(d) | | | 37,000 | | | 32,032 |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, | | | | | | |
| | |
1.60%, 03/30/2031(d) | | | 52,000 | | | 40,817 |
| | |
2.80%, 09/30/2050(d) | | | 20,000 | | | 13,474 |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | | | | | | |
| | |
1.75%, 09/15/2024(d) | | | 21,000 | | | 19,419 |
| | |
2.35%, 11/22/2024(d) | | | 80,000 | | | 73,605 |
| | |
2.63%, 12/15/2026(d) | | | 138,000 | | | 115,725 |
| | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.13%, 06/10/2031(d) | | | 74,000 | | | 57,196 |
Jackson Financial, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
5.17%, 06/08/2027 | | | 105,000 | | | 104,192 |
| | |
5.67%, 06/08/2032 | | | 120,000 | | | 116,090 |
| | |
| | | | | | 572,550 |
| | |
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.11% | | | | | | |
| | |
Conagra Brands, Inc., 4.60%, 11/01/2025 | | | 29,000 | | | 29,141 |
| | |
General Mills, Inc., 2.25%, 10/14/2031 | | | 35,000 | | | 28,738 |
| | |
JDE Peet’s N.V. (Netherlands), 1.38%, 01/15/2027(d) | | | 150,000 | | | 129,138 |
| | |
| | | | | | 187,017 |
| | |
Paper Packaging–0.17% | | | | | | |
| | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 01/15/2027 | | | 248,000 | | | 217,285 |
| | |
Packaging Corp. of America, 3.65%, 09/15/2024 | | | 24,000 | | | 23,912 |
| | |
Sealed Air Corp., 1.57%, 10/15/2026(d) | | | 55,000 | | | 47,897 |
| | |
| | | | | | 289,094 |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–0.37% | | | | | | |
| | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 3.88%, 12/15/2023(d) | | | 335,000 | | | 334,512 |
| | |
Mayo Clinic, Series 2021, 3.20%, 11/15/2061 | | | 110,000 | | | 83,674 |
| | |
Mylan, Inc., 3.13%, 01/15/2023(d) | | | 34,000 | | | 33,801 |
| | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan), 5.00%, 11/26/2028 | | | 160,000 | | | 163,170 |
| | |
| | | | | | 615,157 |
|
Precious Metals & Minerals–0.05% |
| | |
Anglo American Capital PLC (South Africa), 3.63%, 09/11/2024(d) | | | 86,000 | | | 84,410 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.04% | | | |
| | |
CNA Financial Corp., 3.45%, 08/15/2027 | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ 18,993 |
| | |
Stewart Information Services Corp., 3.60%, 11/15/2031 | | | 67,000 | | | 55,651 |
| | |
| | | | | | 74,644 |
| | |
Railroads–0.07% | | | | | | |
| | |
Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2053 | | | 95,000 | | | 90,017 |
| | |
Union Pacific Corp., 2.15%, 02/05/2027 | | | 22,000 | | | 20,400 |
| | |
| | | | | | 110,417 |
| | |
Real Estate Development–0.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Essential Properties L.P., 2.95%, 07/15/2031 | | | 55,000 | | | 43,154 |
| | |
Regional Banks–1.73% | | | | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.30%, 12/03/2025 | | | 117,000 | | | 116,159 |
| | |
3.25%, 04/30/2030 | | | 13,000 | | | 11,552 |
| | |
2.64%, 09/30/2032 | | | 184,000 | | | 147,207 |
| | |
5.64%, 05/21/2037(e) | | | 179,000 | | | 176,905 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | | | | | | |
| | |
4.06%, 04/25/2028(e) | | | 96,000 | | | 93,688 |
| | |
4.34%, 04/25/2033(e) | | | 125,000 | | | 119,030 |
| | |
Fifth Third Bank N.A., 3.85%, 03/15/2026 | | | 160,000 | | | 157,185 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.00%, 05/15/2025 | | | 31,000 | | | 30,876 |
| | |
2.49%, 08/15/2036(e) | | | 59,000 | | | 46,244 |
| | |
KeyCorp, 4.79%, 06/01/2033(e) | | | 84,000 | | | 82,960 |
| | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50%(e)(f) | | | 111,000 | | | 84,915 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | |
| | |
4.63%, 06/06/2033(e) | | | 292,000 | | | 282,392 |
| | |
Series O, 4.96% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.68%)(f)(g) | | | 222,000 | | | 214,670 |
| | |
Series U, 6.00%(e)(f) | | | 232,000 | | | 223,274 |
| | |
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.50%, 06/07/2024 | | | 22,000 | | | 21,633 |
SVB Financial Group, | | | | | | |
| | |
4.10%(e)(f) | | | 144,000 | | | 99,751 |
| | |
2.10%, 05/15/2028 | | | 41,000 | | | 35,084 |
| | |
1.80%, 02/02/2031 | | | 57,000 | | | 43,977 |
| | |
Series C, 4.00%(e)(f) | | | 294,000 | | | 224,390 |
| | |
Series D, 4.25%(e)(f) | | | 244,000 | | | 184,563 |
| | |
Series E, 4.70%(e)(f) | | | 164,000 | | | 123,771 |
| | |
Truist Financial Corp., 4.12%, 06/06/2028(e) | | | 162,000 | | | 159,698 |
| | |
Zions Bancorporation N.A., 3.25%, 10/29/2029 | | | 250,000 | | | 217,800 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,897,724 |
| | |
Reinsurance–0.01% | | | | | | |
| | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 2.85%, 10/15/2050 | | | 29,000 | | | 20,920 |
| | |
Renewable Electricity–0.06% | | | | | | |
| | |
NSTAR Electric Co., 4.55%, 06/01/2052 | | | 96,000 | | | 93,672 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Residential REITs–0.18% | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.38%, 07/15/2031 | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ 11,977 |
| | |
3.63%, 04/15/2032 | | | 133,000 | | | 116,747 |
| | |
3.38%, 07/15/2051 | | | 15,000 | | | 10,389 |
| | |
4.30%, 04/15/2052 | | | 67,000 | | | 54,112 |
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.30%, 11/15/2028 | | | 20,000 | | | 16,841 |
| | |
2.70%, 01/15/2034 | | | 74,000 | | | 57,044 |
| | |
Spirit Realty L.P., 3.20%, 01/15/2027 | | | 22,000 | | | 20,215 |
| | |
Sun Communities Operating L.P., 2.70%, 07/15/2031 | | | 14,000 | | | 11,298 |
| | |
| | | | | | 298,623 |
| | |
Restaurants–0.06% | | | | | | |
| | |
Starbucks Corp., 3.00%, 02/14/2032 | | | 107,000 | | | 93,133 |
| | |
Retail REITs–0.28% | | | | | | |
Agree L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.00%, 06/15/2028 | | | 29,000 | | | 24,799 |
| | |
2.60%, 06/15/2033 | | | 41,000 | | | 32,541 |
Kimco Realty Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
1.90%, 03/01/2028 | | | 41,000 | | | 35,533 |
| | |
2.70%, 10/01/2030 | | | 17,000 | | | 14,647 |
| | |
2.25%, 12/01/2031 | | | 68,000 | | | 54,744 |
| | |
Kite Realty Group L.P., 4.00%, 10/01/2026 | | | 64,000 | | | 61,300 |
| | |
Kite Realty Group Trust, 4.75%, 09/15/2030 | | | 23,000 | | | 21,438 |
| | |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.50%, 04/15/2051 | | | 49,000 | | | 36,775 |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.20%, 06/15/2028 | | | 19,000 | | | 16,679 |
| | |
3.25%, 01/15/2031 | | | 23,000 | | | 20,932 |
| | |
2.85%, 12/15/2032 | | | 16,000 | | | 13,773 |
| | |
Regency Centers L.P., 2.95%, 09/15/2029 | | | 24,000 | | | 21,118 |
| | |
Scentre Group Trust 2 (Australia), 4.75%, 09/24/2080(d)(e) | | | 133,000 | | | 118,661 |
| | |
| | | | | | 472,940 |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.07% |
| | |
KLA Corp., 4.95%, 07/15/2052 | | | 124,000 | | | 124,899 |
| | |
Semiconductors–0.29% | | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
4.15%, 11/15/2030 | | | 30,000 | | | 27,517 |
| | |
2.45%, 02/15/2031(d) | | | 29,000 | | | 23,329 |
| | |
3.42%, 04/15/2033(d) | | | 40,000 | | | 33,121 |
| | |
3.47%, 04/15/2034(d) | | | 71,000 | | | 57,879 |
| | |
3.14%, 11/15/2035(d) | | | 174,000 | | | 132,373 |
| | |
4.93%, 05/15/2037(d) | | | 38,000 | | | 34,122 |
| | |
Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/2031 | | | 95,000 | | | 79,825 |
QUALCOMM, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
2.15%, 05/20/2030 | | | 39,000 | | | 34,206 |
| | |
3.25%, 05/20/2050 | | | 37,000 | | | 30,290 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
1.80%, 06/01/2026 | | | 10,000 | | | 8,883 |
| | |
3.00%, 06/01/2031 | | | 24,000 | | | 19,740 |
| | |
| | | | | | 481,285 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Specialized REITs–0.50% | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.00%, 06/15/2023 | | $ | 30,000 | | | $ 29,693 |
| | |
4.00%, 06/01/2025 | | | 15,000 | | | 14,854 |
| | |
2.70%, 04/15/2031 | | | 91,000 | | | 74,986 |
| | |
4.05%, 03/15/2032 | | | 82,000 | | | 74,826 |
| | |
Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 07/15/2031 | | | 89,000 | | | 72,924 |
EPR Properties, | | | | | | |
| | |
4.75%, 12/15/2026 | | | 55,000 | | | 51,727 |
| | |
4.95%, 04/15/2028 | | | 140,000 | | | 128,909 |
| | |
3.60%, 11/15/2031 | | | 116,000 | | | 91,823 |
| | |
Equinix, Inc., 3.90%, 04/15/2032 | | | 160,000 | | | 144,895 |
Extra Space Storage L.P., | | | | | | |
| | |
3.90%, 04/01/2029 | | | 47,000 | | | 44,059 |
| | |
2.35%, 03/15/2032 | | | 76,000 | | | 60,333 |
| | |
Life Storage L.P., 2.40%, 10/15/2031 | | | 71,000 | | | 56,584 |
| | |
| | | | | | 845,613 |
| | |
Systems Software–0.01% | | | | | | |
| | |
VMware, Inc., 3.90%, 08/21/2027 | | | 15,000 | | | 14,411 |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.11% |
Apple, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.38%, 05/13/2045 | | | 15,000 | | | 14,875 |
| | |
2.55%, 08/20/2060 | | | 120,000 | | | 82,470 |
| | |
2.80%, 02/08/2061 | | | 131,000 | | | 94,237 |
| | |
| | | | | | 191,582 |
| |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.08% | | | |
| | |
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 3.96%, 07/18/2030(d)(e) | | | 150,000 | | | 139,345 |
| | |
Tobacco–0.01% | | | | | | |
| | |
Altria Group, Inc., 3.70%, 02/04/2051 | | | 31,000 | | | 19,862 |
| | |
Trucking–0.36% | | | | | | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P./PTL Finance Corp., | | | |
| | |
4.00%, 07/15/2025(d) | | | 27,000 | | | 26,609 |
| | |
3.40%, 11/15/2026(d) | | | 31,000 | | | 29,435 |
| | |
4.40%, 07/01/2027(d) | | | 58,000 | | | 56,910 |
| | |
Ryder System, Inc., 4.30%, 06/15/2027 | | | 87,000 | | | 85,801 |
| | |
Triton Container International Ltd. (Bermuda), 2.05%, 04/15/2026(d) | | | 96,000 | | | 85,008 |
| | |
VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., 5.63%, 05/01/2024(d) | | | 317,000 | | | 313,698 |
| | |
| | | | | | 597,461 |
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.20% | | | |
| | |
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada), 4.55%, 03/15/2052(d) | | | 172,000 | | | 151,449 |
| | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/2052 | | | 244,000 | | | 180,736 |
| | |
| | | | | | 332,185 |
| |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $44,091,734) | | | 39,296,887 |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities–16.42% | | | |
| | |
Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-29CB, Class A4, 5.00%, 07/25/2035 | | | 83,697 | | | 55,715 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2018-3, Class C, 3.74%, 10/18/2024 | | $ | 219,081 | | | $ 219,702 |
| | |
Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.74%, 04/18/2025 | | | 100,000 | | | 99,384 |
| | |
Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.99%, 06/18/2025 | | | 270,000 | | | 265,387 |
| | |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.58%, 09/18/2025 | | | 130,000 | | | 126,880 |
| | |
AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class B, 1.73%, 10/17/2038(d) | | | 235,000 | | | 208,574 |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.16%, 12/25/2059(d)(i) | | | 38,568 | | | 37,471 |
| | |
Series 2020-3, Class A1, 1.69%, 04/25/2065(d)(i) | | | 119,656 | | | 114,704 |
| | |
Series 2021-3, Class A1, 1.07%, 05/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 61,568 | | | 56,042 |
| | |
Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.98%, 10/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 143,411 | | | 125,973 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.88%, 12/25/2066(d)(j) | | | 245,676 | | | 233,068 |
| | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 3.83%, 08/21/2028(d) | | | 415,000 | | | 406,369 |
| | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class AR2, 2.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 07/25/2034(d)(g) | | | 424,000 | | | 410,896 |
Banc of America Funding Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2007-1, Class 1A3, 6.00%, 01/25/2037 | | | 18,306 | | | 15,776 |
| | |
Series 2007-C, Class 1A4, 3.01%, 05/20/2036(i) | | | 5,784 | | | 5,618 |
| | |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6, 3.59%, 06/25/2034(i) | | | 16,687 | | | 16,287 |
| | |
Bank, Series 2019-BNK16, Class XA, IO, 1.10%, 02/15/2052(k) | | | 1,522,816 | | | 72,367 |
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-4, Class A3, 3.00%, 10/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 202,362 | | | 180,374 |
| | |
Series 2021-4, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 202,362 | | | 173,836 |
| | |
Series 2021-4, Class A8, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 195,149 | | | 180,338 |
| | |
Series 2021-5, Class A1, 3.00%, 11/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 213,127 | | | 191,237 |
| | |
Series 2021-5, Class A2, 2.50%, 11/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 260,058 | | | 224,674 |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2005-9, Class A1, 0.76% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.30%), 10/25/2035(g) | | | 110,864 | | | 109,977 |
| | |
Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(g) | | | 32,390 | | | 31,740 |
| | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO, 0.63%, 01/15/2051(k) | | | 1,897,762 | | | 41,932 |
| | |
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 0.97%, 03/25/2060(d)(i) | | | 70,497 | | | 67,841 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-ACNT, Class A, 2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 11/15/2038(d)(g) | | $ | 110,000 | | | $ 106,046 |
| | |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 09/15/2036(d)(g) | | | 210,000 | | | 202,857 |
| | |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class B, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 09/15/2036(d)(g) | | | 190,000 | | | 178,918 |
| | |
Series 2021-XL2, Class B, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 10/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 98,013 | | | 92,815 |
BX Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class A, 2.28% (1.00% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g) | | | 185,000 | | | 178,141 |
| | |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class B, 2.58% (1.30% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g) | | | 110,000 | | | 105,008 |
| | |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class C, 2.88% (1.60% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(d)(g) | | | 100,000 | | | 95,799 |
CCG Receivables Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.55%, 03/15/2027(d) | | | 105,000 | | | 103,841 |
| | |
Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.89%, 03/15/2027(d) | | | 100,000 | | | 98,771 |
| | |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(k) | | | 823,104 | | | 24,468 |
| | |
Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 2.04% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.98%), 04/20/2031(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 245,128 |
| | |
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-ATR1, Class A15, 4.00%, 04/25/2049(d)(i) | | | 5,041 | | | 4,958 |
| | |
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(i) | | | 44,930 | | | 40,749 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-GC17, Class XA, IO, 1.15%, 11/10/2046(k) | | | 381,507 | | | 3,762 |
| | |
Series 2014-GC21, Class AA, 3.48%, 05/10/2047 | | | 35,395 | | | 35,225 |
| | |
Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.22%, 10/12/2050(k) | | | 2,195,547 | | | 80,336 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(g) | | | 89,172 | | | 88,081 |
| | |
Series 2021-INV3, Class A3, 2.50%, 05/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 202,762 | | | 174,180 |
| | |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.22%, 01/15/2026 | | | 120,000 | | | 119,825 |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%, 03/25/2065(d)(i) | | | 16,812 | | | 16,612 |
| | |
Series 2021-5, Class A1, 1.73%, 11/26/2066(d)(i) | | | 104,360 | | | 95,081 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 12/27/2066(d)(i) | | | 148,959 | | | 134,069 |
| | |
Series 2022-2, Class A1, 2.99%, 02/25/2067(d)(j) | | | 153,876 | | | 146,495 |
| | |
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 3.90%, 02/25/2067(d)(i) | | | 251,711 | | | 243,800 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
COMM Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO, 1.65%, 12/10/2045(k) | | $ | 229,626 | | | $ 315 |
| | |
Series 2013-CR6, Class AM, 3.15%, 03/10/2046(d) | | | 255,000 | | | 252,235 |
| | |
Series 2014-CR20, Class ASB, 3.31%, 11/10/2047 | | | 33,343 | | | 33,179 |
| | |
Series 2014-CR21, Class AM, 3.99%, 12/10/2047 | | | 865,000 | | | 850,720 |
| | |
Series 2014-LC15, Class AM, 4.20%, 04/10/2047 | | | 140,000 | | | 138,886 |
| | |
Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM, 4.05%, 12/10/2047 | | | 495,000 | | | 486,755 |
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2005-26, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/2035 | | | 26,607 | | | 17,908 |
| | |
Series 2006-6, Class A3, 6.00%, 04/25/2036 | | | 18,404 | | | 11,225 |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.81%, 05/25/2065(d)(i) | | | 44,382 | | | 42,704 |
| | |
Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 1.18%, 02/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 55,616 | | | 52,913 |
| | |
Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1A, 2.87%, 01/25/2067(d)(i) | | | 186,539 | | | 180,974 |
| | |
Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1B, 3.35%, 01/25/2067(d)(i) | | | 100,000 | | | 93,954 |
| | |
Series 2022-ATH2, Class A1, 4.55%, 05/25/2067(d)(i) | | | 258,716 | | | 255,636 |
| | |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/2053 | | | 571,000 | | | 501,065 |
| | |
CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 07/25/2036 | | | 87,550 | | | 52,599 |
| | |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(d) | | | 110,000 | | | 109,970 |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2018-2, Class D, 4.14%, 08/15/2024 | | | 23,301 | | | 23,331 |
| | |
Series 2018-3, Class D, 4.30%, 09/16/2024 | | | 37,843 | | | 37,968 |
| | |
Dryden 93 CLO Ltd., Series 2021-93A, Class A1A, 2.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 01/15/2034(d)(g) | | | 100,056 | | | 97,181 |
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.01%, 05/25/2065(d)(i) | | | 18,269 | | | 17,800 |
| | |
Series 2021-1, Class A1, 0.80%, 02/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 40,911 | | | 37,502 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.21%, 01/25/2067(d)(i) | | | 130,930 | | | 119,924 |
| | |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(d) | | | 230,000 | | | 227,237 |
| | |
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class B, 2.71% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.38%), 07/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 104,358 | | | 101,415 |
| | |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-FA8, Class 1A6, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 11/25/2035(g) | | | 39,366 | | | 19,343 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-11IN, Class A6, 3.70%, 11/25/2051(d)(i) | | $ | 330,794 | | | $ 303,137 |
| | |
Series 2021-8INV, Class A6, 2.50%, 09/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 87,881 | | | 80,288 |
| | |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A2, 1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 09/15/2024(g) | | | 550,000 | | | 550,278 |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-K25, Class C, 3.72%, 11/25/2045(d)(i) | | | 60,000 | | | 59,902 |
| | |
Series 2013-K26, Class C, 3.71%, 12/25/2045(d)(i) | | | 40,000 | | | 39,879 |
| | |
Series 2013-K27, Class C, 3.61%, 01/25/2046(d)(i) | | | 110,000 | | | 109,360 |
| | |
Series 2013-K28, Class C, 3.61%, 06/25/2046(d)(i) | | | 450,000 | | | 447,101 |
| | |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 40(A) Ltd., Series 2019-40A, Class AR, 2.27% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.09%), 01/25/2032(d)(g) | | | 275,000 | | | 267,415 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-GC16, Class AS, 4.65%, 11/10/2046 | | | 65,000 | | | 65,003 |
| | |
Series 2013-GCJ12, Class AAB, 2.68%, 06/10/2046 | | | 2,894 | | | 2,893 |
| | |
Series 2014-GC18, Class AAB, 3.65%, 01/10/2047 | | | 27,942 | | | 27,880 |
| | |
Series 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.38%, 05/12/2053 | | | 225,000 | | | 196,005 |
| | |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A6, 2.50%, 12/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 175,409 | | | 161,699 |
| | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(i) | | | 3,917 | | | 3,810 |
| | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing III L.P., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.68%, 12/27/2027(d) | | | 113,000 | | | 99,855 |
| | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.21%, 12/26/2025(d) | | | 104,000 | | | 97,384 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-C10, Class AS, 3.37%, 12/15/2047 | | | 325,000 | | | 322,674 |
| | |
Series 2013-C16, Class AS, 4.52%, 12/15/2046 | | | 330,000 | | | 329,941 |
| | |
Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046 | | | 78,000 | | | 76,991 |
| | |
Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.04%, 07/15/2047 | | | 245,000 | | | 241,497 |
| | |
Series 2016-JP3, Class A2, 2.43%, 08/15/2049 | | | 26,801 | | | 26,722 |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(i) | | | 24,298 | | | 23,857 |
| | |
Series 2021-LTV2, Class A1, 2.52%, 05/25/2052(d)(i) | | | 235,588 | | | 198,434 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(i) | | $ | 270,000 | | | $ 256,916 |
| | |
Series 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.07%, 11/15/2047 | | | 105,000 | | | 102,925 |
| | |
Series 2015-C27, Class XA, IO, 1.29%, 02/15/2048(k) | | | 1,985,936 | | | 47,943 |
| | |
KKR CLO 30 Ltd., Series 30A, Class A1R, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 10/17/2031(d)(g) | | | 268,000 | | | 261,695 |
Life Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-BMR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 03/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 127,786 | | | 123,849 |
| | |
Series 2021-BMR, Class B, 2.20% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 03/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 211,339 | | | 202,681 |
| | |
Series 2021-BMR, Class C, 2.42% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 03/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 103,212 | | | 98,747 |
| | |
Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A, Class A, 2.19% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 04/19/2033(d)(g) | | | 618,000 | | | 604,921 |
| | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 2A2, 2.68%, 04/21/2034(i) | | | 9,927 | | | 9,726 |
Med Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-MDLN, Class A, 2.28% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 11/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 140,000 | | | 134,120 |
| | |
Series 2021-MDLN, Class B, 2.78% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%), 11/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 222,000 | | | 212,499 |
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-INV2, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 133,903 | | | 122,707 |
| | |
Series 2021-INV3, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 132,562 | | | 121,479 |
MFA Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-AEI1, Class A3, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 141,619 | | | 121,656 |
| | |
Series 2021-AEI1, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 176,979 | | | 163,099 |
| | |
Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/2056(d)(i) | | | 173,941 | | | 158,182 |
MHP Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-STOR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 07/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 105,000 | | | 100,819 |
| | |
Series 2021-STOR, Class B, 2.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 07/15/2038(d)(g) | | | 105,000 | | | 100,191 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%, 05/15/2046 | | | 240,000 | | | 237,710 |
| | |
Series 2014-C19, Class AS, 3.83%, 12/15/2047 | | | 720,000 | | | 706,845 |
| | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(k) | | | 633,072 | | | 24,184 |
| | |
Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2012-R3, Class 1B, 6.00%, 11/26/2036(d)(i) | | | 126,644 | | | 117,353 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
| | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class AR, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 04/19/2030(d)(g) | | $ | 276,000 | | | $ 272,103 |
| | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 40 Ltd., Series 2021-40A, Class A, 2.10% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.06%), 04/16/2033(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 244,617 |
| | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 3.08%, 03/27/2062(d)(i) | | | 161,305 | | | 151,575 |
OBX Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 2.31%, 11/25/2061(d)(i) | | | 171,913 | | | 150,631 |
| | |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 2.94%, 01/25/2062(d)(i) | | | 206,220 | | | 192,441 |
| | |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1A, 2.78%, 01/25/2062(d)(j) | | | 129,540 | | | 123,232 |
| | |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1B, 3.38%, 01/25/2062(d)(j) | | | 110,000 | | | 97,863 |
| | |
Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A5, 2.50%, 07/25/2051(d)(i) | | | 155,101 | | | 143,094 |
OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | |
| | |
Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, 2.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2030(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 245,587 |
| | |
Series 2020-8RA, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/17/2032(d)(g) | | | 366,000 | | | 357,823 |
| | |
Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class AR, 2.11% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 07/20/2030(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 246,143 |
| | |
Octagon Investment Partners 49 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/15/2033(d)(g) | | | 339,000 | | | 332,007 |
| | |
OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, 2.32% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.26%), 01/20/2033(d)(g) | | | 272,907 | | | 266,467 |
| | |
Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1, 1.96%, 10/25/2061(d)(i) | | | 208,945 | | | 182,885 |
| | |
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(d) | | | 95,330 | | | 95,197 |
Progress Residential Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-SFR1, Class A, 1.73%, 04/17/2037(d) | | | 360,000 | | | 341,916 |
| | |
Series 2021-SFR10, Class A, 2.39%, 12/17/2040(d) | | | 115,000 | | | 101,116 |
| | |
Series 2022-SFR5, Class A, 4.45%, 06/17/2039(d) | | | 210,000 | | | 209,963 |
| | |
Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, 2.52% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%), 02/20/2030(d)(g) | | | 242,841 | | | 239,177 |
| | |
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036 | | | 3,675 | | | 3,076 |
| | |
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.38%, 01/26/2060(d)(i) | | | 38,630 | | | 37,412 |
| | |
RUN Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 4.00%, 03/25/2067(d) | | | 141,225 | | | 137,945 |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.22%, 07/15/2025 | | $ | 185,293 | | | $ 184,865 |
| | |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.68%, 10/15/2025 | | | 165,000 | | | 164,621 |
Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%, 08/21/2023(d) | | | 20,172 | | | 20,167 |
| | |
Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%, 11/20/2023(d) | | | 205,000 | | | 204,860 |
SG Residential Mortgage Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.17%, 03/27/2062(d)(i) | | | 286,307 | | | 273,867 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A2, 3.58%, 03/27/2062(d)(i) | | | 126,169 | | | 120,333 |
Sonic Capital LLC, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-1A, Class A2I, 2.19%, 08/20/2051(d) | | | 99,250 | | | 84,676 |
| | |
Series 2021-1A, Class A2II, 2.64%, 08/20/2051(d) | | | 99,250 | | | 79,818 |
STAR Trust, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021-1, Class A1, 1.22%, 05/25/2065(d)(i) | | | 125,007 | | | 117,993 |
| | |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class A, 2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 04/17/2038(d)(g) | | | 652,884 | | | 631,911 |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 02/25/2050(d)(i) | | | 11,840 | | | 11,807 |
| | |
Series 2021-6, Class A1, 1.92%, 11/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 256,625 | | | 227,139 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%, 12/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 184,355 | | | 172,220 |
| | |
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class A1A, 2.33% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.29%), 04/18/2033(d)(g) | | | 250,000 | | | 244,985 |
| | |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.23%, 04/20/2046(d) | | | 262,933 | | | 234,189 |
| | |
TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, 2.34% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.28%), 04/20/2033(d)(g) | | | 256,000 | | | 250,061 |
| | |
Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class A, 1.48%, 11/17/2039(d) | | | 271,532 | | | 238,502 |
| | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(k) | | | 1,312,935 | | | 48,911 |
Verus Securitization Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.42%, 01/25/2060(d)(j) | | | 55,054 | | | 54,130 |
| | |
Series 2020-1, Class A2, 2.64%, 01/25/2060(d)(j) | | | 73,531 | | | 72,264 |
| | |
Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 0.33%, 03/25/2060(d)(i) | | | 24,407 | | | 23,984 |
| | |
Series 2021-1, Class A1B, 1.32%, 01/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 57,244 | | | 52,652 |
| | |
Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.83%, 10/25/2066(d)(i) | | | 204,108 | | | 184,281 |
| | |
Series 2021-R1, Class A1, 0.82%, 10/25/2063(d)(i) | | | 92,406 | | | 90,247 |
| | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.72%, 01/25/2067(d)(j) | | | 137,399 | | | 130,014 |
| | |
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/2067(d)(j) | | | 191,679 | | | 188,198 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
| | |
Visio Trust, Series 2020-1R, Class A1, 1.31%, 11/25/2055(d) | | $ | 64,003 | | | $ 62,020 |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(i) | | | 27,188 | | | 26,212 |
| | |
Series 2005-AR14, Class 1A4, 2.84%, 12/25/2035(i) | | | 30,574 | | | 29,573 |
| | |
Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(i) | | | 30,126 | | | 29,452 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2015-NXS1, Class ASB, 2.93%, 05/15/2048 | | | 155,641 | | | 154,499 |
| | |
Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(k) | | | 1,054,396 | | | 40,496 |
| | |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.49%, 10/15/2024(d) | | | 92,096 | | | 92,090 |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | |
| | |
Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046 | | | 155,000 | | | 152,486 |
| | |
Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047 | | | 150,000 | | | 147,799 |
| | |
Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(i) | | | 165,000 | | | 163,427 |
| | |
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.21%, 07/15/2026 | | | 225,000 | | | 224,997 |
| | |
Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 07/30/2051(d) | | | 347,375 | | | 303,623 |
| |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $29,206,709) | | | 27,517,757 |
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U.S. Treasury Securities–9.14% |
U.S. Treasury Bonds–2.13% | | | | | | |
| | |
3.25%, 05/15/2042 | | | 1,407,900 | | | 1,374,462 |
| | |
2.25%, 02/15/2052 | | | 2,654,800 | | | 2,185,647 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,560,109 |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Notes–7.01% | | | | | | |
| | |
2.50%, 05/31/2024 | | | 1,861,700 | | | 1,845,047 |
| | |
2.88%, 06/15/2025 | | | 1,583,900 | | | 1,577,713 |
| | |
2.63%, 05/31/2027 | | | 3,437,500 | | | 3,372,913 |
| | |
2.75%, 05/31/2029 | | | 1,850,000 | | | 1,813,867 |
| | |
2.88%, 05/15/2032 | | | 3,179,600 | | | 3,144,326 |
| | |
| | | | | | 11,753,866 |
| |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $15,451,710) | | | 15,313,975 |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–8.85% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–0.57% | | | |
Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS, | | | |
| | |
IO, | | | | | | |
| | |
7.00%, 06/25/2023 to 04/25/2032(l) | | | 10,307 | | | 879 |
| | |
7.50%, 08/25/2023 to 11/25/2023(l) | | | 8,585 | | | 235 |
| | |
6.50%, 02/25/2032 to 02/25/2033(k)(l) | | | 103,022 | | | 17,444 |
| | |
6.00%, 06/25/2033 to 09/25/2035(k)(l) | | | 85,197 | | | 14,377 |
| | |
5.50%, 09/25/2033 to 06/25/2035(l) | | | 168,739 | | | 28,296 |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued) |
Fannie Mae REMICs, | | | | | | |
IO, | | | | | | |
| | |
5.50%, 06/25/2023 to 07/25/2046(l) | | $ | 236,524 | | | $ 180,989 |
| | |
5.08% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2024 to 05/25/2035(g)(l) | | | 73,768 | | | 8,251 |
| | |
3.00%, 11/25/2027(l) | | | 70,510 | | | 3,529 |
| | |
5.48% (7.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2030(g)(l) | | | 25,126 | | | 2,590 |
| | |
6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(g)(l) | | | 36,504 | | | 4,852 |
| | |
6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(g)(l) | | | 8,085 | | | 1,073 |
| | |
6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032(g)(l) | | | 9,570 | | | 1,410 |
| | |
6.38% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 12/25/2032(g)(l) | | | 117,498 | | | 17,774 |
| | |
6.50% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/18/2032(g)(l) | | | 11,419 | | | 980 |
| | |
6.63% (8.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2033 to 05/25/2033(g)(l) | | | 55,064 | | | 9,330 |
| | |
5.93% (7.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2033(g)(l) | | | 7,160 | | | 1,032 |
| | |
4.43% (6.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to 07/25/2038(g)(l) | | | 23,560 | | | 1,830 |
| | |
5.13% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035(g)(l) | | | 3,809 | | | 383 |
| | |
4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(g)(l) | | | 199,021 | | | 18,462 |
| | |
3.50%, 08/25/2035(l) | | | 232,623 | | | 29,929 |
| | |
4.48% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2035(g)(l) | | | 19,168 | | | 2,251 |
| | |
4.92% (6.54% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2037(g)(l) | | | 33,131 | | | 3,840 |
| | |
4.00%, 04/25/2041 to 08/25/2047(l) | | | 115,491 | | | 14,286 |
| | |
4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(g)(l) | | | 46,307 | | | 4,803 |
| | |
4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(g)(l) | | | 138,787 | | | 19,737 |
| | |
4.28% (5.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2047(g)(l) | | | 373,394 | | | 37,044 |
PO, | | | | | | |
| | |
0.00%, 09/25/2023(m) | | | 2,941 | | | 2,886 |
| | |
4.00%, 08/25/2026 to 03/25/2041 | | | 6,941 | | | 6,912 |
| | |
6.00%, 11/25/2028 | | | 14,323 | | | 15,085 |
| | |
1.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 08/25/2035(g) | | | 15,170 | | | 15,099 |
| | |
18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(g) | | | 23,569 | | | 31,844 |
| | |
18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(g) | | | 2,507 | | | 3,402 |
| | |
18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(g) | | | 13,253 | | | 16,877 |
| | |
2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(g) | | | 13,265 | | | 13,398 |
| | |
5.00%, 04/25/2040 | | | 18,804 | | | 19,092 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued) |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | |
| | |
Series KC02, Class X1, IO, 1.91%, 03/25/2024(k) | | $ | 4,176,037 | | | $ 22,518 |
| | |
Series KC03, Class X1, IO, 0.63%, 11/25/2024(k) | | | 2,589,479 | | | 30,023 |
| | |
Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(k) | | | 2,044,824 | | | 39,752 |
| | |
Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(k) | | | 2,017,174 | | | 62,731 |
| | |
Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(k) | | | 1,644,699 | | | 88,188 |
Freddie Mac REMICs, | | | | | | |
| | |
1.50%, 07/15/2023 | | | 1,109 | | | 1,108 |
| | |
6.50%, 03/15/2032 to 06/15/2032 | | | 44,955 | | | 48,819 |
| | |
3.50%, 05/15/2032 | | | 11,383 | | | 11,305 |
| | |
19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(g) | | | 5,022 | | | 6,811 |
| | |
1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 09/15/2035(g) | | | 26,507 | | | 26,328 |
IO, | | | | | | |
| | |
6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2026 to 03/15/2029(g)(l) | | | 33,971 | | | 1,830 |
| | |
3.00%, 06/15/2027 to 05/15/2040(l) | | | 234,207 | | | 12,598 |
| | |
2.50%, 05/15/2028(l) | | | 47,000 | | | 2,249 |
| | |
5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(g)(l) | | | 150,561 | | | 12,196 |
| | |
5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(g)(l) | | | 8,344 | | | 682 |
| | |
5.40% (6.72% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2035(g)(l) | | | 61,936 | | | 5,555 |
| | |
5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(g)(l) | | | 8,936 | | | 1,238 |
| | |
4.68% (6.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2038(g)(l) | | | 4,711 | | | 590 |
| | |
4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(g)(l) | | | 31,948 | | | 3,580 |
| | |
4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(g)(l) | | | 15,119 | | | 1,592 |
| | |
4.78% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2044(g)(l) | | | 53,978 | | | 7,412 |
| | |
4.00%, 03/15/2045(l) | | | 30,293 | | | 2,352 |
Freddie Mac STRIPS, | | | |
IO, | | | | | | |
| | |
7.00%, 04/01/2027(l) | | | 17,111 | | | 1,785 |
| | |
3.00%, 12/15/2027(l) | | | 88,852 | | | 5,054 |
| | |
3.27%, 12/15/2027(k) | | | 21,897 | | | 1,106 |
| | |
6.50%, 02/01/2028(l) | | | 4,045 | | | 468 |
| | |
6.00%, 12/15/2032(l) | | | 15,461 | | | 2,116 |
PO, | | | | | | |
| | |
0.00%, 06/01/2026(m) | | | 4,163 | | | 3,926 |
| | |
| | | | | | 954,113 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.07% |
| | |
9.00%, 01/01/2025 to 05/01/2025 | | $ | 221 | | | $ 228 |
| | |
6.50%, 07/01/2028 to 04/01/2034 | | | 7,849 | | | 8,251 |
| | |
7.00%, 10/01/2031 to 10/01/2037 | | | 27,065 | | | 28,699 |
| | |
5.00%, 12/01/2034 | | | 548 | | | 562 |
| | |
5.50%, 09/01/2039 | | | 81,367 | | | 87,208 |
| | |
| | | | | | 124,948 |
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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.39% |
| | |
7.50%, 01/01/2033 | | | 20,083 | | | 21,679 |
| | |
6.00%, 03/01/2037 | | | 46,766 | | | 51,302 |
| | |
4.00%, 05/01/2052 | | | 583,401 | | | 581,400 |
| | |
| | | | | | 654,381 |
|
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–2.48% |
| | |
7.50%, 01/15/2023 to 06/15/2024 | | | 2,266 | | | 2,272 |
| | |
8.00%, 04/15/2023 | | | 338 | | | 339 |
IO, | | | | | | |
| | |
5.99% (7.50% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/16/2032(g)(l) | | | 12,024 | | | 29 |
| | |
5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(g)(l) | | | 130,910 | | | 14,932 |
| | |
5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(g)(l) | | | 61,136 | | | 5,842 |
| | |
4.50%, 09/16/2047(l) | | | 154,916 | | | 25,949 |
| | |
4.69% (6.20% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/16/2047(g)(l) | | | 130,813 | | | 16,104 |
TBA, | | | | | | |
| | |
2.50%, 07/01/2052(n) | | | 4,465,000 | | | 4,087,568 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,153,035 |
| |
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–5.34% | | | |
TBA, | | | | | | |
| | |
4.50%, 07/01/2052(n) | | | 1,039,000 | | | 1,043,261 |
| | |
2.00%, 08/01/2052(n) | | | 7,935,458 | | | 6,881,530 |
| | |
4.00%, 08/01/2052(n) | | | 1,039,000 | | | 1,023,111 |
| | |
| | | | | | 8,947,902 |
| |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $15,270,215) | | | 14,834,379 |
| |
Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–0.52% | | | |
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, | | | |
| | |
Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2, 6.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/25/2024(g) | | | 29,643 | | | 29,919 |
| | |
Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2, 7.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(g) | | | 79,238 | | | 82,385 |
| | |
Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(d)(g) | | | 285,342 | | | 280,502 |
| | |
Series 2022-R04, Class 1M1, 2.93% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 03/25/2042(d)(g) | | | 156,295 | | | 153,348 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Freddie Mac, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, STACR® , 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(g) | | $ | 37,968 | | | $ 38,276 |
| | |
Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2, STACR® , 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 09/25/2030(g) | | | 82,490 | | | 81,909 |
| | |
Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR® , 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(d)(g) | | | 209,608 | | | 206,443 |
| |
Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes (Cost $891,008) | | | 872,782 |
| | |
| | Shares | | | |
Preferred Stocks–0.48% | | | | | | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.03% | | | |
| | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.70%, Series G, Pfd.(e) | | | 45,000 | | | 44,078 |
| | |
Diversified Banks–0.35% | | | | | | |
| | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, Series U, Pfd.(e) | | | 240,000 | | | 211,800 |
| | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.71% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.47%), Series I, Pfd.(g) | | | 401,000 | | | 380,749 |
| | |
| | | | | | 592,549 |
| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.04% | | | |
| | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 4.00%, Series H, Pfd.(e) | | | 100,000 | | | 77,100 |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.06% | | | |
| | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, Series B, Pfd.(e) | | | 105,000 | | | 98,932 |
| |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $891,287) | | | 812,659 |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | |
Municipal Obligations–0.32% | | | | | | |
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Social Bonds), | | | |
| | |
Series 2022, RB, 4.19%, 06/01/2037 | | $ | 100,000 | | | 95,324 |
| | |
Series 2022, RB, 4.35%, 06/01/2041 | | | 75,000 | | | 70,425 |
| | |
Investment Abbreviations: |
| |
ADR | | - American Depositary Receipt |
Ctfs. | | - Certificates |
IO | | - Interest Only |
LIBOR | | - London Interbank Offered Rate |
Pfd. | | - Preferred |
PO | | - Principal Only |
RB | | - Revenue Bonds |
Ref. | | - Refunding |
REIT | | - Real Estate Investment Trust |
REMICs | | - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
SOFR | | - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
STACR® | | - Structured Agency Credit Risk |
STRIPS | | - Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security |
TBA | | - To Be Announced |
USD | | - U.S. Dollar |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
California State University, | | | | | | |
| | |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.72%, 11/01/2052 | | $ | 90,000 | | | $ 67,167 |
| | |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.94%, 11/01/2052 | | | 140,000 | | | 107,202 |
| | |
Texas (State of) Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series 2020 C, Ref. RB, 3.03%, 08/15/2041 | | | 265,000 | | | 196,767 |
| |
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $670,000) | | | 536,885 |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-96.88% (Cost $158,402,692) | | | 162,405,589 |
| | |
| | Shares | | | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
Money Market Funds–1.26% | | | | | | |
| | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(o)(p)(q) | | | 589,690 | | | 589,690 |
| | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(o)(p)(q) | | | 1,516,345 | | | 1,516,345 |
| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $2,106,035) | | | 2,106,035 |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–98.14% (Cost $160,508,727) | | | 164,511,624 |
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–1.86% | | | 3,113,164 |
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $167,624,788 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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 June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(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 June 30, 2022 was $31,898,199, which represented 19.03% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(f) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(g) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(h) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(i) | Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(j) | Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date. |
(k) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(l) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. |
(m) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. |
(n) | Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1M. |
(o) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | $ 307,302 | | $ 7,238,887 | | $ (6,956,499) | | $ - | | $ - | | $ 589,690 | | $1,981* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | 717,037 | | 14,230,597 | | (13,431,029) | | 44 | | (304) | | 1,516,345 | | 5,570* |
Total | | $1,024,339 | | $21,469,484 | | $(20,387,528) | | $44 | | $(304) | | $2,106,035 | | $ 7,551 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(p) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(q) | 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. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Futures Contracts(a) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | Number of | | Expiration | | | Notional | | | | | | Appreciation | |
Long Futures Contracts | | Contracts | | Month | | | Value | | | Value | | | (Depreciation) | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 14 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 2,940,219 | | | $ | (16,734 | ) | | | $ (16,734 | ) |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 61 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 6,847,250 | | | | (50,751 | ) | | | (50,751 | ) |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 61 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 7,230,406 | | | | (84,229 | ) | | | (84,229 | ) |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes | | | 17 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 2,165,375 | | | | (41,039 | ) | | | (41,039 | ) |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 19 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 2,633,875 | | | | (45,719 | ) | | | (45,719 | ) |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 2 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 308,688 | | | | (10,125 | ) | | | (10,125 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (248,597 | ) | | | $(248,597 | ) |
(a) | Futures contracts collateralized by $376,035 cash held with Merrill Lynch International, the futures commission merchant. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | | |
| |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | | 37.71 | % |
| |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | | 23.44 | |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | 16.42 | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 9.14 | |
| |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | 8.85 | |
| |
Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | | 1.32 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.12 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $158,402,692)* | | $ | 162,405,589 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,106,035) | | | 2,106,035 | |
| |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin receivable – futures contracts | | | 131,726 | |
| |
Deposits with brokers: | | | | |
Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts | | | 376,035 | |
| |
Cash | | | 17,153,843 | |
| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 654,545 | |
| |
TBA sales commitment | | | 7,861,093 | |
| |
Fund shares sold | | | 46,527 | |
| |
Dividends | | | 53,941 | |
| |
Interest | | | 519,646 | |
| |
Principal paydowns | | | 15 | |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 60,227 | |
| |
Other assets | | | 113 | |
| |
Total assets | | | 191,369,335 | |
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 380,338 | |
| |
TBA sales commitment | | | 20,961,559 | |
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 102,541 | |
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 2,106,035 | |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 78,319 | |
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,388 | |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 53,140 | |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 60,227 | |
| |
Total liabilities | | | 23,744,547 | |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 167,624,788 | |
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 147,455,701 | |
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 20,169,087 | |
| |
| | $ | 167,624,788 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 120,834,641 | |
| |
Series II | | $ | 46,790,147 | |
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 7,759,773 | |
| |
Series II | | | 3,054,875 | |
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.57 | |
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.32 | |
| |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $2,106,524 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Interest | | $ | 1,368,177 | |
| |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,280) | | | 563,969 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $1,271) | | | 1,271 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 1,933,417 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 669,369 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 137,666 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 6,101 | |
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 60,000 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 4,907 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,772 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 1,880 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 23,076 | |
| |
Other | | | 1,954 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 913,725 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (244,033 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 669,692 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 1,263,725 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (612,682 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (304 | ) |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (171 | ) |
| |
Futures contracts | | | 349,552 | |
| |
| |
| | | (263,605 | ) |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | �� | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (32,959,438 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 44 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (206 | ) |
| |
Futures contracts | | | (167,091 | ) |
| |
| | | (33,126,691 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (33,390,296 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (32,126,571 | ) |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,263,725 | | | $ | 2,255,931 | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (263,605 | ) | | | 13,534,788 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (33,126,691 | ) | | | 4,447,458 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (32,126,571 | ) | | | 20,238,177 | |
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (10,034,354 | ) |
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (3,192,540 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (13,226,894 | ) |
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (7,022,121 | ) | | | (4,887,494 | ) |
| |
Series II | | | 4,225,609 | | | | 1,364,481 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (2,796,512 | ) | | | (3,523,013 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (34,923,083 | ) | | | 3,488,270 | |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 202,547,871 | | | | 199,059,601 | |
| |
End of period | | $ | 167,624,788 | | | $ | 202,547,871 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d)(e) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $18.54 | | | | $0.12 | | | | $(3.09) | | | | $(2.97) | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $15.57 | | | | (16.02 | )% | | | $120,835 | | | | 0.67 | %(f) | | | 0.94 | %(f) | | | 1.45 | %(f) | | | 156 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 17.93 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.89 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 18.54 | | | | 10.63 | | | | 151,468 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 259 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 16.31 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 2.38 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 17.93 | | | | 14.86 | | | | 150,983 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 311 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 14.43 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 16.31 | | | | 17.51 | | | | 144,384 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 15.92 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (1.13) | | | | (0.81) | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 14.43 | | | | (5.32 | ) | | | 140,290 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 60 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 14.86 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 15.92 | | | | 9.25 | | | | 166,015 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 76 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 18.25 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (3.03) | | | | (2.93) | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 15.32 | | | | (16.05 | ) | | | 46,790 | | | | 0.92 | (f) | | | 1.19 | (f) | | | 1.20 | (f) | | | 156 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 17.68 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 18.25 | | | | 10.30 | | | | 51,080 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 259 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 16.09 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 2.08 | | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 17.68 | | | | 14.59 | | | | 48,077 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 311 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 14.24 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.42 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 16.09 | | | | 17.22 | | | | 45,853 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 15.71 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (1.10) | | | | (0.83) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 14.24 | | | | (5.53 | ) | | | 43,029 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 60 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 14.67 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.30 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 15.71 | | | | 8.95 | | | | 51,633 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 76 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities of $489,567,330 and $509,769,207, $685,887,902 and $703,549,464, $729,295,309 and $711,803,922 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 total return.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses |
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| 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. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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 Counterparties 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. | 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 involve the risk that a Counterparty 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 roll 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. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on borrowings.
N. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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 – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. |
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations, are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that a borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. This could result in the Fund reinvesting these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities also are subject to extension risk, which is the risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates could reduce the rate of prepayments, causing the price of the mortgage- and asset-backed securities and the Fund’s share price to fall. 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. Privately-issued mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities may be less liquid than other types of securities and the Fund may be unable to sell these securities at the time or price it desires.
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities receive varying levels of support and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.
P. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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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 the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Over $800 million | | | 0.600% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.74%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.67% and Series II shares to 0.92% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $244,033.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $13,094 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $124,572 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $769 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:
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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. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | $62,609,197 | | | | $ 611,068 | | | | $ – | | | | $ 63,220,265 | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 38,849,788 | | | | 447,099 | | | | 39,296,887 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 27,517,757 | | | | – | | | | 27,517,757 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 15,313,975 | | | | – | | | | 15,313,975 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 14,834,379 | | | | – | | | | 14,834,379 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | – | | | | 872,782 | | | | – | | | | 872,782 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | – | | | | 812,659 | | | | – | | | | 812,659 | |
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Municipal Obligations | | | – | | | | 536,885 | | | | – | | | | 536,885 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | – | | | | 2,106,035 | | | | – | | | | 2,106,035 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 62,609,197 | | | | 101,455,328 | | | | 447,099 | | | | 164,511,624 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (248,597) | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (248,597 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $62,360,600 | | | | $101,455,328 | | | | $447,099 | | | | $164,263,027 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | (248,597 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 248,597 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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Realized Gain: | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | $ 349,552 | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | (167,091) | |
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Total | | | $ 182,461 | |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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Average notional value | | $ | 19,366,560 | |
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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
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $52,636,218 and $69,854,332, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 16,327,258 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (12,104,641 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 4,222,617 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $160,040,410.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,420,080 | | | $ | 23,195,694 | | | | 151,798 | | | $ | 2,855,671 | |
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Series II | | | 460,489 | | | | 7,637,898 | | | | 332,830 | | | | 6,177,469 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 546,236 | | | | 10,034,354 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 176,383 | | | | 3,192,540 | |
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Reacquired: | | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,831,920 | ) | | | (30,217,815 | ) | | | (946,065 | ) | | | (17,777,519 | ) |
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Series II | | | (203,856 | ) | | | (3,412,289 | ) | | | (430,098 | ) | | | (8,005,528 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (155,207 | ) | | $ | (2,796,512 | ) | | | (168,916 | ) | | $ | (3,523,013 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 69% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $839.80 | | $3.06 | | $1,021.47 | | $3.36 | | 0.67% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 839.50 | | 4.20 | | 1,020.23 | | 4.61 | | 0.92 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems
preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. Conservative Balanced Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the second quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time
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as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in
providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco
Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VICEQ-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -21.78 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -21.88 | |
S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | -20.94 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -18.96 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/2/94) | | | 7.88 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.95 | |
5 Years | | | 6.90 | |
1 Year | | | -14.01 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (10/24/01) | | | 6.61 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.68 | |
5 Years | | | 6.63 | |
1 Year | | | -14.23 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.18% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.30% | | | | | | | | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 175,699 | | | $ | 16,886,431 | |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.29% | |
Deere & Co. | | | 31,639 | | | | 9,474,931 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics–3.19% | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 15,758 | | | | 3,572,496 | |
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United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 108,454 | | | | 19,797,193 | |
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| | | | | | | 23,369,689 | |
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Application Software–2.16% | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b) | | | 19,039 | | | | 2,181,870 | |
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salesforce.com, inc.(b) | | | 50,803 | | | | 8,384,527 | |
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Synopsys, Inc.(b) | | | 17,396 | | | | 5,283,165 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,849,562 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.63% | |
General Motors Co.(b) | | | 209,667 | | | | 6,659,024 | |
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Tesla, Inc.(b) | | | 7,829 | | | | 5,272,205 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,931,229 | |
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Automotive Retail–1.49% | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 17,271 | | | | 10,911,127 | |
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Biotechnology–0.97% | |
Seagen, Inc.(b) | | | 40,352 | | | | 7,139,883 | |
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Cable & Satellite–1.07% | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 200,414 | | | | 7,864,245 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.81% | |
Valvoline, Inc.(c) | | | 204,791 | | | | 5,904,125 | |
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Communications Equipment–1.00% | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 35,053 | | | | 7,347,109 | |
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Construction Materials–1.18% | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 60,951 | | | | 8,661,137 | |
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Consumer Finance–1.52% | |
American Express Co. | | | 80,475 | | | | 11,155,445 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.22% | |
Fiserv, Inc.(b) | | | 100,376 | | | | 8,930,453 | |
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Distillers & Vintners–0.73% | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 22,812 | | | | 5,316,565 | |
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Diversified Banks–1.99% | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 129,799 | | | | 14,616,665 | |
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Electric Utilities–2.37% | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 394,658 | | | | 15,150,921 | |
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Southern Co. (The) | | | 31,197 | | | | 2,224,658 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,375,579 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.71% | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 41,922 | | | | 5,196,651 | |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–1.03% | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(c) | | | 79,979 | | | $ | 7,521,225 | |
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Food Distributors–1.05% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 90,977 | | | | 7,706,662 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.39% | |
Target Corp. | | | 20,319 | | | | 2,869,652 | |
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Health Care Facilities–1.81% | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 54,990 | | | | 9,241,619 | |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 77,158 | | | | 4,055,425 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,297,044 | |
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Health Care Services–1.97% | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 155,620 | | | | 14,419,749 | |
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Health Care Supplies–0.87% | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 20,344 | | | | 6,370,113 | |
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Homebuilding–0.78% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc.(c) | | | 85,876 | | | | 5,684,133 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.01% | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 83,079 | | | | 7,400,677 | |
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Household Products–2.81% | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 143,362 | | | | 20,614,022 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates–0.72% | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 30,183 | | | | 5,246,107 | |
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Industrial Machinery–1.58% | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 163,581 | | | | 11,560,269 | |
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Industrial REITs–2.80% | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 17,377 | | | | 954,866 | |
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Prologis, Inc. | | | 166,588 | | | | 19,599,078 | |
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| | | | | | | 20,553,944 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–2.27% | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 194,419 | | | | 16,650,043 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.07% | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 443,586 | | | | 22,511,990 | |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–1.08% | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 65,014 | | | | 7,908,953 | |
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Interactive Media & Services–3.00% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 10,107 | | | | 22,025,781 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–3.01% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 207,840 | | | | 22,074,686 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.51% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 59,644 | | | | 3,768,308 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.67% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 30,771 | | | | 8,543,568 | |
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Amdocs Ltd. | | | 44,523 | | | | 3,709,211 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.32% | |
Avantor, Inc.(b) | | | 75,451 | | | $ | 2,346,526 | |
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Managed Health Care–3.26% | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 46,461 | | | | 23,863,763 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.79% | |
APA Corp. | | | 165,925 | | | | 5,790,783 | |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.42% | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 47,295 | | | | 6,291,654 | |
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Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. | | | 85,628 | | | | 4,089,593 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,381,247 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–1.81% | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 508,697 | | | | 13,261,731 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–0.99% | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 116,718 | | | | 7,247,021 | |
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Personal Products–0.21% | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 187,871 | | | | 1,504,847 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–7.59% | |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 213,676 | | | | 14,117,573 | |
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Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 98,744 | | | | 5,866,728 | |
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Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 71,101 | | | | 23,053,077 | |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 70,870 | | | | 12,580,134 | |
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| | | | | | | 55,617,512 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.51% | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 87,292 | | | | 11,062,515 | |
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Railroads–1.09% | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 37,321 | | | | 7,959,823 | |
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Regional Banks–1.17% | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 11,430 | | | | 7,472,705 | |
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SVB Financial Group(b) | | | 2,802 | | | | 1,106,762 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,579,467 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.11% | |
TransUnion | | | 10,235 | | | | 818,698 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.10% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 88,894 | | | | 8,087,576 | |
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Semiconductors–2.59% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b) | | | 100,965 | | | | 7,720,793 | |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 88,394 | | | | 11,291,450 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,012,243 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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Soft Drinks–1.80% | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 210,313 | | | $ | 13,230,791 | |
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Systems Software–10.87% | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 13,879 | | | | 2,339,444 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 201,943 | | | | 51,865,021 | |
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ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 13,938 | | | | 6,627,798 | |
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VMware, Inc., Class A | | | 165,134 | | | | 18,821,973 | |
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| | | | | | | 79,654,236 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.07% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 272,046 | | | | 37,194,129 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.42% | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 415,189 | | | | 3,055,791 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $629,669,064) | | | | 727,035,662 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.90% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 2,305,146 | | | | 2,305,146 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 1,646,733 | | | | 1,646,568 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 2,634,453 | | | | 2,634,453 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,586,167) | | | | 6,586,167 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.08% (Cost $636,255,231) | | | | 733,621,829 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–0.79% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 1,626,118 | | | | 1,626,118 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 4,181,445 | | | | 4,181,445 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $5,807,563) | | | | 5,807,563 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–100.87% (Cost $642,062,794) | | | | 739,429,392 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.87)% | | | | (6,353,719 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 733,075,673 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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 June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | $ 389,846 | | | | $ | 18,467,584 | | | | $ | (16,552,284 | ) | | | | $- | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 2,305,146 | | | | | $ 2,098 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 286,795 | | | | | 13,191,131 | | | | | (11,831,155 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (203 | ) | | | | 1,646,568 | | | | | 4,016 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 445,538 | | | | | 21,105,811 | | | | | (18,916,896 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 2,634,453 | | | | | 5,519 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 4,212,863 | | | | | 63,352,624 | | | | | (65,939,369 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 1,626,118 | | | | | 6,279* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 9,830,013 | | | | | 143,660,050 | | | | | (149,308,607 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (11 | ) | | | | 4,181,445 | | | | | 18,087* | |
Total | | | | $15,165,055 | | | | $ | 259,777,200 | | | | $ | (262,548,311 | ) | | | | $- | | | | $ | (214 | ) | | | $ | 12,393,730 | | | | | $35,999 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Information Technology | | | | 25.69 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 16.79 | |
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Industrials | | | | 10.98 | |
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Financials | | | | 9.96 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 8.30 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 8.23 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 7.59 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.48 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.80 | |
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Utilities | | | | 2.37 | |
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Materials | | | | 1.99 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.82 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $629,669,064)* | | $727,035,662 |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $12,393,730) | | 12,393,730 |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,472) | | 1,382 |
Receivable for: | | |
Fund shares sold | | 176,251 |
Dividends | | 499,231 |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 312,287 |
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Other assets | | 473 |
Total assets | | 740,419,016 |
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Liabilities: | | |
Payable for: | | |
Investments purchased | | 452,942 |
Fund shares reacquired | | 367,137 |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | 5,807,563 |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | 341,721 |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | 2,729 |
Accrued other operating expenses | | 35,695 |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 335,556 |
Total liabilities | | 7,343,343 |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $733,075,673 |
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Net assets consist of: | | |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | $511,858,406 |
Distributable earnings | | 221,217,267 |
| | $733,075,673 |
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Net Assets: | | |
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Series I | | $714,617,262 |
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Series II | | $ 18,458,411 |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
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Series I | | 24,178,498 |
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Series II | | 628,871 |
Series I: | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ 29.56 |
Series II: | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ 29.35 |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $5,828,620 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $30,345) | | $ | 6,693,641 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $6,204) | | | 17,837 | |
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Total investment income | | | 6,711,478 | |
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Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,623,859 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 710,479 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 4,649 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 26,985 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 24,463 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,200 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,073 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 21,779 | |
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Other | | | 4,558 | |
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Total expenses | | | 3,430,045 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (1,552 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 3,428,493 | |
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Net investment income | | | 3,282,985 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(32,619)) | | | (3,914,499 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (214 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (31,854 | ) |
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| | | (3,946,567 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (208,990,103 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | (9,214 | ) |
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| | | (208,999,317 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (212,945,884 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (209,662,899 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | $ 3,282,985 | | | | $ 6,341,809 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,946,567 | ) | | | 120,211,363 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (208,999,317 | ) | | | 82,770,314 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (209,662,899 | ) | | | 209,323,486 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (26,896,119 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (643,978 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (27,540,097 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (50,420,722 | ) | | | 52,340,903 | |
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Series II | | | (1,525,123 | ) | | | (1,793,836 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (51,945,845 | ) | | | 50,547,067 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (261,608,744 | ) | | | 232,330,456 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 994,684,417 | | | | 762,353,961 | |
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End of period | | | $ 733,075,673 | | | | $994,684,417 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 37.79 | | | | $ | 0.13 | | | | $ | (8.36 | ) | | | $ | (8.23 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 29.56 | | | | | (21.78 | )% | | | $ | 714,617 | | | | | 0.80 | %(d) | | | | 0.80 | %(d) | | | | 0.77 | %(d) | | | | 21 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 30.43 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 8.16 | | | | | 8.41 | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | | 37.79 | | | | | 27.74 | | | | | 969,408 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.72 | | | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 34.95 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 3.89 | | | | | 4.18 | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (8.22 | ) | | | | (8.70 | ) | | | | 30.43 | | | | | 13.85 | | | | | 740,345 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 50 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 30.94 | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | 8.22 | | | | | 8.60 | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (4.24 | ) | | | | (4.59 | ) | | | | 34.95 | | | | | 28.97 | | | | | 855,744 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 36.72 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | (3.29 | ) | | | | (3.04 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | (2.74 | ) | | | | 30.94 | | | | | (9.40 | ) | | | | 858,828 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 34.58 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 4.21 | | | | | 4.48 | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | | (2.34 | ) | | | | 36.72 | | | | | 13.17 | | | | | 1,054,802 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | 30 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 37.57 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | (8.31 | ) | | | | (8.22 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 29.35 | | | | | (21.88 | ) | | | | 18,458 | | | | | 1.05 | (d) | | | | 1.05 | (d) | | | | 0.52 | (d) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 30.27 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 8.11 | | | | | 8.27 | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | | 37.57 | | | | | 27.42 | | | | | 25,276 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 34.81 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 3.85 | | | | | 4.06 | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (8.22 | ) | | | | (8.60 | ) | | | | 30.27 | | | | | 13.53 | | | | | 22,009 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | 50 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 30.66 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 8.16 | | | | | 8.45 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (4.24 | ) | | | | (4.30 | ) | | | | 34.81 | | | | | 28.66 | | | | | 22,652 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | 82 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 36.18 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | (3.28 | ) | | | | (3.12 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | 30.66 | | | | | (9.61 | ) | | | | 20,203 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 34.11 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 4.14 | | | | | 4.32 | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | | (2.25 | ) | | | | 36.18 | | | | | 12.87 | | | | | 189,982 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 30 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
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K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | 0.650% |
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Over $250 million | | 0.600% |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.61%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,552.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $70,282 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $640,197 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $697 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.
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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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 721,168,934 | | | $ | 5,866,728 | | | | $– | | | $ | 727,035,662 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 6,586,167 | | | | 5,807,563 | | | | – | | | | 12,393,730 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 727,755,101 | | | $ | 11,674,291 | | | | $– | | | $ | 739,429,392 | |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $587,389, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(32,619).
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $181,107,643 and $236,381,259, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 148,228,016 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (50,688,156 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 97,539,860 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $641,889,532.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Series I | | | 370,303 | | | $ | 12,118,183 | | | | 4,117,085 | | | $ | 148,736,616 | |
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Series II | | | 54,429 | | | | 1,774,314 | | | | 35,297 | | | | 1,231,364 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 733,864 | | | | 26,896,119 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17,668 | | | | 643,978 | |
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Series I | | | (1,847,231 | ) | | | (62,538,905 | ) | | | (3,525,910 | ) | | | (123,291,832 | ) |
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Series II | | | (98,305 | ) | | | (3,299,437 | ) | | | (107,216 | ) | | | (3,669,178 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,520,804 | ) | | $ | (51,945,845 | ) | | | 1,270,788 | | | $ | 50,547,067 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 56% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $782.20 | | $3.54 | | $1,020.83 | | $4.01 | | 0.80% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 781.20 | | 4.64 | | 1,019.59 | | 5.26 | | 1.05 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s
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stock selection in certain sectors detracted from Fund performance. The Board further noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management team change in June 2019, and that performance results prior to such date were those of the prior portfolio management team. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board requested and received additional information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability
to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending
cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-
us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VICPB-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -12.21 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -12.33 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | -10.35 | |
Lipper VUF Core Plus Bond Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -12.14 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
The Lipper VUF Core Plus Bond Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of core plus bond 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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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/5/93) | | | 3.89 | % |
10 Years | | | 2.89 | |
5 Years | | | 1.09 | |
1 Year | | | -12.41 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/14/02) | | | 3.26 | % |
10 Years | | | 2.62 | |
5 Years | | | 0.80 | |
1 Year | | | -12.70 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–43.90% | |
Advertising–0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 4.20%, 04/15/2024 | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 20,025 | |
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Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | 26,000 | | | | 23,117 | |
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WPP Finance 2010 (United Kingdom), 3.75%, 09/19/2024 | | | 41,000 | | | | 40,075 | |
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Aerospace & Defense–0.25% | | | | | | | | |
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (United Kingdom), 3.85%, 12/15/2025(b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 31,463 | |
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Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 02/01/2026 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,860 | |
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2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | 84,000 | | | | 75,846 | |
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L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2023 | | | 38,000 | | | | 38,009 | |
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Lockheed Martin Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 06/15/2053 | | | 82,000 | | | | 76,704 | |
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4.30%, 06/15/2062 | | | 96,000 | | | | 90,379 | |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.36% | | | | | |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/2031 | | | 134,000 | | | | 110,744 | |
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Cargill, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 04/22/2027(b) | | | 112,000 | | | | 110,085 | |
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4.00%, 06/22/2032(b) | | | 137,000 | | | | 134,230 | |
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4.38%, 04/22/2052(b) | | | 96,000 | | | | 92,530 | |
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Airlines–0.61% | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-1, Class B, 3.95%, 07/11/2030 | | | 171,000 | | | | 143,190 | |
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Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.88%, 07/11/2034 | | | 151,000 | | | | 129,058 | |
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British Airways Pass-Through Trust (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.35%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | 9,404 | | | | 8,213 | |
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Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%, 03/15/2035(b) | | | 80,774 | | | | 71,375 | |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.38%, 01/15/2026 | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,004 | |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 10/20/2025(b) | | | 85,111 | | | | 82,780 | |
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4.75%, 10/20/2028(b) | | | 187,091 | | | | 176,874 | |
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United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%, 09/03/2022 | | | 19,983 | | | | 19,990 | |
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Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | 112,630 | | | | 110,862 | |
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Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 03/01/2030 | | | 5,004 | | | | 4,582 | |
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Airlines–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 04/15/2026(b) | | $ | 6,000 | | | $ | 5,308 | |
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4.63%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 9,369 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.04% | | | | | | | | |
Ross Stores, Inc., 3.38%, 09/15/2024 | | | 47,000 | | | | 46,225 | |
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Application Software–0.40% | | | | | | | | |
salesforce.com, inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.90%, 07/15/2051 | | | 128,000 | | | | 96,945 | |
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3.05%, 07/15/2061 | | | 76,000 | | | | 55,740 | |
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Workday, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 04/01/2029 | | | 160,000 | | | | 149,818 | |
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3.80%, 04/01/2032 | | | 221,000 | | | | 202,164 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.86% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 04/02/2025 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,932 | |
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4.50%, 05/13/2032 | | | 91,000 | | | | 89,578 | |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series I, 3.75%(c)(d) | | | 276,000 | | | | 225,997 | |
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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 09/16/2026 | | | 179,000 | | | | 156,533 | |
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2.13%, 02/15/2027 | | | 106,000 | | | | 88,749 | |
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2.85%, 09/30/2028 | | | 67,000 | | | | 54,097 | |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,865 | |
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CI Financial Corp. (Canada), 3.20%, 12/17/2030 | | | 71,000 | | | | 55,588 | |
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FS KKR Capital Corp., 1.65%, 10/12/2024 | | | 93,000 | | | | 82,807 | |
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KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(b) | | | 125,000 | | | | 123,563 | |
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OWL Rock Core Income Corp., 4.70%, 02/08/2027(b) | | | 122,000 | | | | 111,387 | |
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State Street Corp., 4.42%, 05/13/2033(c) | | | 46,000 | | | | 45,406 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–0.05% | | | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 04/01/2028(b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 40,721 | |
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5.38%, 03/01/2029(b) | | | 27,000 | | | | 22,499 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.94% | | | | | | | | |
BMW US Capital LLC (Germany), | | | | | | | | |
2.38% (SOFR + 0.84%), 04/01/2025(b)(e) | | | 19,000 | | | | 18,840 | |
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3.45%, 04/01/2027(b) | | | 72,000 | | | | 70,245 | |
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3.70%, 04/01/2032(b) | | | 107,000 | | | | 101,060 | |
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Daimler Finance North America LLC (Germany), 2.55%, 08/15/2022(b) | | | 319,000 | | | | 319,095 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Automobile Manufacturers–(continued) | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.70%, 08/10/2026 | | $ | 44,000 | | | $ | 37,550 | |
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General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 06/19/2023 | | | 37,000 | | | | 37,036 | |
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3.80%, 04/07/2025 | | | 104,000 | | | | 101,525 | |
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5.00%, 04/09/2027 | | | 180,000 | | | | 176,723 | |
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4.30%, 04/06/2029 | | | 50,000 | | | | 45,934 | |
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Hyundai Capital America, | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 04/06/2023(b) | | | 51,000 | | | | 51,779 | |
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4.13%, 06/08/2023(b) | | | 54,000 | | | | 53,967 | |
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5.88%, 04/07/2025(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,063 | |
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2.00%, 06/15/2028(b) | | | 89,000 | | | | 74,914 | |
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Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.85%, 09/16/2026(b) | | | 94,000 | | | | 79,299 | |
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Automotive Retail–0.23% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 1.75%, 10/01/2027 | | | 112,000 | | | | 95,266 | |
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Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.00%, 02/15/2032(b) | | | 17,000 | | | | 13,923 | |
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Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(b) | | | 53,000 | | | | 45,133 | |
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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.70%, 06/15/2032 | | | 82,000 | | | | 81,757 | |
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Sonic Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 23,285 | |
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4.88%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | 35,000 | | | | 26,380 | |
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| | | | | | | 285,744 | |
|
| |
| | |
Biotechnology–0.30% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/2024 | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,987 | |
|
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CSL Finance PLC (Australia), | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/27/2027(b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 48,578 | |
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4.05%, 04/27/2029(b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 48,149 | |
|
| |
4.25%, 04/27/2032(b) | | | 66,000 | | | | 64,607 | |
|
| |
4.63%, 04/27/2042(b) | | | 48,000 | | | | 46,111 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 04/27/2052(b) | | | 74,000 | | | | 70,897 | |
|
| |
4.95%, 04/27/2062(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 40,364 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 378,693 | |
|
| |
| | |
Brewers–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), 8.20%, 01/15/2039 | | | 20,000 | | | | 25,862 | |
|
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Building Products–0.05% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 6.38%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,131 | |
|
| |
Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance S.C.A., 2.00%, 09/16/2031 | | | 33,000 | | | | 26,293 | |
|
| |
Masco Corp., 2.00%, 02/15/2031 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,574 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 66,998 | |
|
| |
| | |
Cable & Satellite–0.39% | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 06/01/2033(b) | | | 17,000 | | | | 13,433 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Cable & Satellite–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.94% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 02/01/2024(e) | | $ | 86,000 | | | $ | 86,684 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 06/01/2041 | | | 55,000 | | | | 38,581 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 03/01/2042 | | | 114,000 | | | | 79,291 | |
|
| |
3.90%, 06/01/2052 | | | 82,000 | | | | 57,083 | |
|
| |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | 81,000 | | | | 53,426 | |
|
| |
4.40%, 12/01/2061 | | | 37,000 | | | | 26,686 | |
|
| |
Comcast Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 11/01/2039 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,471 | |
|
| |
2.89%, 11/01/2051 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,431 | |
|
| |
2.65%, 08/15/2062 | | | 47,000 | | | | 30,406 | |
|
| |
2.99%, 11/01/2063 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,051 | |
|
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Cox Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.60%, 06/15/2031(b) | | | 67,000 | | | | 56,106 | |
|
| |
2.95%, 10/01/2050(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,328 | |
|
| |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/2031(b) | | | 56,000 | | | | 44,698 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 493,675 | |
|
| |
| | |
Casinos & Gaming–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/2030(b) | | | 34,000 | | | | 31,012 | |
|
| |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.12% | |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | | | | | | | | |
6.02%, 06/15/2026 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,080 | |
|
| |
5.30%, 10/01/2029 | | | 47,000 | | | | 46,379 | |
|
| |
8.35%, 07/15/2046 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,744 | |
|
| |
3.45%, 12/15/2051(b) | | | 73,000 | | | | 49,535 | |
|
| |
Leidos, Inc., 2.30%, 02/15/2031 | | | 59,000 | | | | 47,062 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 148,800 | |
|
| |
| | |
Consumer Finance–0.20% | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 2.20%, 11/02/2028 | | | 7,000 | | | | 5,707 | |
|
| |
American Express Co., | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 03/04/2027 | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,977 | |
|
| |
4.99%, 05/26/2033(c) | | | 164,000 | | | | 164,261 | |
|
| |
OneMain Finance Corp., 3.88%, 09/15/2028 | | | 37,000 | | | | 28,358 | |
|
| |
Synchrony Financial, 4.25%, 08/15/2024 | | | 29,000 | | | | 28,851 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 255,154 | |
|
| |
| | |
Copper–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.00%, 09/01/2027 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,938 | |
|
| |
Southern Copper Corp. (Peru), 5.88%, 04/23/2045 | | | 18,000 | | | | 18,682 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 28,620 | |
|
| |
| |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.15% | | | | | |
Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/2031(b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 25,570 | |
|
| |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 07/01/2028(b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 26,831 | |
|
| |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.10%, 03/01/2041 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,194 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–(continued) | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.65%, 10/01/2026 | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 2,847 | |
|
| |
5.05%, 06/01/2052 | | | 127,000 | | | | 126,284 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 183,726 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distillers & Vintners–0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Pernod Ricard S.A. (France), 4.25%, 07/15/2022(b) | | | 307,000 | | | | 307,163 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distributors–0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co., 2.75%, 02/01/2032 | | | 100,000 | | | | 82,850 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified Banks–9.19% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
5.88%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 166,000 | |
|
| |
6.63%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 163,700 | |
|
| |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.22% (SOFR + 1.05%), 02/04/2028(e) | | | 47,000 | | | | 45,626 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 04/27/2028(c) | | | 262,000 | | | | 258,170 | |
|
| |
4.27%, 07/23/2029(c) | | | 31,000 | | | | 29,820 | |
|
| |
2.69%, 04/22/2032(c) | | | 132,000 | | | | 110,934 | |
|
| |
2.57%, 10/20/2032(c) | | | 83,000 | | | | 68,545 | |
|
| |
2.97%, 02/04/2033(c) | | | 116,000 | | | | 98,929 | |
|
| |
4.57%, 04/27/2033(c) | | | 217,000 | | | | 211,442 | |
|
| |
2.48%, 09/21/2036(c) | | | 116,000 | | | | 90,097 | |
|
| |
3.85%, 03/08/2037(c) | | | 59,000 | | | | 51,063 | |
|
| |
7.75%, 05/14/2038 | | | 232,000 | | | | 286,383 | |
|
| |
Series RR, 4.38%(c)(d) | | | 311,000 | | | | 258,836 | |
|
| |
Series TT, 6.13%(c)(d)(f) | | | 435,000 | | | | 420,591 | |
|
| |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), 4.59%, 05/04/2037(c) | | | 83,000 | | | | 76,407 | |
|
| |
BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), 6.75%, 09/30/2022(b) | | | 150,000 | | | | 150,517 | |
|
| |
BNP Paribas S.A. (France), 4.63%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 166,122 | |
|
| |
BPCE S.A. (France), | | | | | | | | |
1.45% (SOFR + 0.57%), 01/14/2025(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 246,464 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 03/15/2025(b) | | | 185,000 | | | | 182,138 | |
|
| |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 5.95%(c)(d) | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,805 | |
|
| |
2.88%, 07/24/2023(c) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,998 | |
|
| |
1.68% (SOFR + 0.69%), 01/25/2026(e) | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,462 | |
|
| |
3.11%, 04/08/2026(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,806 | |
|
| |
4.66%, 05/24/2028(c) | | | 125,000 | | | | 124,146 | |
|
| |
4.08%, 04/23/2029(c) | | | 34,000 | | | | 32,350 | |
|
| |
4.41%, 03/31/2031(c) | | | 38,000 | | | | 36,333 | |
|
| |
2.57%, 06/03/2031(c) | | | 9,000 | | | | 7,573 | |
|
| |
2.56%, 05/01/2032(c) | | | 85,000 | | | | 70,071 | |
|
| |
2.52%, 11/03/2032(c) | | | 56,000 | | | | 45,494 | |
|
| |
3.06%, 01/25/2033(c) | | | 55,000 | | | | 46,672 | |
|
| |
3.79%, 03/17/2033(c) | | | 254,000 | | | | 229,076 | |
|
| |
4.91%, 05/24/2033(c) | | | 141,000 | | | | 139,290 | |
|
| |
2.90%, 11/03/2042(c) | | | 86,000 | | | | 62,414 | |
|
| |
3.88%(c)(d)(f) | | | 442,000 | | | | 367,965 | |
|
| |
Series V, 4.70%(c)(d) | | | 165,000 | | | | 134,475 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Diversified Banks–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 04/06/2028(b)(c) | | $ | 250,000 | | | $ | 237,663 | |
|
| |
3.76%, 04/06/2033(b)(c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 451,761 | |
|
| |
Credit Agricole S.A. (France), | | | | | | | | |
4.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | 409,000 | | | | 318,884 | |
|
| |
7.88%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,873 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 03/17/2025(b) | | | 310,000 | | | | 305,205 | |
|
| |
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Kazakhstan), 5.75%, 05/12/2025(b) | | | 232,000 | | | | 231,909 | |
|
| |
Discover Bank, 4.65%, 09/13/2028 | | | 116,000 | | | | 111,750 | |
|
| |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
4.60%(c)(d) | | | 225,000 | | | | 173,510 | |
|
| |
6.00%(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 179,750 | |
|
| |
3.95%, 05/18/2024(c) | | | 103,000 | | | | 102,575 | |
|
| |
2.85% (SOFR + 1.43%), 03/10/2026(e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,035 | |
|
| |
6.25%(c)(d) | | | 243,000 | | | | 238,626 | |
|
| |
ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands), 2.55% (SOFR + 1.01%), 04/01/2027(e) | | | 368,000 | | | | 352,469 | |
|
| |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | |
2.07% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.89%), 07/23/2024(e) | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,937 | |
|
| |
3.80%, 07/23/2024(c) | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,842 | |
|
| |
3.63%, 12/01/2027 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,922 | |
|
| |
3.78%, 02/01/2028(c) | | | 46,000 | | | | 44,213 | |
|
| |
4.32%, 04/26/2028(c) | | | 258,000 | | | | 253,979 | |
|
| |
3.54%, 05/01/2028(c) | | | 32,000 | | | | 30,368 | |
|
| |
2.58%, 04/22/2032(c) | | | 8,000 | | | | 6,738 | |
|
| |
2.96%, 01/25/2033(c) | | | 8,000 | | | | 6,873 | |
|
| |
4.59%, 04/26/2033(c) | | | 155,000 | | | | 152,408 | |
|
| |
Series W, 2.41%(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 05/15/2047(e) | | | 11,000 | | | | 8,388 | |
|
| |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), 2.56%, 09/13/2031 | | | 400,000 | | | | 319,591 | |
|
| |
National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | |
2.99%, 05/21/2031(b) | | | 250,000 | | | | 209,168 | |
|
| |
3.93%, 08/02/2034(b)(c) | | | 153,000 | | | | 138,849 | |
|
| |
NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom), 5.52%, 09/30/2028(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,623 | |
|
| |
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland), | | | | | | | | |
3.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | 210,000 | | | | 155,192 | |
|
| |
6.63%(b)(c)(d) | | | 202,000 | | | | 193,702 | |
|
| |
PNC Bank N.A., 2.50%, 08/27/2024 | | | 255,000 | | | | 247,997 | |
|
| |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 10/05/2023 | | | 31,000 | | | | 31,197 | |
|
| |
1.66% (SOFR + 0.71%), 01/21/2027(e) | | | 247,000 | | | | 239,817 | |
|
| |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom), 2.68%, 06/29/2032(b)(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 160,719 | |
|
| |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan), | | | | | | | | |
2.14%, 09/23/2030 | | | 96,000 | | | | 77,000 | |
|
| |
2.22%, 09/17/2031 | | | 200,000 | | | | 161,897 | |
|
| |
Truist Bank, 2.64%, 09/17/2029(c) | | | 390,000 | | | | 371,170 | |
|
| |
U.S. Bancorp, | | | | | | | | |
3.70%(c)(d) | | | 294,000 | | | | 226,380 | |
|
| |
2.49%, 11/03/2036(c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 150,959 | |
|
| |
Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,953 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Diversified Banks–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | |
Series BB, 3.90%(c)(d) | | $ | 99,000 | | | $ | 85,326 | |
|
| |
3.53%, 03/24/2028(c) | | | 121,000 | | | | 114,713 | |
|
| |
3.58%, 05/22/2028(c) | | | 34,000 | | | | 32,283 | |
|
| |
3.07%, 04/30/2041(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 3,880 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 12/07/2046 | | | 24,000 | | | | 22,026 | |
|
| |
4.61%, 04/25/2053(c) | | | 195,000 | | | | 180,780 | |
|
| |
Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), 3.13%, 11/18/2041 | | | 74,000 | | | | 54,371 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 11,490,985 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified Capital Markets–1.47% | | | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 3.63%, 09/09/2024 | | | 189,000 | | | | 185,782 | |
|
| |
Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | |
5.10%(b)(c)(d) | | | 201,000 | | | | 146,622 | |
|
| |
4.55%, 04/17/2026 | | | 147,000 | | | | 143,936 | |
|
| |
4.19%, 04/01/2031(b)(c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 442,890 | |
|
| |
7.13%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,886 | |
|
| |
9.75%(b)(c)(d) | | | 201,000 | | | | 205,774 | |
|
| |
UBS Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 153,000 | | | | 150,839 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 05/12/2028(b)(c) | | | 213,000 | | | | 211,004 | |
|
| |
4.38%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 146,820 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,833,553 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.12% | | | | | | | | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd. (Australia), 4.38%, 04/01/2031(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 24,542 | |
|
| |
South32 Treasury Ltd. (Australia), 4.35%, 04/14/2032(b) | | | 131,000 | | | | 122,526 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 147,068 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified REITs–0.86% | | | | | | | | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 05/15/2029 | | | 17,000 | | | | 15,853 | |
|
| |
4.05%, 07/01/2030 | | | 32,000 | | | | 28,906 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 08/16/2031 | | | 40,000 | | | | 31,411 | |
|
| |
CubeSmart L.P., | | | | | | | | |
2.25%, 12/15/2028 | | | 28,000 | | | | 23,950 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 02/15/2032 | | | 53,000 | | | | 43,103 | |
|
| |
Trust Fibra Uno (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 01/30/2026(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 188,883 | |
|
| |
4.87%, 01/15/2030(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 169,508 | |
|
| |
VICI Properties L.P., | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | 175,000 | | | | 167,354 | |
|
| |
4.95%, 02/15/2030 | | | 175,000 | | | | 166,168 | |
|
| |
5.13%, 05/15/2032 | | | 127,000 | | | | 119,941 | |
|
| |
5.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 131,000 | | | | 119,492 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,074,569 | |
|
| |
| | |
Drug Retail–0.09% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, 5.77%, 01/10/2033(b) | | | 111,012 | | | | 116,081 | |
|
| |
| | |
Electric Utilities–1.38% | | | | | | | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | 162,000 | | | | 156,405 | |
|
| |
4.70%, 05/15/2032 | | | 68,000 | | | | 67,760 | |
|
| |
5.25%, 05/15/2052 | | | 99,000 | | | | 100,597 | |
|
| |
Alfa Desarrollo S.p.A. (Chile), 4.55%, 09/27/2051(b) | | | 199,461 | | | | 143,701 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Electric Utilities–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2082(c) | | $ | 73,000 | | | $ | 57,147 | |
|
| |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.50%, 08/15/2050 | | | 6,000 | | | | 4,112 | |
|
| |
EDP Finance B.V. (Portugal), 3.63%, 07/15/2024(b) | | | 219,000 | | | | 217,400 | |
|
| |
Enel Finance International N.V. (Italy), 2.88%, 07/12/2041(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 134,992 | |
|
| |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032 | | | 124,000 | | | | 108,121 | |
|
| |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 07/15/2027 | | | 304,000 | | | | 308,410 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 07/15/2032 | | | 96,000 | | | | 98,441 | |
|
| |
PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 06/15/2052 | | | 74,000 | | | | 54,117 | |
|
| |
Southern Co. (The), Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(c) | | | 51,000 | | | | 43,461 | |
|
| |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., | | | | | | | | |
Series B, 3.75%, 05/15/2027 | | | 106,000 | | | | 104,998 | |
|
| |
Series C, 4.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 124,000 | | | | 120,324 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,719,986 | |
|
| |
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.12% | |
Vontier Corp., | | | | | | | | |
1.80%, 04/01/2026 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,374 | |
|
| |
2.40%, 04/01/2028 | | | 92,000 | | | | 77,578 | |
|
| |
2.95%, 04/01/2031 | | | 87,000 | | | | 68,366 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 150,318 | |
|
| |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.03% | |
Jabil, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/2031 | | | 42,000 | | | | 35,316 | |
|
| |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.05% | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 4.88%, 12/01/2029(b) | | | 46,000 | | | | 37,495 | |
|
| |
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), 3.50%, 09/01/2028(b) | | | 25,000 | | | | 21,475 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 58,970 | |
|
| |
| | |
Financial Exchanges & Data–1.43% | | | | | | | | |
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao (Brazil), 4.13%, 09/20/2031(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 164,850 | |
|
| |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc., 3.00%, 03/16/2032 | | | 306,000 | | | | 274,368 | |
|
| |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc., 3.45%, 03/01/2032 | | | 113,000 | | | | 99,181 | |
|
| |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 09/15/2027 | | | 176,000 | | | | 173,360 | |
|
| |
4.35%, 06/15/2029 | | | 137,000 | | | | 135,382 | |
|
| |
4.60%, 03/15/2033 | | | 118,000 | | | | 117,560 | |
|
| |
4.95%, 06/15/2052 | | | 163,000 | | | | 159,994 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 09/15/2060 | | | 29,000 | | | | 19,633 | |
|
| |
5.20%, 06/15/2062 | | | 124,000 | | | | 124,138 | |
|
| |
Moody’s Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 08/19/2041 | | | 80,000 | | | | 58,621 | |
|
| |
5.25%, 07/15/2044 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,010 | |
|
| |
3.75%, 02/25/2052 | | | 109,000 | | | | 89,203 | |
|
| |
3.10%, 11/29/2061 | | | 208,000 | | | | 143,136 | |
|
| |
MSCI, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 9,437 | |
|
| |
3.63%, 11/01/2031(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 9,076 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Financial Exchanges & Data–(continued) | | | | | |
S&P Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 08/15/2030 | | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 2,377 | |
|
| |
2.90%, 03/01/2032(b) | | | 66,000 | | | | 58,870 | |
|
| |
3.70%, 03/01/2052(b) | | | 67,000 | | | | 57,290 | |
|
| |
3.90%, 03/01/2062(b) | | | 99,000 | | | | 84,218 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,782,704 | |
|
| |
| | |
Food Distributors–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 33,000 | | | | 26,431 | |
|
| |
| | |
Food Retail–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Canada), 3.44%, 05/13/2041(b) | | | 47,000 | | | | 35,331 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care Facilities–0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 99,000 | | | | 91,630 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care REITs–0.10% | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings L.P., | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 08/01/2026 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,591 | |
|
| |
2.00%, 03/15/2031 | | | 32,000 | | | | 24,837 | |
|
| |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.25%, 04/15/2033 | | | 81,000 | | | | 61,439 | |
|
| |
Physicians Realty L.P., 4.30%, 03/15/2027 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,962 | |
|
| |
Welltower, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.10%, 01/15/2030 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,660 | |
|
| |
3.85%, 06/15/2032 | | | 12,000 | | | | 10,951 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 130,440 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care Services–0.59% | | | | | | | | |
Cigna Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/2025 | | | 29,000 | | | | 29,076 | |
|
| |
CVS Health Corp., 1.30%, 08/21/2027 | | | 43,000 | | | | 37,084 | |
|
| |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc. (Germany), 1.88%, 12/01/2026(b) | | | 300,000 | | | | 258,610 | |
|
| |
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Series 2032, 2.04%, 01/01/2032 | | | 94,000 | | | | 77,595 | |
|
| |
Series 2042, 2.72%, 01/01/2042 | | | 91,000 | | | | 68,413 | |
|
| |
2.86%, 01/01/2052 | | | 104,000 | | | | 75,259 | |
|
| |
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21-A, 2.70%, 10/01/2051 | | | 276,000 | | | | 187,921 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 733,958 | |
|
| |
| | |
Home Improvement Retail–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/2027 | | | 43,000 | | | | 41,415 | |
|
| |
| | |
Homebuilding–0.10% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/2023 | | | 33,000 | | | | 33,212 | |
|
| |
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 01/15/2030 | | | 9,000 | | | | 7,472 | |
|
| |
3.97%, 08/06/2061 | | | 141,000 | | | | 81,399 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 122,083 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.30% | | | | | |
Expedia Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 08/01/2027 | | $ | 30,000 | | | $ | 28,851 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 02/15/2030 | | | 277,000 | | | | 231,276 | |
|
| |
2.95%, 03/15/2031 | | | 130,000 | | | | 103,538 | |
|
| |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.63%, 02/15/2032(b) | | | 19,000 | | | | 15,137 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 378,802 | |
|
| |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.30% | |
AES Corp. (The), 2.45%, 01/15/2031 | | | 35,000 | | | | 28,184 | |
|
| |
Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 32,618 | |
|
| |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V. (Germany), 4.38%, 06/21/2028(b) | | | 149,000 | | | | 148,714 | |
|
| |
EnfraGen Energia Sur S.A./EnfraGen Spain S.A./Prime Energia S.p.A. (Spain), 5.38%, 12/30/2030(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 135,341 | |
|
| |
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(c)(d) | | | 32,000 | | | | 29,104 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 373,961 | |
|
| |
| | |
Industrial Machinery–0.13% | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 01/15/2053 | | | 138,000 | | | | 133,735 | |
|
| |
Flowserve Corp., 2.80%, 01/15/2032 | | | 29,000 | | | | 22,877 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 156,612 | |
|
| |
| | |
Industrial REITs–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
LXP Industrial Trust, 2.38%, 10/01/2031 | | | 54,000 | | | | 41,808 | |
|
| |
| | |
Insurance Brokers–0.10% | | | | | | | | |
Willis North America, Inc., 4.65%, 06/15/2027 | | | 122,000 | | | | 120,120 | |
|
| |
| | |
Integrated Oil & Gas–1.03% | | | | | | | | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.06%, 06/17/2041 | | | 110,000 | | | | 85,901 | |
|
| |
2.94%, 06/04/2051 | | | 21,000 | | | | 15,061 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 03/17/2052 | | | 56,000 | | | | 40,464 | |
|
| |
BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
4.38%(c)(d) | | | 61,000 | | | | 57,584 | |
|
| |
4.88%(c)(d) | | | 190,000 | | | | 166,016 | |
|
| |
Ecopetrol S.A. (Colombia), | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 11/02/2031 | | | 11,000 | | | | 8,360 | |
|
| |
5.88%, 05/28/2045 | | | 12,000 | | | | 8,190 | |
|
| |
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 2.60%, 10/15/2025(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 39,273 | |
|
| |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (Brazil), 5.50%, 06/10/2051 | | | 10,000 | | | | 7,604 | |
|
| |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
8.75%, 06/02/2029(b) | | | 303,000 | | | | 274,894 | |
|
| |
6.70%, 02/16/2032 | | | 51,000 | | | | 38,995 | |
|
| |
Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia), 2.48%, 01/28/2032(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 170,551 | |
|
| |
Qatar Energy (Qatar), 3.30%, 07/12/2051(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 154,924 | |
|
| |
Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 11/26/2041 | | | 132,000 | | | | 102,432 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 11/26/2051 | | | 155,000 | | | | 116,417 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,286,666 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.54% | |
AT&T, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.18% (SOFR + 0.64%), 03/25/2024(e) | | $ | 139,000 | | | $ | 137,745 | |
|
| |
4.30%, 02/15/2030 | | | 34,000 | | | | 33,208 | |
|
| |
2.55%, 12/01/2033 | | | 195,000 | | | | 158,416 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 09/15/2053 | | | 97,000 | | | | 73,690 | |
|
| |
3.55%, 09/15/2055 | | | 10,000 | | | | 7,509 | |
|
| |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.55%, 03/21/2031 | | | 34,000 | | | | 29,099 | |
|
| |
2.65%, 11/20/2040 | | | 30,000 | | | | 22,057 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 03/22/2041 | | | 35,000 | | | | 28,554 | |
|
| |
2.85%, 09/03/2041 | | | 104,000 | | | | 78,127 | |
|
| |
2.88%, 11/20/2050 | | | 33,000 | | | | 23,466 | |
|
| |
3.55%, 03/22/2051 | | | 17,000 | | | | 13,659 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 11/20/2060 | | | 40,000 | | | | 27,244 | |
|
| |
3.70%, 03/22/2061 | | | 51,000 | | | | 40,183 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 672,957 | |
|
| |
| |
Interactive Home Entertainment–0.20% | | | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc., 2.95%, 02/15/2051 | | | 6,000 | | | | 4,381 | |
|
| |
ROBLOX Corp., 3.88%, 05/01/2030(b) | | | 57,000 | | | | 46,373 | |
|
| |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 4.00%, 04/14/2032 | | | 141,000 | | | | 132,522 | |
|
| |
WMG Acquisition Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 12/01/2029(b) | | | 55,000 | | | | 46,020 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 31,000 | | | | 24,095 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 253,391 | |
|
| |
|
Interactive Media & Services–0.02% | |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.63%, 02/15/2029(b) | | | 25,000 | | | | 23,423 | |
|
| |
| |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.17% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., 2.88%, 05/12/2041 | | | 84,000 | | | | 67,341 | |
|
| |
Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC (Germany), 3.65%, 04/07/2027(b) | | | 150,000 | | | | 143,823 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 211,164 | |
|
| |
| |
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.08% | | | | | |
Twilio, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 03/15/2029 | | | 29,000 | | | | 24,436 | |
|
| |
3.88%, 03/15/2031 | | | 29,000 | | | | 23,918 | |
|
| |
VeriSign, Inc., 2.70%, 06/15/2031 | | | 66,000 | | | | 53,186 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 101,540 | |
|
| |
| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.27% | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | |
2.45% (SOFR + 1.05%), 03/03/2027(e) | | | 213,000 | | | | 209,721 | |
|
| |
2.90%, 03/03/2032 | | | 126,000 | | | | 111,071 | |
|
| |
5.00%(c)(d) | | | 124,000 | | | | 111,467 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–(continued) | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
2.02% (SOFR + 0.58%), 03/08/2024(e) | | $ | 29,000 | | | $ | 28,534 | |
|
| |
1.68% (SOFR + 0.70%), 01/24/2025(e) | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,328 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 04/01/2025 | | | 39,000 | | | | 38,281 | |
|
| |
3.27%, 09/29/2025(c) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,918 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 11/16/2026 | | | 19,000 | | | | 18,244 | |
|
| |
2.24% (SOFR + 0.79%), 12/09/2026(e) | | | 463,000 | | | | 444,395 | |
|
| |
2.26% (SOFR + 0.81%), 03/09/2027(e)(f) | | | 380,000 | | | | 361,938 | |
|
| |
1.87% (SOFR + 0.92%), 10/21/2027(e) | | | 300,000 | | | | 286,203 | |
|
| |
2.43% (SOFR + 1.12%), 02/24/2028(e) | | | 86,000 | | | | 82,534 | |
|
| |
3.62%, 03/15/2028(c) | | | 61,000 | | | | 57,777 | |
|
| |
2.62%, 04/22/2032(c) | | | 33,000 | | | | 27,432 | |
|
| |
2.65%, 10/21/2032(c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 86,640 | |
|
| |
3.10%, 02/24/2033(c) | | | 79,000 | | | | 67,549 | |
|
| |
3.21%, 04/22/2042(c) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,061 | |
|
| |
3.44%, 02/24/2043(c) | | | 93,000 | | | | 73,076 | |
|
| |
Series V, 4.13%(c)(d) | | | 134,000 | | | | 109,712 | |
|
| |
JAB Holdings B.V. (Austria), 4.50%, 04/08/2052(b) | | | 378,000 | | | | 292,448 | |
|
| |
Jefferies Group LLC/Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc., 4.15%, 01/23/2030 | | | 19,000 | | | | 17,088 | |
|
| |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | |
1.66% (SOFR + 0.63%), 01/24/2025(e) | | | 23,000 | | | | 22,428 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 11/24/2025 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,707 | |
|
| |
2.70%, 01/22/2031(c) | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,670 | |
|
| |
3.62%, 04/01/2031(c) | | | 38,000 | | | | 34,941 | |
|
| |
2.51%, 10/20/2032(c) | | | 65,000 | | | | 53,784 | |
|
| |
2.94%, 01/21/2033(c) | | | 92,000 | | | | 78,944 | |
|
| |
5.30%, 04/20/2037(c) | | | 139,000 | | | | 134,755 | |
|
| |
3.22%, 04/22/2042(c) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,155 | |
|
| |
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2051 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,446 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,839,247 | |
|
| |
| |
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.07% | | | | | |
DXC Technology Co., 2.38%, 09/15/2028 | | | 105,000 | | | | 90,456 | |
|
| |
| | |
Leisure Products–0.15% | | | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 09/15/2032 | | | 146,000 | | | | 126,297 | |
|
| |
5.10%, 04/01/2052 | | | 77,000 | | | | 57,597 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 183,894 | |
|
| |
| | |
Life & Health Insurance–2.12% | | | | | | | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027 | | | 53,000 | | | | 52,372 | |
|
| |
Athene Global Funding, | | | | | | | | |
1.20%, 10/13/2023(b) | | | 93,000 | | | | 89,587 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 01/14/2025(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,903 | |
|
| |
1.45%, 01/08/2026(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 37,406 | |
|
| |
2.95%, 11/12/2026(b) | | | 65,000 | | | | 59,789 | |
|
| |
3.21%, 03/08/2027(b) | | | 246,000 | | | | 223,926 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Life & Health Insurance–(continued) | |
Athene Holding Ltd., | | | | | | | | |
6.15%, 04/03/2030 | | $ | 41,000 | | | $ | 40,966 | |
|
| |
3.45%, 05/15/2052 | | | 118,000 | | | | 81,264 | |
|
| |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.35%, 04/05/2042(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 13,676 | |
|
| |
4.40%, 04/05/2052(b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 23,408 | |
|
| |
F&G Global Funding, 2.00%, 09/20/2028(b) | | | 140,000 | | | | 117,899 | |
|
| |
GA Global Funding Trust, 2.90%, 01/06/2032(b) | | | 357,000 | | | | 297,045 | |
|
| |
MAG Mutual Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/30/2041(g) | | | 784,000 | | | | 688,656 | |
|
| |
Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada), 4.06%, 02/24/2032(c) | | | 28,000 | | | | 25,913 | |
|
| |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 3.90%, 11/30/2049(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,631 | |
|
| |
Pacific Life Global Funding II, | | | | | | | | |
2.34% (SOFR + 0.80%), 03/30/2025(b)(e) | | | 356,000 | | | | 352,628 | |
|
| |
2.03% (SOFR + 0.62%), 06/04/2026(b)(e) | | | 146,000 | | | | 142,385 | |
|
| |
Pacific LifeCorp, 3.35%, 09/15/2050(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,504 | |
|
| |
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 3.80%, 04/29/2061(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,448 | |
|
| |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.20%, 03/15/2044(c) | | | 48,000 | | | | 45,507 | |
|
| |
Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.75%, 01/21/2027(b) | | | 48,000 | | | | 44,608 | |
|
| |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 04/08/2032(b) | | | 332,000 | | | | 302,577 | |
|
| |
Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. (The), 3.75%, 04/28/2061(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,531 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,647,629 | |
|
| |
| |
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.02% | | | | | |
Illumina, Inc., 2.55%, 03/23/2031 | | | 32,000 | | | | 26,054 | |
|
| |
| | |
Managed Health Care–0.74% | | | | | | | | |
Centene Corp., 2.50%, 03/01/2031 | | | 57,000 | | | | 45,422 | |
|
| |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/2041 | | | 205,000 | | | | 159,304 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 06/01/2051 | | | 215,000 | | | | 160,781 | |
|
| |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 07/15/2025 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000 | |
|
| |
3.70%, 05/15/2027 | | | 137,000 | | | | 136,623 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 05/15/2029(f) | | | 425,000 | | | | 421,293 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 925,423 | |
|
| |
| | |
Motorcycle Manufacturers–0.16% | | | | | | | | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC (Germany), 4.60%, 06/08/2029(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 194,798 | |
|
| |
| | |
Movies & Entertainment–0.81% | | | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.28%, 03/15/2032(b) | | | 194,000 | | | | 173,572 | |
|
| |
5.05%, 03/15/2042(b) | | | 324,000 | | | | 276,156 | |
|
| |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 336,263 | |
|
| |
5.39%, 03/15/2062(b) | | | 278,000 | | | | 232,985 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,018,976 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Multi-line Insurance–0.28% | | | | | | | | |
Allianz SE (Germany), 3.20%(b)(c)(d) | | $ | 237,000 | | | $ | 173,602 | |
|
| |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/2052(b) | | | 191,000 | | | | 181,209 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 354,811 | |
|
| |
| | |
Multi-Utilities–0.13% | | | | | | | | |
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada), 4.75%, 01/18/2082(c) | | | 131,000 | | | | 109,296 | |
|
| |
Ameren Corp., 2.50%, 09/15/2024 | | | 23,000 | | | | 22,312 | |
|
| |
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/2030 | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,453 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 159,061 | |
|
| |
| | |
Office REITs–0.24% | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.95%, 01/15/2027 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,958 | |
|
| |
2.95%, 03/15/2034 | | | 64,000 | | | | 53,346 | |
|
| |
Boston Properties L.P., 3.25%, 01/30/2031 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,435 | |
|
| |
Office Properties Income Trust, | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 05/15/2024 | | | 117,000 | | | | 113,653 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 02/01/2025 | | | 67,000 | | | | 64,257 | |
|
| |
2.65%, 06/15/2026 | | | 15,000 | | | | 12,766 | |
|
| |
2.40%, 02/01/2027 | | | 67,000 | | | | 54,802 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 305,217 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.12% | | | | | |
Petrofac Ltd. (United Kingdom), 9.75%, 11/15/2026(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 153,968 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.49% | | | | | |
Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029 | | | 98,000 | | | | 104,103 | |
|
| |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 2.74%, 12/31/2039 | | | 90,000 | | | | 71,189 | |
|
| |
Continental Resources, Inc., 2.88%, 04/01/2032(b) | | | 51,000 | | | | 39,928 | |
|
| |
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), 2.94%, 09/30/2040(b) | | | 196,522 | | | | 160,800 | |
|
| |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(b) | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,689 | |
|
| |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(b) | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,841 | |
|
| |
Lundin Energy Finance B.V. (Netherlands), 3.10%, 07/15/2031(b) | | | 216,000 | | | | 178,922 | |
|
| |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.38%, 07/15/2028 | | | 23,000 | | | | 21,492 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 607,964 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.01% | | | | | |
Parkland Corp. (Canada), 4.50%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 16,251 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.15% | | | | | |
Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., 3.60%, 09/01/2032 | | | 121,000 | | | | 102,573 | |
|
| |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.38%, 06/15/2032 | | | 50,000 | | | | 58,498 | |
|
| |
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
1.87% (SOFR + 0.63%), 02/16/2024(e) | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,667 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 08/01/2051 | | | 50,000 | | | | 37,690 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–(continued) |
Energy Transfer L.P., | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 03/15/2023 | | $ | 29,000 | | | $ | 28,993 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 10/01/2027 | | | 21,000 | | | | 19,894 | |
|
| |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., 7.50%, 06/01/2030(b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 38,490 | |
|
| |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/2032 | | | 55,000 | | | | 64,234 | |
|
| |
Kinetik Holdings L.P., 5.88%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 126,000 | | | | 120,252 | |
|
| |
MPLX L.P., | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 12/01/2027 | | | 22,000 | | | | 21,251 | |
|
| |
4.95%, 03/14/2052 | | | 235,000 | | | | 203,618 | |
|
| |
Northern Natural Gas Co., 3.40%, 10/16/2051(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,494 | |
|
| |
ONEOK, Inc., 6.35%, 01/15/2031 | | | 56,000 | | | | 58,562 | |
|
| |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | |
5.20%, 07/01/2027 | | | 180,000 | | | | 180,936 | |
|
| |
6.25%, 07/01/2052 | | | 205,000 | | | | 206,006 | |
|
| |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 11/01/2033(b) | | | 37,000 | | | | 30,635 | |
|
| |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 01/15/2023 | | | 42,000 | | | | 42,072 | |
|
| |
2.60%, 03/15/2031 | | | 163,000 | | | | 136,597 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 10/15/2051 | | | 73,000 | | | | 54,471 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,433,933 | |
|
| |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.80% | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 4.50%, 09/15/2023 DAC | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,377 | |
|
| |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland), | | | | | | | | |
2.13%, 02/21/2026(b) | | | 59,000 | | | | 51,079 | |
|
| |
4.25%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,782 | |
|
| |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | |
1.60%, 03/30/2031(b) | | | 78,000 | | | | 61,225 | |
|
| |
2.80%, 09/30/2050(b) | | | 29,000 | | | | 19,538 | |
|
| |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 09/15/2024(b) | | | 26,000 | | | | 24,042 | |
|
| |
2.35%, 11/22/2024(b) | | | 94,000 | | | | 86,486 | |
|
| |
2.63%, 12/15/2026(b) | | | 211,000 | | | | 176,942 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 03/15/2027(b) | | | 105,000 | | | | 89,168 | |
|
| |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.13%, 06/10/2031(b) | | | 80,000 | | | | 61,833 | |
|
| |
Jackson Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
5.17%, 06/08/2027 | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,000 | |
|
| |
5.67%, 06/08/2032 | | | 149,000 | | | | 144,145 | |
|
| |
KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC, 3.50%, 08/25/2050(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,503 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 997,120 | |
|
| |
| |
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.26% | | | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc., 4.60%, 11/01/2025 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,170 | |
|
| |
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/2031(b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,110 | |
|
| |
JDE Peet’s N.V. (Netherlands), 2.25%, 09/24/2031(b) | | | 155,000 | | | | 121,222 | |
|
| |
Minerva Luxembourg S.A. (Brazil), 4.38%, 03/18/2031(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 160,290 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 320,792 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Paper Packaging–0.26% | | | | | | | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 01/15/2027 | | $ | 329,000 | | | $ | 288,253 | |
|
| |
Packaging Corp. of America, 3.65%, 09/15/2024 | | | 31,000 | | | | 30,886 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 319,139 | |
|
| |
| |
Pharmaceuticals–0.36% | | | | | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 3.88%, 12/15/2023(b) | | | 313,000 | | | | 312,544 | |
|
| |
Mayo Clinic, Series 2021, 3.20%, 11/15/2061 | | | 133,000 | | | | 101,170 | |
|
| |
Mylan, Inc., 3.13%, 01/15/2023(b) | | | 41,000 | | | | 40,760 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 454,474 | |
|
| |
| |
Precious Metals & Minerals–0.07% | | | | | |
Anglo American Capital PLC (South Africa), 3.63%, 09/11/2024(b) | | | 83,000 | | | | 81,466 | |
|
| |
| |
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.23% | | | | | |
Allstate Corp. (The), 4.20%, 12/15/2046 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,824 | |
|
| |
CNA Financial Corp., 3.45%, 08/15/2027 | | | 29,000 | | | | 27,539 | |
|
| |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
4.85%, 04/17/2028 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,990 | |
|
| |
3.38%, 03/03/2031 | | | 8,000 | | | | 6,924 | |
|
| |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.45%, 03/15/2031 | | | 42,000 | | | | 33,471 | |
|
| |
First American Financial Corp., 2.40%, 08/15/2031 | | | 70,000 | | | | 54,057 | |
|
| |
Progressive Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 03/15/2027 | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,029 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 03/15/2032 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,175 | |
|
| |
3.70%, 03/15/2052 | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,402 | |
|
| |
Stewart Information Services Corp., 3.60%, 11/15/2031 | | | 153,000 | | | | 127,084 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 285,495 | |
|
| |
| |
Railroads–0.20% | | | | | |
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chile), 3.83%, 09/14/2061(b) | | | 204,000 | | | | 141,635 | |
|
| |
Norfolk Southern Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2053 | | | 117,000 | | | | 110,863 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 252,498 | |
|
| |
| |
Real Estate Development–0.04% | | | | | |
Essential Properties L.P., 2.95%, 07/15/2031 | | | 66,000 | | | | 51,785 | |
|
| |
Piedmont Operating Partnership L.P., 3.15%, 08/15/2030 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,665 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 53,450 | |
|
| |
| |
Regional Banks–2.90% | | | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Series G, 4.00%(c)(d) | | | 32,000 | | | | 25,565 | |
|
| |
4.30%, 12/03/2025 | | | 118,000 | | | | 117,152 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 02/06/2030 | | | 31,000 | | | | 26,202 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 04/30/2030 | | | 13,000 | | | | 11,552 | |
|
| |
2.64%, 09/30/2032 | | | 183,000 | | | | 146,407 | |
|
| |
5.64%, 05/21/2037(c) | | | 219,000 | | | | 216,437 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Regional Banks–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 01/16/2024 | | $ | 2,000 | | | $ | 2,010 | |
|
| |
2.55%, 05/05/2027 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,835 | |
|
| |
4.06%, 04/25/2028(c) | | | 107,000 | | | | 104,423 | |
|
| |
4.34%, 04/25/2033(c) | | | 137,000 | | | | 130,457 | |
|
| |
Fifth Third Bank N.A., 3.85%, 03/15/2026 | | | 168,000 | | | | 165,044 | |
|
| |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 05/15/2025 | | | 38,000 | | | | 37,847 | |
|
| |
2.49%, 08/15/2036(c) | | | 66,000 | | | | 51,731 | |
|
| |
KeyCorp, 4.79%, 06/01/2033(c) | | | 86,000 | | | | 84,935 | |
|
| |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50%(c)(d) | | | 117,000 | | | | 89,505 | |
|
| |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/06/2033(c) | | | 361,000 | | | | 349,122 | |
|
| |
Series O, 4.96% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.68%)(d)(e) | | | 222,000 | | | | 214,670 | |
|
| |
Series U, 6.00%(c)(d) | | | 259,000 | | | | 249,259 | |
|
| |
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.50%, 06/07/2024 | | | 29,000 | | | | 28,516 | |
|
| |
SVB Financial Group, | | | | | | | | |
4.10%(c)(d) | | | 172,000 | | | | 119,147 | |
|
| |
1.80%, 02/02/2031 | | | 66,000 | | | | 50,921 | |
|
| |
Series C, 4.00%(c)(d) | | | 417,000 | | | | 318,267 | |
|
| |
Series D, 4.25%(c)(d) | | | 362,000 | | | | 273,819 | |
|
| |
Series E, 4.70%(c)(d) | | | 242,000 | | | | 182,637 | |
|
| |
Truist Financial Corp., 4.12%, 06/06/2028(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,158 | |
|
| |
Zions Bancorporation N.A., 3.25%, 10/29/2029 | | | 500,000 | | | | 435,600 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 3,630,218 | |
|
| |
| |
Reinsurance–0.10% | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 2.85%, 10/15/2050 | | | 39,000 | | | | 28,133 | |
|
| |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 14,521 | |
|
| |
3.13%, 06/15/2031(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 33,456 | |
|
| |
4.70%, 10/15/2051(b)(c) | | | 65,000 | | | | 52,297 | |
|
| |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/2023 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,018 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 130,425 | |
|
| |
| |
Renewable Electricity–0.23% | | | | | |
Adani Green Energy Ltd. (India), 4.38%, 09/08/2024(b) | | | 208,000 | | | | 187,876 | |
|
| |
NSTAR Electric Co., 4.55%, 06/01/2052 | | | 99,000 | | | | 96,599 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 284,475 | |
|
| |
| |
Residential REITs–0.30% | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent L.P., | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 07/15/2031 | | | 15,000 | | | | 11,977 | |
|
| |
3.63%, 04/15/2032 | | | 161,000 | | | | 141,326 | |
|
| |
3.38%, 07/15/2051 | | | 16,000 | | | | 11,081 | |
|
| |
4.30%, 04/15/2052 | | | 80,000 | | | | 64,611 | |
|
| |
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P., | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 11/15/2028 | | | 27,000 | | | | 22,735 | |
|
| |
2.70%, 01/15/2034 | | | 96,000 | | | | 74,003 | |
|
| |
Mid-America Apartments L.P., 2.88%, 09/15/2051 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,391 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Residential REITs–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Spirit Realty L.P., | | | | | | | | |
3.20%, 01/15/2027 | | $ | 27,000 | | | $ | 24,810 | |
|
| |
2.10%, 03/15/2028 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,679 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 01/15/2030 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,734 | |
|
| |
2.70%, 02/15/2032 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,568 | |
|
| |
Sun Communities Operating L.P., 2.70%, 07/15/2031 | | | 20,000 | | | | 16,140 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 373,055 | |
|
| |
| |
Restaurants–0.12% | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 10/15/2030(b) | | | 43,000 | | | | 34,647 | |
|
| |
Starbucks Corp., 3.00%, 02/14/2032 | | | 132,000 | | | | 114,893 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 149,540 | |
|
| |
| |
Retail REITs–0.37% | | | | | |
Agree L.P., | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 06/15/2028 | | | 31,000 | | | | 26,510 | |
|
| |
2.60%, 06/15/2033 | | | 43,000 | | | | 34,128 | |
|
| |
Kimco Realty Corp., 2.70%, 10/01/2030 | | | 23,000 | | | | 19,817 | |
|
| |
Kite Realty Group L.P., 4.00%, 10/01/2026 | | | 68,000 | | | | 65,132 | |
|
| |
Kite Realty Group Trust, 4.75%, 09/15/2030 | | | 31,000 | | | | 28,894 | |
|
| |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.50%, 04/15/2051 | | | 54,000 | | | | 40,528 | |
|
| |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 06/15/2028 | | | 24,000 | | | | 21,068 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 01/15/2031 | | | 32,000 | | | | 29,122 | |
|
| |
2.85%, 12/15/2032 | | | 19,000 | | | | 16,355 | |
|
| |
Regency Centers L.P., 2.95%, 09/15/2029 | | | 31,000 | | | | 27,277 | |
|
| |
Scentre Group Trust 2 (Australia), 4.75%, 09/24/2080(b)(c) | | | 166,000 | | | | 148,104 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 456,935 | |
|
| |
| |
Semiconductor Equipment–0.22% | | | | | |
Entegris Escrow Corp., 5.95%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 133,000 | | | | 126,821 | |
|
| |
KLA Corp., 4.95%, 07/15/2052 | | | 151,000 | | | | 152,095 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 278,916 | |
|
| |
| |
Semiconductors–0.50% | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 11/15/2030 | | | 32,000 | | | | 29,352 | |
|
| |
2.45%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 33,786 | |
|
| |
3.42%, 04/15/2033(b) | | | 51,000 | | | | 42,229 | |
|
| |
3.47%, 04/15/2034(b) | | | 84,000 | | | | 68,477 | |
|
| |
3.14%, 11/15/2035(b) | | | 192,000 | | | | 146,067 | |
|
| |
4.93%, 05/15/2037(b) | | | 42,000 | | | | 37,714 | |
|
| |
Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/2031 | | | 106,000 | | | | 89,068 | |
|
| |
Micron Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.19%, 02/15/2027 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,908 | |
|
| |
2.70%, 04/15/2032 | | | 54,000 | | | | 43,118 | |
|
| |
3.37%, 11/01/2041 | | | 34,000 | | | | 24,694 | |
|
| |
QUALCOMM, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.15%, 05/20/2030 | | | 46,000 | | | | 40,346 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 05/20/2050 | | | 46,000 | | | | 37,658 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Semiconductors–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
1.80%, 06/01/2026 | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 8,883 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 06/01/2031 | | | 30,000 | | | | 24,675 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 629,975 | |
|
| |
| |
Soft Drinks–0.13% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Icecek A.S. (Turkey), 4.50%, 01/20/2029(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 163,933 | |
|
| |
| |
Sovereign Debt–0.96% | | | | | |
Bahamas Government International Bond (Bahamas), 9.00%, 06/16/2029(b) | | | 278,000 | | | | 223,790 | |
|
| |
China Government International Bond (China), 2.50%, 10/26/2051(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 155,795 | |
|
| |
Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt), 3.88%, 02/16/2026(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 146,582 | |
|
| |
Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 02/12/2034 | | | 200,000 | | | | 165,698 | |
|
| |
4.40%, 02/12/2052 | | | 200,000 | | | | 151,057 | |
|
| |
Peruvian Government International Bond (Peru), 2.78%, 01/23/2031 | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,526 | |
|
| |
Romanian Government International Bond (Romania), 5.25%, 11/25/2027(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,681 | |
|
| |
Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey), 4.75%, 01/26/2026 | | | 200,000 | | | | 166,068 | |
|
| |
UAE International Government Bond (United Arab Emirates), 3.25%, 10/19/2061(b) | | | 206,000 | | | | 156,220 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,202,417 | |
|
| |
| |
Specialized Consumer Services–0.08% | | | | | |
Grand Canyon University, 3.25%, 10/01/2023 | | | 101,000 | | | | 99,737 | |
|
| |
| |
Specialized Finance–0.20% | | | | | |
Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Japan), 3.64%, 04/13/2025(b) | | | 256,000 | | | | 252,772 | |
|
| |
| |
Specialized REITs–0.74% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 06/15/2023 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,642 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 06/01/2025 | | | 19,000 | | | | 18,814 | |
|
| |
2.70%, 04/15/2031 | | | 103,000 | | | | 84,874 | |
|
| |
4.05%, 03/15/2032 | | | 90,000 | | | | 82,126 | |
|
| |
Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 07/15/2031 | | | 96,000 | | | | 78,660 | |
|
| |
EPR Properties, | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 12/15/2026 | | | 59,000 | | | | 55,489 | |
|
| |
4.95%, 04/15/2028 | | | 117,000 | | | | 107,731 | |
|
| |
3.60%, 11/15/2031 | | | 125,000 | | | | 98,947 | |
|
| |
Equinix, Inc., 3.90%, 04/15/2032 | | | 176,000 | | | | 159,385 | |
|
| |
Extra Space Storage L.P., | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/01/2029 | | | 49,000 | | | | 45,934 | |
|
| |
2.55%, 06/01/2031 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,648 | |
|
| |
2.35%, 03/15/2032 | | | 80,000 | | | | 63,508 | |
|
| |
Life Storage L.P., 2.40%, 10/15/2031 | | | 79,000 | | | | 62,960 | |
|
| |
SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/2029 | | | 38,000 | | | | 31,195 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 925,913 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Specialty Chemicals–0.26% | | | | | | | | |
Sasol Financing USA LLC (South Africa), | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 09/18/2026 | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 176,587 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 03/18/2031 | | | 200,000 | | | | 154,316 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 330,903 | |
|
| |
| |
Systems Software–0.01% | | | | | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029 | | | 20,000 | | | | 17,327 | |
|
| |
Microsoft Corp., 2.53%, 06/01/2050 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,476 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 18,803 | |
|
| |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.18% | |
Apple, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 05/13/2045 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,834 | |
|
| |
4.25%, 02/09/2047 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,955 | |
|
| |
2.55%, 08/20/2060 | | | 133,000 | | | | 91,404 | |
|
| |
2.80%, 02/08/2061 | | | 148,000 | | | | 106,466 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 219,659 | |
|
| |
| |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.11% | | | | | |
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), 3.96%, 07/18/2030(b)(c) | | | 150,000 | | | | 139,345 | |
|
| |
| |
Tobacco–0.02% | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc., 3.70%, 02/04/2051 | | | 37,000 | | | | 23,706 | |
|
| |
| |
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.04% | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 09/15/2023 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,956 | |
|
| |
2.20%, 01/15/2027 | | | 54,000 | | | | 47,109 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 49,065 | |
|
| |
| |
Trucking–0.55% | | | | | |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, 4.13%, 08/01/2025(b) | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,903 | |
|
| |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P./PTL Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 07/15/2025(b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 31,536 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 11/15/2026(b) | | | 37,000 | | | | 35,132 | |
|
| |
4.40%, 07/01/2027(b) | | | 71,000 | | | | 69,666 | |
|
| |
Ryder System, Inc., 4.30%, 06/15/2027 | | | 98,000 | | | | 96,649 | |
|
| |
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC (Ireland), 1.90%, 10/15/2026(b) | | | 205,000 | | | | 174,359 | |
|
| |
Triton Container International Ltd. (Bermuda), | �� | | | | | | | |
2.05%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 120,000 | | | | 106,260 | |
|
| |
3.15%, 06/15/2031(b) | | | 156,000 | | | | 126,264 | |
|
| |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/2029(b) | | | 63,000 | | | | 51,936 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 693,705 | |
|
| |
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.92% | | | | | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), 5.38%, 04/04/2032(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 177,929 | |
|
| |
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada), 4.55%, 03/15/2052(b) | | | 211,000 | | | | 185,789 | |
|
| |
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, | | | | | |
4.74%, 03/20/2025(b) | | | 137,500 | | | | 137,626 | |
|
| |
5.15%, 03/20/2028(b) | | | 209,000 | | | | 210,868 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
2.25%, 02/15/2026 | | $ | 31,000 | | | $ | 27,954 | |
|
| |
2.63%, 04/15/2026 | | | 35,000 | | | | 31,828 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 10/15/2052 | | | 280,000 | | | | 207,402 | |
|
| |
VEON Holdings B.V. (Netherlands), 3.38%, 11/25/2027(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 110,500 | |
|
| |
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | 26,000 | | | | 21,629 | |
|
| |
4.13%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 22,526 | |
|
| |
5.13%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | 33,000 | | | | 22,084 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,156,135 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $62,143,687) | | | | 54,897,643 | |
|
| |
| | |
Asset-Backed Securities–29.75% | | | | | | | | |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 6A1, 0.71%, 02/25/2035(h) | | | 4,006 | | | | 4,003 | |
|
| |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-3, Class C, 3.74%, 10/18/2024 | | | 219,081 | | | | 219,702 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.74%, 04/18/2025 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,384 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.99%, 06/18/2025 | | | 280,000 | | | | 275,216 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.58%, 09/18/2025 | | | 135,000 | | | | 131,760 | |
|
| |
AMSR Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class B, 1.73%, 10/17/2038(b) | | | 380,000 | | | | 337,269 | |
|
| |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.16%, 12/25/2059(b)(h) | | | 53,031 | | | | 51,523 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-3, Class A1, 1.69%, 04/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 154,074 | | | | 147,698 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-5, Class A1, 1.37%, 05/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 22,258 | | | | 21,360 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-3, Class A1, 1.07%, 05/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 102,614 | | | | 93,403 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.98%, 10/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 233,249 | | | | 204,888 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.88%, 12/25/2066(b)(i) | | | 386,713 | | | | 366,866 | |
|
| |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust I LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.65%, 09/25/2048(b)(h) | | | 1,610 | | | | 1,604 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-2, Class A1, 3.63%, 03/25/2049(b)(h) | | | 3,680 | | | | 3,672 | |
|
| |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 3.83%, 08/21/2028(b) | | | 560,000 | | | | 548,353 | |
|
| |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class AR2, 2.36% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 07/25/2034(b)(e) | | | 731,000 | | | | 708,408 | |
|
| |
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-UBS7, Class AS, 3.99%, 09/15/2048(h) | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,550 | |
|
| |
Banc of America Funding Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-1, Class 1A3, 6.00%, 01/25/2037 | | | 34,117 | | | | 29,401 | |
|
| |
Series 2007-C, Class 1A4, 3.01%, 05/20/2036(h) | | | 11,207 | | | | 10,885 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1A24, 6.00%, 03/25/2037 | | $ | 22,838 | | | $ | 19,682 | |
|
| |
Bank, Series 2019-BNK16, Class XA, IO, 1.10%, 02/15/2052(j) | | | 1,530,181 | | | | 72,717 | |
|
| |
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-4, Class A3, 3.00%, 10/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 333,355 | | | | 297,134 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-4, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 333,355 | | | | 286,364 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-4, Class A8, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 321,474 | | | | 297,075 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-5, Class A1, 3.00%, 11/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 343,218 | | | | 307,967 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-5, Class A2, 2.50%, 11/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 418,504 | | | | 361,562 | |
|
| |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-9, Class A1, 0.76% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.30%), 10/25/2035(e) | | | 29,889 | | | | 29,650 | |
|
| |
Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(e) | | | 29,339 | | | | 28,750 | |
|
| |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO, 0.63%, 01/15/2051(j) | | | 1,716,775 | | | | 37,933 | |
|
| |
Series 2018-B3, Class C, 4.69%, 04/10/2051(h) | | | 42,000 | | | | 38,506 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-B14, Class A5, 3.05%, 12/15/2062 | | | 90,000 | | | | 82,929 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-B14, Class C, 3.90%, 12/15/2062(h) | | | 83,700 | | | | 72,495 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-B15, Class B, 3.56%, 12/15/2072 | | | 70,000 | | | | 62,437 | |
|
| |
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 0.97%, 03/25/2060(b)(h) | | | 132,182 | | | | 127,202 | |
|
| |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-ACNT, Class A, 2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 11/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 235,000 | | | | 226,552 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 09/15/2036(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 241,497 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class B, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 09/15/2036(b)(e) | | | 225,000 | | | | 211,876 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-VOLT, Class D, 2.97% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 09/15/2036(b)(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 93,788 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-XL2, Class B, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 10/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 98,014 | | | | 92,815 | |
|
| |
BX Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class A, 2.28% (1.00% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e) | | | 320,000 | | | | 308,137 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class B, 2.58% (1.30% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e) | | | 230,000 | | | | 219,562 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-LBA6, Class C, 2.88% (1.60% + SOFR Term Rate), 01/15/2039(b)(e) | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,799 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
CCG Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.55%, 03/15/2027(b) | | $ | 105,000 | | | $ | 103,841 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.89%, 03/15/2027(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,771 | |
|
| |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(j) | | | 700,049 | | | | 20,810 | |
|
| |
Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, 2.04% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.98%), 04/20/2031(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,128 | |
|
| |
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-ATR1, Class A15, 4.00%, 04/25/2049(b)(h) | | | 5,041 | | | | 4,958 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-ATR2, Class A3, 3.50%, 07/25/2049(b)(h) | | | 25,140 | | | | 23,886 | |
|
| |
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-SH1, Class M3, 3.75%, 04/25/2045(b)(h) | | | 30,502 | | | | 28,014 | |
|
| |
Series 2016-SH2, Class M3, 3.75%, 12/25/2045(b)(h) | | | 36,832 | | | | 34,193 | |
|
| |
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(h) | | | 35,426 | | | | 32,129 | |
|
| |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-GC17, Class XA, IO, 1.15%, 11/10/2046(j) | | | 357,302 | | | | 3,523 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-GC21, Class AA, 3.48%, 05/10/2047 | | | 32,024 | | | | 31,871 | |
|
| |
Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.22%, 10/12/2050(j) | | | 1,948,796 | | | | 71,307 | |
|
| |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(e) | | | 79,943 | | | | 78,964 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-INV3, Class A3, 2.50%, 05/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 330,590 | | | | 283,989 | |
|
| |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A4, 3.22%, 01/15/2026 | | | 125,000 | | | | 124,818 | |
|
| |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%, 03/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 25,389 | | | | 25,088 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-5, Class A1, 1.73%, 11/26/2066(b)(h) | | | 208,721 | | | | 190,162 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 12/27/2066(b)(h) | | | 273,406 | | | | 246,075 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-2, Class A1, 2.99%, 02/25/2067(b)(i) | | | 275,111 | | | | 261,915 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 3.90%, 02/25/2067(b)(h) | | | 353,363 | | | | 342,257 | |
|
| |
COMM Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO, 1.65%, 12/10/2045(j) | | | 1,782,072 | | | | 2,445 | |
|
| |
Series 2013-CR6, Class AM, 3.15%, 03/10/2046(b) | | | 245,000 | | | | 242,343 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-CR20, Class ASB, 3.31%, 11/10/2047 | | | 30,961 | | | | 30,809 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-CR21, Class AM, 3.99%, 12/10/2047 | | | 715,000 | | | | 703,196 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-LC15, Class AM, 4.20%, 04/10/2047 | | | 170,000 | | | | 168,647 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM, 4.05%, 12/10/2047 | | | 475,000 | | | | 467,088 | |
|
| |
Series 2015-CR25, Class B, 4.68%, 08/10/2048(h) | | | 72,000 | | | | 69,496 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-17, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 09/25/2035 | | $ | 2,851 | | | $ | 2,726 | |
|
| |
Series 2005-26, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 11/25/2035 | | | 31,507 | | | | 21,205 | |
|
| |
Series 2005-JA, Class A7, 5.50%, 11/25/2035 | | | 3,982 | | | | 3,549 | |
|
| |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Ctfs., Series 2020-SPT1, Class A1, 1.62%, 04/25/2065(b)(i) | | | 13,099 | | | | 12,912 | |
|
| |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.81%, 05/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 54,949 | | | | 52,871 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-NQM2, Class A1, 1.18%, 02/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 119,178 | | | | 113,385 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1A, 2.87%, 01/25/2067(b)(h) | | | 410,386 | | | | 398,143 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-ATH1, Class A1B, 3.35%, 01/25/2067(b)(h) | | | 115,000 | | | | 108,047 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-ATH2, Class A1, 4.55%, 05/25/2067(b)(h) | | | 318,420 | | | | 314,629 | |
|
| |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/2053 | | | 776,000 | | | | 680,957 | |
|
| |
CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Ctfs., Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A1, 3.05%, 06/25/2034(h) | | | 8,395 | | | | 8,280 | |
|
| |
CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 1A4, 6.00%, 07/25/2036 | | | 102,820 | | | | 61,774 | |
|
| |
DB Master Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-1A, Class A23, 4.35%, 05/20/2049(b) | | | 48,625 | | | | 45,512 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.02%, 05/20/2049(b) | | | 48,625 | | | | 47,089 | |
|
| |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(b) | | | 115,000 | | | | 114,968 | |
|
| |
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.67%, 10/25/2049(b) | | | 106,547 | | | | 96,777 | |
|
| |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-2, Class D, 4.14%, 08/15/2024 | | | 21,781 | | | | 21,809 | |
|
| |
Series 2018-3, Class D, 4.30%, 09/16/2024 | | | 35,203 | | | | 35,319 | |
|
| |
Dryden 93 CLO Ltd., Series 2021-93A, Class A1A, 2.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 01/15/2034(b)(e) | | | 100,056 | | | | 97,181 | |
|
| |
DT Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.74%, 04/15/2025(b) | | | 5,838 | | | | 5,836 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-3A, Class D, 2.96%, 04/15/2025(b) | | | 56,000 | | | | 55,623 | |
|
| |
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-2, Class A1, 2.74%, 11/25/2059(b)(h) | | | 23,378 | | | | 22,719 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.01%, 05/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 20,009 | | | | 19,495 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-1, Class A1, 0.80%, 02/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 40,911 | | | | 37,502 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.21%, 01/25/2067(b)(h) | | | 257,183 | | | | 235,564 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(b) | | $ | 240,000 | | | $ | 237,116 | |
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| |
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class B, 2.71% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.38%), 07/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 114,297 | | | | 111,074 | |
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First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-FA8, Class 1A6, 2.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 11/25/2035(e) | | | 59,646 | | | | 29,308 | |
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| |
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-11IN, Class A6, 3.70%, 11/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 530,178 | | | | 485,849 | |
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| |
Series 2021-8INV, Class A6, 2.50%, 09/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 175,762 | | | | 160,576 | |
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| |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A2, 1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 09/15/2024(e) | | | 560,000 | | | | 560,283 | |
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| |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-K25, Class C, 3.72%, 11/25/2045(b)(h) | | | 90,000 | | | | 89,853 | |
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| |
Series 2013-K26, Class C, 3.71%, 12/25/2045(b)(h) | | | 60,000 | | | | 59,819 | |
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| |
Series 2013-K27, Class C, 3.61%, 01/25/2046(b)(h) | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,447 | |
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| |
Series 2013-K28, Class C, 3.61%, 06/25/2046(b)(h) | | | 285,000 | | | | 283,164 | |
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| |
GCAT Trust, Series 2019-NQM3, Class A1, 2.69%, 11/25/2059(b)(h) | | | 24,104 | | | | 23,322 | |
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| |
GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 2.90%, 04/19/2036(h) | | | 33,283 | | | | 26,711 | |
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| |
GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class AR, 2.13% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.07%), 10/20/2032(b)(e) | | | 260,000 | | | | 252,879 | |
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| |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 40(A) Ltd., Series 2019-40A, Class AR, 2.27% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.09%), 01/25/2032(b)(e) | | | 330,000 | | | | 320,898 | |
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| |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-GC16, Class AS, 4.65%, 11/10/2046 | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,002 | |
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| |
Series 2013-GCJ12, Class AAB, 2.68%, 06/10/2046 | | | 2,894 | | | | 2,893 | |
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| |
Series 2014-GC18, Class AAB, 3.65%, 01/10/2047 | | | 26,390 | | | | 26,331 | |
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| |
Series 2020-GC45, Class A5, 2.91%, 02/13/2053 | | | 50,000 | | | | 45,273 | |
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| |
Series 2020-GC47, Class A5, 2.38%, 05/12/2053 | | | 300,000 | | | | 261,341 | |
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GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A6, 2.50%, 12/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 296,778 | | | | 273,581 | |
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| |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(h) | | | 11,069 | | | | 10,765 | |
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| |
Hertz Vehicle Financing III L.P., | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.68%, 12/27/2027(b) | | | 113,000 | | | | 99,855 | |
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| |
Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.12%, 12/27/2027(b) | | | 103,000 | | | | 91,147 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.21%, 12/26/2025(b) | | $ | 104,000 | | | $ | 97,384 | |
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| |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C10, Class AS, 3.37%, 12/15/2047 | | | 315,000 | | | | 312,745 | |
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| |
Series 2013-C16, Class AS, 4.52%, 12/15/2046 | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,947 | |
|
| |
Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,483 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.04%, 07/15/2047 | | | 220,000 | | | | 216,855 | |
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| |
Series 2016-JP3, Class A2, 2.43%, 08/15/2049 | | | 25,636 | | | | 25,560 | |
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JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(h) | | | 17,221 | | | | 16,908 | |
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| |
Series 2021-LTV2, Class A1, 2.52%, 05/25/2052(b)(h) | | | 388,028 | | | | 326,832 | |
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JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(h) | | | 245,000 | | | | 233,127 | |
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| |
Series 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.07%, 11/15/2047 | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,049 | |
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| |
Series 2015-C27, Class XA, IO, 1.29%, 02/15/2048(j) | | | 1,936,868 | | | | 46,759 | |
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| |
KKR CLO 30 Ltd., Series 30A, Class A1R, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 10/17/2031(b)(e) | | | 268,000 | | | | 261,695 | |
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| |
LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class IO, 1.06%, 02/18/2030(j) | | | 19,446 | | | | 0 | |
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| |
Lehman Structured Securities Corp., Series 2002-GE1, Class A, 0.00%, 07/26/2024(b)(h) | | | 10,617 | | | | 2,774 | |
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Life Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-BMR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 03/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 152,360 | | | | 147,666 | |
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| |
Series 2021-BMR, Class B, 2.20% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 03/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 334,210 | | | | 320,519 | |
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Series 2021-BMR, Class C, 2.42% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 03/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 108,127 | | | | 103,449 | |
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Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A, Class A, 2.19% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.15%), 04/19/2033(b)(e) | | | 742,000 | | | | 726,296 | |
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MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Class A3, 1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.10%), 08/25/2036(e) | | | 36,689 | | | | 14,531 | |
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Med Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-MDLN, Class A, 2.28% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.95%), 11/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 265,000 | | | | 253,871 | |
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Series 2021-MDLN, Class B, 2.78% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%), 11/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 368,000 | | | | 352,250 | |
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Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-INV2, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 214,950 | | | | 196,978 | |
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Series 2021-INV3, Class A4, 2.50%, 10/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 210,271 | | | | 192,691 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 3A, 2.39%, 11/25/2035(h) | | $ | 7,311 | | | $ | 7,092 | |
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MFA Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-AEI1, Class A3, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 260,396 | | | | 223,689 | |
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| |
Series 2021-AEI1, Class A4, 2.50%, 08/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 300,864 | | | | 277,269 | |
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| |
Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/2056(b)(h) | | | 303,451 | | | | 275,959 | |
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MHP Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-STOR, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 07/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 125,000 | | | | 120,022 | |
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| |
Series 2021-STOR, Class B, 2.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.90%), 07/15/2038(b)(e) | | | 105,000 | | | | 100,191 | |
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Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%, 05/15/2046 | | | 225,000 | | | | 222,853 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-C19, Class AS, 3.83%, 12/15/2047 | | | 595,000 | | | | 584,129 | |
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Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-CLS, Class A, 2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 11/15/2034(b)(e) | | | 99,000 | | | | 98,072 | |
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| |
Series 2017-CLS, Class B, 2.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%), 11/15/2034(b)(e) | | | 49,000 | | | | 48,425 | |
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| |
Series 2017-CLS, Class C, 2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 11/15/2034(b)(e) | | | 33,000 | | | | 32,535 | |
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| |
Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(j) | | | 670,181 | | | | 25,602 | |
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| |
Series 2019-L2, Class A4, 4.07%, 03/15/2052 | | | 80,000 | | | | 78,284 | |
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| |
Series 2019-L3, Class AS, 3.49%, 11/15/2052 | | | 60,000 | | | | 55,456 | |
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Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2012-R3, Class 1B, 6.00%, 11/26/2036(b)(h) | | | 228,041 | | | | 211,313 | |
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MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.22%, 10/20/2038(b) | | | 37,323 | | | | 35,361 | |
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| |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 2.89%, 11/20/2036(b) | | | 30,609 | | | | 29,612 | |
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| |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 24 Ltd., Series 2017-24A, Class AR, 2.06% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.02%), 04/19/2030(b)(e) | | | 293,000 | | | | 288,863 | |
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| |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 40 Ltd., Series 2021-40A, Class A, 2.10% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.06%), 04/16/2033(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,617 | |
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New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-NQM4, Class A1, 2.49%, 09/25/2059(b)(h) | | | 18,491 | | | | 17,929 | |
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| |
Series 2020-NQM1, Class A1, 2.46%, 01/26/2060(b)(h) | | | 25,023 | | | | 24,112 | |
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| |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 3.08%, 03/27/2062(b)(h) | | | 258,861 | | | | 243,247 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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OBX Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 2.31%, 11/25/2061(b)(h) | | $ | 299,745 | | | $ | 262,638 | |
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| |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1, 2.94%, 01/25/2062(b)(h) | | | 344,339 | | | | 321,331 | |
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| |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1A, 2.78%, 01/25/2062(b)(i) | | | 251,516 | | | | 239,268 | |
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| |
Series 2022-NQM2, Class A1B, 3.38%, 01/25/2062(b)(i) | | | 235,000 | | | | 209,072 | |
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| |
Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A5, 2.50%, 07/25/2051(b)(h) | | | 269,741 | | | | 248,858 | |
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| |
OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, 2.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2030(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,587 | |
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| |
Series 2020-8RA, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/17/2032(b)(e) | | | 433,000 | | | | 423,326 | |
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Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class AR, 2.11% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 07/20/2030(b)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 492,286 | |
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| |
Octagon Investment Partners 49 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A1, 2.26% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.22%), 01/15/2033(b)(e) | | | 400,000 | | | | 391,749 | |
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| |
OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, 2.32% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.26%), 01/20/2033(b)(e) | | | 287,936 | | | | 281,141 | |
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One Bryant Park Trust, Series 2019- OBP, Class A, 2.52%, 09/15/2054(b) | | | 114,000 | | | | 98,774 | |
|
| |
Onslow Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A1, 1.96%, 10/25/2061(b)(h) | | | 342,342 | | | | 299,644 | |
|
| |
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(b) | | | 95,330 | | | | 95,197 | |
|
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Progress Residential Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-SFR1, Class A, 1.73%, 04/17/2037(b) | | | 495,000 | | | | 470,135 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-SFR10, Class A, 2.39%, 12/17/2040(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 211,025 | |
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| |
Series 2022-SFR5, Class A, 4.45%, 06/17/2039(b) | | | 255,000 | | | | 254,955 | |
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| |
Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, 2.52% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.04%), 02/20/2030(b)(e) | | | 267,125 | | | | 263,095 | |
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| |
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036 | | | 292 | | | | 244 | |
|
| |
Series 2007-QS6, Class A28, 5.75%, 04/25/2037 | | | 3,759 | | | | 3,277 | |
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| |
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.38%, 01/26/2060(b)(h) | | | 41,294 | | | | 39,992 | |
|
| |
RUN Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 4.00%, 03/25/2067(b) | | | 238,621 | | | | 233,080 | |
|
| |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.22%, 07/15/2025 | | | 185,293 | | | | 184,865 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.68%, 10/15/2025 | | | 165,000 | | | | 164,621 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%, 08/21/2023(b) | | $ | 20,172 | | | $ | 20,167 | |
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| |
Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%, 11/20/2023(b) | | | 210,000 | | | | 209,857 | |
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| |
SG Residential Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.17%, 03/27/2062(b)(h) | | | 383,360 | | | | 366,704 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-1, Class A2, 3.58%, 03/27/2062(b)(h) | | | 126,169 | | | | 120,333 | |
|
| |
Sonic Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-1A, Class A2I, 3.85%, 01/20/2050(b) | | | 49,083 | | | | 46,581 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-1A, Class A2I, 2.19%, 08/20/2051(b) | | | 158,800 | | | | 135,481 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-1A, Class A2II, 2.64%, 08/20/2051(b) | | | 158,800 | | | | 127,708 | |
|
| |
STAR Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-1, Class A1, 1.22%, 05/25/2065(b)(h) | | | 190,486 | | | | 179,799 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-SFR1, Class A, 2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%), 04/17/2038(b)(e) | | | 792,432 | | | | 766,976 | |
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| |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.28%, 02/25/2050(b)(h) | | | 18,172 | | | | 18,122 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 1.03%, 11/25/2055(b)(h) | | | 33,110 | | | | 32,173 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-6, Class A1, 1.92%, 11/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 419,431 | | | | 371,237 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%, 12/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 316,168 | | | | 295,358 | |
|
| |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 3A2, 2.72%, 09/25/2034(h) | | | 4,282 | | | | 4,308 | |
|
| |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs., Series 2003-34A, Class 5A5, 2.68%, 11/25/2033(h) | | | 36,048 | | | | 34,117 | |
|
| |
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class A1A, 2.33% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.29%), 04/18/2033(b)(e) | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,985 | |
|
| |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.23%, 04/20/2046(b) | | | 398,933 | | | | 355,321 | |
|
| |
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.66%, 04/25/2045(h) | | | 18,756 | | | | 18,201 | |
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| |
TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, 2.34% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.28%), 04/20/2033(b)(e) | | | 521,000 | | | | 508,913 | |
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| |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A1, 2.75%, 04/25/2057(b)(h) | | | 10,146 | | | | 10,091 | |
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| |
Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class A, 1.48%, 11/17/2039(b) | | | 300,625 | | | | 264,056 | |
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| |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(j) | | | 1,212,724 | | | | 45,178 | |
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| |
Series 2019-C16, Class A4, 3.60%, 04/15/2052 | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,917 | |
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| |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Verus Securitization Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.42%, 01/25/2060(b)(i) | | $ | 70,959 | | | $ | 69,767 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-1, Class A2, 2.64%, 01/25/2060(b)(i) | | | 73,531 | | | | 72,264 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-INV1, Class A1, 0.33%, 03/25/2060(b)(h) | | | 24,407 | | | | 23,984 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-1, Class A1B, 1.32%, 01/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 114,487 | | | | 105,304 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-7, Class A1, 1.83%, 10/25/2066(b)(h) | | | 332,429 | | | | 300,136 | |
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| |
Series 2021-R1, Class A1, 0.82%, 10/25/2063(b)(h) | | | 144,284 | | | | 140,911 | |
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| |
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.72%, 01/25/2067(b)(i) | | | 255,846 | | | | 242,094 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/2067(b)(i) | | | 287,519 | | | | 282,298 | |
|
| |
Visio Trust, Series 2020-1R, Class A1, 1.31%, 11/25/2055(b) | | | 72,892 | | | | 70,634 | |
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| |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(h) | | | 24,002 | | | | 23,141 | |
|
| |
Series 2005-AR14, Class 1A4, 2.84%, 12/25/2035(h) | | | 52,765 | | | | 51,037 | |
|
| |
Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(h) | | | 24,733 | | | | 24,179 | |
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| |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-NXS1, Class ASB, 2.93%, 05/15/2048 | | | 133,720 | | | | 132,739 | |
|
| |
Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(j) | | | 879,625 | | | | 33,784 | |
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| |
Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 3.88%, 03/15/2048(b) | | | 57,300 | | | | 54,206 | |
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| |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class C, 2.49%, 10/15/2024(b) | | | 90,358 | | | | 90,352 | |
|
| |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046 | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,567 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047 | | | 130,000 | | | | 128,092 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(h) | | | 145,000 | | | | 143,618 | |
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| |
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.21%, 07/15/2026 | | | 235,000 | | | | 234,997 | |
|
| |
Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 07/30/2051(b) | | | 507,664 | | | | 443,724 | |
|
| |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $39,901,160) | | | | 37,207,028 | |
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| |
U.S. Treasury Securities–19.85% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.17%(k)(l) | | | | | | | | |
0.84%, 09/15/2022 | | | 121,000 | | | | 120,598 | |
|
| |
1.46% - 2.10%, 11/17/2022 | | | 89,000 | | | | 88,297 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 208,895 | |
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| |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds–6.20% | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 05/15/2042 | | | 4,686,400 | | | | 4,575,098 | |
|
| |
2.25%, 02/15/2052 | | | 3,863,900 | | | | 3,181,076 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 7,756,174 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes–13.48% | | | | | | | | |
2.88%, 06/15/2025 | | $ | 743,300 | | | $ | 740,396 | |
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| |
2.63%, 05/31/2027 | | | 5,094,900 | | | | 4,999,172 | |
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2.75%, 05/31/2029 | | | 2,083,300 | | | | 2,042,611 | |
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2.88%, 05/15/2032 | | | 9,177,300 | | | | 9,075,489 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,857,668 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $25,132,455) | | | | 24,822,737 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–2.95% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–1.10% | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS, IO, | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 05/25/2023 to 11/25/2029(m) | | | 25,308 | | | | 2,905 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 06/25/2023 to 04/25/2032(m) | | | 83,145 | | | | 13,670 | |
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6.50%, 04/25/2029 to 02/25/2033(j)(m) | | | 227,018 | | | | 37,533 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 02/25/2033 to 03/25/2036(j)(m) | | | 183,599 | | | | 32,137 | |
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| |
5.50%, 09/25/2033 to 06/25/2035(j)(m) | | | 274,854 | | | | 46,135 | |
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Fannie Mae REMICs, IO, | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 04/25/2023 to 07/25/2046(m) | | | 76,488 | | | | 24,168 | |
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| |
5.08% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2024 to 05/25/2035(e)(m) | | | 97,488 | | | | 10,901 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 11/25/2027(m) | | | 61,821 | | | | 3,094 | |
|
| |
5.48% (7.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2030(e)(m) | | | 38,125 | | | | 3,931 | |
|
| |
6.30% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/18/2031 to 12/18/2031(e)(m) | | | 2,482 | | | | 330 | |
|
| |
6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(e)(m) | | | 50,913 | | | | 6,770 | |
|
| |
5.63% (7.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 2,733 | | | | 352 | |
|
| |
6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 12,991 | | | | 1,724 | |
|
| |
6.40% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/18/2032 to 12/18/2032(e)(m) | | | 4,967 | | | | 721 | |
|
| |
6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032 to 04/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 4,037 | | | | 603 | |
|
| |
5.38% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 09/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 12,821 | | | | 1,464 | |
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| |
6.18% (7.80% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 441 | | | | 64 | |
|
| |
6.38% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032 to 12/25/2032(e)(m) | | | 198,043 | | | | 29,943 | |
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| |
6.50% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/18/2032(e)(m) | | | 18,993 | | | | 1,771 | |
|
| |
6.63% (8.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/25/2033 to 05/25/2033(e)(m) | | | 76,271 | | | | 12,896 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 04/25/2033(m) | | | 2,493 | | | | 405 | |
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| |
4.43% (6.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to 07/25/2038(e)(m) | | | 36,827 | | | | 3,372 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued) | | | | | |
5.13% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2035 to 05/25/2035(e)(m) | | $ | 14,242 | | | $ | 1,260 | |
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4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(e)(m) | | | 26,561 | | | | 2,464 | |
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| |
3.50%, 08/25/2035(m) | | | 219,654 | | | | 28,260 | |
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| |
4.48% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2035(e)(m) | | | 81,148 | | | | 9,531 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 04/25/2041 to 08/25/2047(m) | | | 82,688 | | | | 10,763 | |
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| |
4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(e)(m) | | | 24,488 | | | | 2,540 | |
|
| |
4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(e)(m) | | | 50,943 | | | | 7,244 | |
|
| |
4.28% (5.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2047(e)(m) | | | 359,847 | | | | 35,700 | |
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6.50%, 06/25/2023 to 10/25/2031 | | | 71,224 | | | | 75,142 | |
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4.00%, 08/25/2026 | | | 7 | | | | 7 | |
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6.00%, 11/25/2028 to 12/25/2031 | | | 61,094 | | | | 64,861 | |
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1.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 08/25/2035(e) | | | 623 | | | | 620 | |
|
| |
18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(e) | | | 31,500 | | | | 42,560 | |
|
| |
18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(e) | | | 21,826 | | | | 29,620 | |
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| |
18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(e) | | | 17,728 | | | | 22,576 | |
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| |
2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(e) | | | 14,039 | | | | 14,180 | |
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PO, 0.00%, 09/25/2023(n) | | | 4,214 | | | | 4,136 | |
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Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | | | | | | |
Series KC02, Class X1, IO, 1.91%, 03/25/2024(j) | | | 3,929,801 | | | | 21,190 | |
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| |
Series KC03, Class X1, IO, 0.63%, 11/25/2024(j) | | | 2,743,865 | | | | 31,813 | |
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| |
Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(j) | | | 2,027,807 | | | | 39,421 | |
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| |
Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(j) | | | 2,035,123 | | | | 63,289 | |
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Series K083, Class AM, 4.03%, 10/25/2028(h) | | | 23,000 | | | | 23,419 | |
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Series K085, Class AM, 4.06%, 10/25/2028(h) | | | 23,000 | | | | 23,498 | |
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Series K089, Class AM, 3.63%, 01/25/2029(h) | | | 39,000 | | | | 38,999 | |
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Series K088, Class AM, 3.76%, 01/25/2029(h) | | | 92,000 | | | | 92,625 | |
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Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(j) | | | 1,685,398 | | | | 90,370 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued) | | | | | |
Freddie Mac REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
1.50%, 07/15/2023 | | $ | 167 | | | $ | 167 | |
|
| |
6.75%, 02/15/2024 | | | 1,045 | | | | 1,063 | |
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| |
6.50%, 02/15/2028 to 06/15/2032 | | | 248,292 | | | | 262,955 | |
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8.00%, 03/15/2030 | | | 491 | | | | 537 | |
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| |
2.32% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 02/15/2032(e) | | | 510 | | | | 519 | |
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| |
3.50%, 05/15/2032 | | | 9,024 | | | | 8,962 | |
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19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(e) | | | 5,022 | | | | 6,811 | |
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1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 09/15/2035(e) | | | 765 | | | | 759 | |
|
| |
IO, 6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2026 to 03/15/2029(e)(m) | | | 60,061 | | | | 3,197 | |
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3.00%, 06/15/2027 to 05/15/2040(m) | | | 209,646 | | | | 11,254 | |
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2.50%, 05/15/2028(m) | | | 42,975 | | | | 2,056 | |
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| |
7.18% (8.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/17/2028(e)(m) | | | 354 | | | | 13 | |
|
| |
6.78% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/15/2029(e)(m) | | | 810 | | | | 76 | |
|
| |
5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(e)(m) | | | 193,932 | | | | 15,709 | |
|
| |
5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(e)(m) | | | 21,270 | | | | 1,738 | |
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5.40% (6.72% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2035(e)(m) | | | 23,057 | | | | 2,068 | |
|
| |
4.83% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 07/15/2035(e)(m) | | | 6,605 | | | | 473 | |
|
| |
5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(e)(m) | | | 4,160 | | | | 576 | |
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| |
4.68% (6.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2038(e)(m) | | | 4,228 | | | | 530 | |
|
| |
4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(e)(m) | | | 139,482 | | | | 15,631 | |
|
| |
4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(e)(m) | | | 32,757 | | | | 3,450 | |
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4.78% (6.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2044(e)(m) | | | 49,165 | | | | 6,751 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 03/15/2045(m) | | | 28,520 | | | | 2,214 | |
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Freddie Mac STRIPS, | | | | | | | | |
PO, 0.00%, 06/01/2026(n) | | | 6,938 | | | | 6,543 | |
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| |
IO, 3.00%, 12/15/2027(m) | | | 81,152 | | | | 4,612 | |
|
| |
3.27%, 12/15/2027(j) | | | 20,131 | | | | 1,016 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 09/01/2029(m) | | | 1,774 | | | | 265 | |
|
| |
7.50%, 12/15/2029(m) | | | 33,423 | | | | 5,398 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 12/15/2032(m) | | | 20,947 | | | | 2,866 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,379,186 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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| |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.26% | |
6.00%, 10/01/2022 to 10/01/2029 | | $ | 53,764 | | | $ | 56,927 | |
|
| |
9.00%, 01/01/2025 to 05/01/2025 | | | 977 | | | | 1,012 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 07/01/2028 to 04/01/2034 | | | 41,914 | | | | 44,083 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 10/01/2031 to 10/01/2037 | | | 34,086 | | | | 35,724 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 12/01/2034 | | | 932 | | | | 955 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 09/01/2039 | | | 79,302 | | | | 84,995 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 11/01/2048 to 07/01/2049 | | | 96,277 | | | | 96,525 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 320,221 | |
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| |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.34% | |
7.00%, 01/01/2030 to 12/01/2032 | | | 10,035 | | | | 10,611 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 12/01/2030 to 05/01/2047 | | | 368,712 | | | | 361,847 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 09/01/2031 to 01/01/2034 | | | 3,153 | | | | 3,346 | |
|
| |
7.50%, 01/01/2033 | | | 1,283 | | | | 1,385 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 02/01/2035 to 05/01/2036 | | | 45,841 | | | | 49,162 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 426,351 | |
|
| |
|
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–0.32% | |
7.00%, 12/15/2023 to 08/15/2031 | | | 1,166 | | | | 1,210 | |
|
| |
8.50%, 11/15/2024 | | | 339 | | | | 340 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 11/15/2031 to 03/15/2032 | | | 802 | | | | 852 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 11/15/2032 | | | 615 | | | | 657 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 07/20/2049 | | | 31,695 | | | | 31,697 | |
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| |
IO, 5.99% (7.50% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/16/2032(e)(m) | | | 19,633 | | | | 47 | |
|
| |
5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(e)(m) | | | 27,856 | | | | 3,177 | |
|
| |
5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(e)(m) | | | 176,766 | | | | 16,892 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 09/16/2047(m) | | | 129,032 | | | | 21,613 | |
|
| |
4.69% (6.20% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/16/2047(e)(m) | | | 119,639 | | | | 14,729 | |
|
| |
TBA, 2.00%, 07/01/2052(o) | | | 345,000 | | | | 306,484 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 397,698 | |
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| |
| |
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.93% | | | | | |
TBA, 2.00%, 07/01/2037 to 08/01/2052(o) | | | 1,286,000 | | | | 1,170,452 | |
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| |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $4,850,215) | | | | 3,693,908 | |
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Preferred Stocks–1.03% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.04% | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.70%, Series G, Pfd.(c) | | | 53,000 | | | | 51,914 | |
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| | |
Diversified Banks–0.62% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z, Pfd.(c) | | | 9,000 | | | | 8,936 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Diversified Banks–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25%, Series T, Pfd.(c) | | | 20,000 | | | $ | 19,548 | |
|
| |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.00%, Series U, Pfd.(c) | | | 313,000 | | | | 276,222 | |
|
| |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00%, Series W, Pfd.(c) | | | 39,000 | | | | 33,833 | |
|
| |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.71% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.47%), Series I, Pfd.(e) | | | 439,000 | | | | 416,830 | |
|
| |
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, Class A, Series L, Conv. Pfd. | | | 10 | | | | 12,155 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 767,524 | |
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| |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.07% | |
AT&T, Inc., 2.88%, Series B, Pfd.(c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 91,820 | |
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| |
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.19% | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 4.00%, Series H, Pfd.(c) | | | 113,000 | | | | 87,123 | |
|
| |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.00%, Series P, Pfd.(c) | | | 27,000 | | | | 23,017 | |
|
| |
Morgan Stanley, 6.88%, Series F, Pfd.(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 128,800 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 238,940 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–0.00% | | | | | |
MetLife, Inc., 3.85%, Series G, Pfd.(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,465 | |
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| |
| |
Multi-Utilities–0.01% | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.13%, Series A, Pfd.(c) | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,394 | |
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| |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.10% | | | | | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, Series B, Pfd.(c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 122,488 | |
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| |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,411,655) | | | | 1,292,545 | |
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| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–0.90% | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2, 6.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/25/2024(e) | | $ | 25,842 | | | | 26,083 | |
|
| |
Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2, 7.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(e) | | | 80,516 | | | | 83,714 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 3.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(b)(e) | | | 4,373 | | | | 4,366 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-R06, Class 2M2, 3.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 09/25/2039(b)(e) | | | 2,798 | | | | 2,788 | |
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| |
Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(b)(e) | | | 377,388 | | | | 370,987 | |
|
| |
Series 2022-R04, Class 1M1, 2.93% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 03/25/2042(b)(e) | | | 206,861 | | | | 202,960 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
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Freddie Mac, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, STACR®, 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(e) | | | $ 38,743 | | | $ | 39,057 | |
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| |
Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2, STACR®, 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 09/25/2030(e) | | | 82,490 | | | | 81,909 | |
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| |
Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR®, 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(b)(e) | | | 281,066 | | | | 276,821 | |
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Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2, STACR®, 3.73% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.80%), 10/25/2050(b)(e) | | | 36,941 | | | | 37,015 | |
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| |
Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes (Cost $1,147,409) | | | | 1,125,700 | |
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| |
|
Municipal Obligations–0.58% | |
California (State of) Health Facilities Financing Authority (Social Bonds), | |
Series 2022, RB, 4.19%, 06/01/2037 | | | 150,000 | | | | 142,986 | |
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| |
Series 2022, RB, 4.35%, 06/01/2041 | | | 110,000 | | | | 103,290 | |
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California State University, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.72%, 11/01/2052 | | | 145,000 | | | | 108,214 | |
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| |
Series 2021 B, Ref. RB, 2.94%, 11/01/2052 | | | 220,000 | | | | 168,461 | |
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| |
Texas (State of) Transportation Commission (Central Texas Turnpike System), Series 2020 C, Ref. RB, 3.03%, 08/15/2041 | | | 280,000 | | | | 207,904 | |
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| |
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $905,000) | | | | 730,855 | |
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.08%(p) | |
Movies & Entertainment–0.08% | |
Netflix, Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) (Cost $111,565) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 94,804 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
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Money Market Funds–1.29% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(q)(r) | | | 504,898 | | | | 504,898 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(q)(r) | | | 529,369 | | | | 529,316 | |
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| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(q)(r) | | | 577,026 | | | | 577,026 | |
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| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,611,120) | | | | 1,611,240 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan) – 100.33% (Cost $137,214,266) | | | | 125,476,460 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–1.07% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(q)(r)(s) | | | 372,754 | | | | 372,755 | |
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| |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(q)(r)(s) | | | 958,511 | | | | 958,511 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $1,331,284) | | | | 1,331,266 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–101.40% (Cost $138,545,550) | | | | 126,807,726 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.40)% | | | | (1,750,949 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 125,056,777 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations: |
CLO | | – Collateralized Loan Obligation |
Conv. | | – Convertible |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
EUR | | – Euro |
IO | | – Interest Only |
LIBOR | | – London Interbank Offered Rate |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
PO | | – Principal Only |
RB | | – Revenue Bonds |
Ref. | | – Refunding |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
REMICs | | – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
SOFR | | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
STACR® | | – Structured Agency Credit Risk |
STRIPS | | – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security |
TBA | | – To Be Announced |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
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 June 30, 2022 was $50,241,273, which represented 40.17% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(d) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(e) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(f) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(g) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(h) | Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(i) | Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date. |
(j) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(k) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1M. |
(l) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(m) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. |
(n) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. |
(o) | Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1P. |
(p) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated. |
(q) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | Change in | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized | | Realized | | | | |
| | Value | | Purchases | | Proceeds | | Appreciation | | Gain | | Value | | |
| | December 31, 2021 | | at Cost | | from Sales | | (Depreciation) | | (Loss) | | June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | $1,540,969 | | $13,567,137 | | $(14,603,208) | | $ - | | $ - | | $ 504,898 | | $ 1,493 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | 1,396,860 | | 9,690,813 | | (10,558,252) | | (56) | | (49) | | 529,316 | | 1,781 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | 1,761,107 | | 15,505,300 | | (16,689,381) | | - | | - | | 577,026 | | 1,824 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | - | | 1,986,089 | | (1,613,334) | | - | | - | | 372,755 | | 581* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | - | | 4,605,228 | | (3,646,801) | | (18) | | 102 | | 958,511 | | 1,673* |
Total | | $4,698,936 | | $45,354,567 | | $(47,110,976) | | $(74) | | $ 53 | | $2,942,506 | | $ 7,352 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(r) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(s) | 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 1J. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Futures Contracts | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | Number of | | | Expiration | | | Notional | | | | | | Appreciation | |
Long Futures Contracts | | Contracts | | | Month | | | Value | | | Value | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 19 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 3,990,297 | | | $ | (22,711) | | | | $ (22,711) | |
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U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 44 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 4,939,000 | | | | (27,938 | ) | | | (27,938) | |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 45 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 5,333,906 | | | | (51,732 | ) | | | (51,732) | |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes | | | 26 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 3,311,750 | | | | (62,766 | ) | | | (62,766) | |
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U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 2 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 308,688 | | | | (10,125 | ) | | | (10,125) | |
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Subtotal–Long Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (175,272 | ) | | | (175,272) | |
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Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 3 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (415,875 | ) | | | 6,563 | | | | 6,563 | |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (168,709 | ) | | | $(168,709) | |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized | |
Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Appreciation | |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/12/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | AUD | 350,000 | | | USD | 252,395 | | | $ | 10,804 | |
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07/12/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | AUD | 350,000 | | | USD | 252,478 | | | | 10,887 | |
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07/12/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | JPY | 31,325,500 | | | AUD | 380,000 | | | | 31,334 | |
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08/17/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | EUR | 133,000 | | | USD | 141,247 | | | | 1,460 | |
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Subtotal–Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | 54,485 | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/12/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | AUD | 190,000 | | | JPY | 15,743,928 | | | | (15,069) | |
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07/12/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | AUD | 190,000 | | | JPY | 15,750,297 | | | | (15,022) | |
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07/12/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | 498,602 | | | AUD | 700,000 | | | | (15,419) | |
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Subtotal–Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | (45,510) | |
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Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | $ | 8,975 | |
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Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a) |
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| | | | | Receive | | | | | | | | | Implied | | | | | | Upfront | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | Buy/Sell | | | Fixed | | | Payment | | | | | | Credit | | | | | | Payments Paid | | | | | | Appreciation | |
Reference Entity | | Protection | | | Rate | | | Frequency | | | Maturity Date | | | Spread(b) | | | Notional Value | | | (Received) | | | Value | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 1 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00% | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 5.765% | | | | USD 2,549,250 | | | | $(18,068) | | | | $(77,430) | | | | $(59,362) | |
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(a) | Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $400,000 cash held with Credit Suisse. |
(b) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement 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. |
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Abbreviations: |
AUD – Australian Dollar |
EUR – Euro |
JPY – Japanese Yen |
USD – U.S. Dollar |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | | 43.90 | % |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | | 29.75 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 19.85 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | 2.95 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | | 1.03 | |
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Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | | 1.56 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.96 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $135,603,146)* | | $ | 123,865,220 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,942,404) | | | 2,942,506 | |
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Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin receivable – futures contracts | | | 106,950 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 54,485 | |
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Deposits with brokers: | | | | |
Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 400,000 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $79,304) | | | 79,669 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 744,644 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 9,343 | |
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Dividends | | | 3,338 | |
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Interest | | | 749,822 | |
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Principal paydowns | | | 1,884 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 82,276 | |
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Other assets | | | 22 | |
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Total assets | | | 129,040,159 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin payable – centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 5,976 | |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 45,510 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,301,018 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 104,494 | |
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Amount due custodian | | | 7,270 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 1,331,284 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 39,470 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,211 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 61,554 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 84,595 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,983,382 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 125,056,777 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 138,970,147 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (13,913,370 | ) |
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| | $ | 125,056,777 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 92,099,173 | |
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Series II | | $ | 32,957,604 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 16,029,184 | |
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Series II | | | 5,789,770 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.75 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.69 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $1,291,342 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
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Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $957) | | $ | 1,121,666 | |
|
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Dividends | | | 3,688 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $291) | | | 5,389 | |
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Total investment income | | | 1,130,743 | |
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Expenses: | |
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Advisory fees | | | 149,419 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 52,586 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 7,242 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 15,259 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 999 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,248 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,398 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 23,485 | |
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Other | | | 1,247 | |
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Total expenses | | | 260,883 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (43,983 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 216,900 | |
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Net investment income | | | 913,843 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (3,895,235 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 53 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (7,059 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 26,874 | |
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Futures contracts | | | 177,273 | |
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Option contracts written | | | 19,699 | |
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Swap agreements | | | 5,450 | |
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| | | (3,672,945 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (4,118,765 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (74 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (107 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 3,692 | |
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Futures contracts | | | (102,879 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (59,362 | ) |
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| | | (4,277,495 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (7,950,440 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (7,036,597 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 913,843 | | | $ | 679,626 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,672,945 | ) | | | 191,731 | |
|
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (4,277,495 | ) | | | (1,159,133 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (7,036,597 | ) | | | (287,776 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (1,922,064 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (87,419 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (2,009,483 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series I | | | 58,304,105 | | | | 7,119,057 | |
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Series II | | | 31,955,292 | | | | 1,501,721 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 90,259,397 | | | | 8,620,778 | |
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Net increase in net assets | | | 83,222,800 | | | | 6,323,519 | |
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Net assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 41,833,977 | | | | 35,510,458 | |
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End of period | | $ | 125,056,777 | | | $ | 41,833,977 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | | $ | 0.08 | | | | $ | (0.88 | ) | | | $ | (0.80 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 5.75 | | | | | (12.21 | )% | | | $ | 92,099 | | | | | 0.61 | %(d) | | | | 0.74 | %(d) | | | | 2.80 | %(d) | | | | 234 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 6.93 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | 6.55 | | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | 39,799 | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | 377 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 6.47 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | 6.93 | | | | | 9.72 | | | | | 34,881 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 1.92 | | | | | 375 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 6.00 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 6.47 | | | | | 11.06 | | | | | 24,769 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 2.94 | | | | | 464 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 6.38 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 6.00 | | | | | (2.37 | ) | | | | 17,019 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 1.78 | | | | | 3.57 | | | | | 339 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 6.21 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | 6.38 | | | | | 6.34 | | | | | 20,326 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 1.58 | | | | | 3.46 | | | | | 407 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 6.49 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 5.69 | | | | | (12.33 | ) | | | | 32,958 | | | | | 0.86 | (d) | | | | 0.99 | (d) | | | | 2.55 | (d) | | | | 234 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 6.89 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | 6.49 | | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | | 2,035 | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 1.52 | | | | | 377 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 6.45 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | 6.89 | | | | | 9.33 | | | | | 629 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | 375 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 5.97 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 0.66 | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | 6.45 | | | | | 11.00 | | | | | 359 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | 2.69 | | | | | 464 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 6.35 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | 5.97 | | | | | (2.64 | ) | | | | 117 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 3.32 | | | | | 339 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 6.19 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | 6.35 | | | | | 5.89 | | | | | 123 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | 3.21 | | | | | 407 | |
(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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $96,195,733 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund into the Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income |
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and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no securities lending transactions with the Adviser. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
K. | 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 the 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 |
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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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
L. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
M. | 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 Counterparties 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. |
N. | Put Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may purchase and write put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency 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. |
Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.
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 underlying portfolio securities. The Fund may write put options to earn additional income in the form of option premiums if it expects the price of the underlying instrument to remain stable or rise during the option period so that the option will not be exercised. The risk in this strategy is that the price of the underlying securities may decline by an amount greater than the premium received. Put options written are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on put options purchased and put options written are included in the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities and Option contracts written, respectively. 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.
O. | Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) between two parties (“uncleared/OTC”) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a future commission merchant (“FCM”) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central Counterparty (“centrally cleared swap”). 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 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.
In a centrally cleared swap, the Fund’s ultimate Counterparty is a central clearinghouse. The Fund initially will enter into centrally cleared swaps through an executing broker. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central Counterparty (via the FCM) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the central Counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by the central Counterparty. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into centrally cleared swaps are satisfied by cash or securities as collateral at the FCM. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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During the term of a cleared swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund, based on the daily change in price of the underlying reference instrument subject to the swap agreement and is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities until the centrally cleared swap is terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded.
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.
An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.
Changes in the value of centrally cleared and OTC 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 cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. 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.
Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of June 30, 2022, if any, for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the open swap agreements table. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
P. | 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 involve the risk that a Counterparty 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 roll 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. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on senior securities and borrowings.
Q. | LIBOR Risk – The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates. |
There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.
R. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
S. | 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. |
T. | Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. |
U. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and |
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increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance.
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 500 million | | | 0.450% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.425% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.375% | |
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Over $5 billion | | | 0.350% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.61% and Series II shares to 0.86% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $43,983.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $2,807 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $49,779 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 |
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | $ | – | | | $ | 54,208,987 | | | $ | 688,656 | | | $ | 54,897,643 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 37,207,028 | | | | – | | | | 37,207,028 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 24,822,737 | | | | – | | | | 24,822,737 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 3,693,908 | | | | – | | | | 3,693,908 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | 140,955 | | | | 1,151,590 | | | | – | | | | 1,292,545 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | – | | | | 1,125,700 | | | | – | | | | 1,125,700 | |
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Municipal Obligations | | | – | | | | 730,855 | | | | – | | | | 730,855 | |
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 94,804 | | | | – | | | | 94,804 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 1,611,240 | | | | 1,331,266 | | | | – | | | | 2,942,506 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 1,752,195 | | | | 124,366,875 | | | | 688,656 | | | | 126,807,726 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 6,563 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,563 | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | 54,485 | | | | – | | | | 54,485 | |
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| | | 6,563 | | | | 54,485 | | | | – | | | | 61,048 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (175,272 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (175,272 | ) |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | (45,510 | ) | | | – | | | | (45,510 | ) |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | (59,362 | ) | | | – | | | | (59,362 | ) |
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| | | (175,272 | ) | | | (104,872 | ) | | | – | | | | (280,144 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | (168,709 | ) | | | (50,387 | ) | | | – | | | | (219,096 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 1,583,486 | | | $ | 124,316,488 | | | $ | 688,656 | | | $ | 126,588,630 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Value | |
Derivative Assets | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | 6,563 | | | $ | 6,563 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 54,485 | | | | – | | | | 54,485 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 54,485 | | | | 6,563 | | | | 61,048 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | | | | (6,563 | ) | | | (6,563 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 54,485 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 54,485 | |
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| | Value | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Credit Risk | | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | (175,272 | ) | | $ | (175,272 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a) | | | (59,362 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (59,362 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | – | | | | (45,510 | ) | | | – | | | | (45,510 | ) |
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Total Derivative Liabilities | | | (59,362 | ) | | | (45,510 | ) | | | (175,272 | ) | | | (280,144 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 59,362 | | | | – | | | | 175,272 | | | | 234,634 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | | | $ | (45,510 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | (45,510 | ) |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Financial | | Financial | | | | | | | |
| | Derivative | | Derivative | | | | Collateral | | | |
| | Assets | | Liabilities | | | | (Received)/Pledged | | | |
| | Forward Foreign | | Forward Foreign | | Net Value of | | | | | | Net | |
Counterparty | | Currency Contracts | | Currency Contracts | | Derivatives | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | Amount | |
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Citibank, N.A. | | $10,804 | | $(15,069) | | $(4,265) | | $– | | $– | | | $(4,265 | ) |
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Goldman Sachs International | | 42,221 | | (30,441) | | 11,780 | | – | | – | | | 11,780 | |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 1,460 | | – | | 1,460 | | – | | – | | | 1,460 | |
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Total | | $54,485 | | $(45,510) | | $ 8,975 | | $– | | $– | | | $ 8,975 | |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 | |
| | Credit | | | Currency | | | Interest | | | | |
| | Risk | | | Risk | | | Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | $ - | | | | $26,874 | | | | $ - | | | $ | 26,874 | |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | 177,273 | | | | 177,273 | |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | 7,643 | | | | - | | | | 7,643 | |
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Options written | | | - | | | | - | | | | 19,699 | | | | 19,699 | |
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Swap agreements | | | 5,450 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,450 | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | - | | | | 3,692 | | | | - | | | | 3,692 | |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | (102,879) | | | | (102,879 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (59,362) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (59,362 | ) |
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Total | | | $(53,912) | | | | $38,209 | | | | $ 94,093 | | | $ | 78,390 | |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | | | | | Foreign | | | | |
| | Forward | | | | Currency | | | | |
| | Foreign Currency | | Futures | | Options | | Swaptions | | Swap |
| | Contracts | | Contracts | | Purchased | | Written | | Agreements |
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Average notional value | | $2,125,475 | | $14,365,755 | | $1,343,395 | | $2,575,000 | | $2,549,250 |
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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 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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $21,679,643 and $27,959,652, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 447,057 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (12,362,831 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (11,915,774 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $138,486,337.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | Year ended | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 3,581,470 | | | $ | 21,235,991 | | | | 2,744,706 | | | $ | 18,830,992 | |
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Series II | | | 1,103,201 | | | | 6,483,438 | | | | 253,424 | | | | 1,716,338 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 293,445 | | | | 1,922,064 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 13,371 | | | | 86,911 | |
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Issued in connection with acquisitions:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 10,656,101 | | | | 62,695,269 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Series II | | | 4,740,576 | | | | 27,617,431 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,288,001 | ) | | | (25,627,155 | ) | | | (1,988,761 | ) | | | (13,633,999 | ) |
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Series II | | | (367,527 | ) | | | (2,145,577 | ) | | | (44,587 | ) | | | (301,528 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 15,425,820 | | | $ | 90,259,397 | | | | 1,271,598 | | | $ | 8,620,778 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 40% 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) | After the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Core Bond Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 1, 2021 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on March 31, 2022. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 15,396,677 shares of the Fund for 13,299,193 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 29, 2022. 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 29, 2022. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 29, 2022 of $90,312,700, including $(7,939,177) of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $39,211,509 and $129,524,209 immediately after the acquisition. |
The pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period are as follows:
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Net investment income | | $ | 1,660,314 | |
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Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) | | | (20,245,677 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (18,585,363 | ) |
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As 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, 2022.
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $877.90 | | $2.84 | | $1,021.77 | | $3.06 | | 0.61% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 876.70 | | 4.00 | | 1,020.53 | | 4.31 | | 0.86 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund |
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Core Plus Bond Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different
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performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it
grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative
to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | O-VIDMCG-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -33.46 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -33.54 | |
Russell Midcap Growth Indexq | | | -31.00 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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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 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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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/15/86) | | | 9.44 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.68 | |
5 Years | | | 10.40 | |
1 Year | | | -27.48 | |
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Inception (10/16/00) | | | 2.96 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.40 | |
5 Years | | | 10.11 | |
1 Year | | | -27.66 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Discovery 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.37% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.62% | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 41,316 | | | $ | 9,986,077 | |
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Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 23,410 | | | | 11,203,324 | |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.51% | |
CNH Industrial N.V. (United Kingdom) | | | 352,968 | | | | 4,090,899 | |
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Application Software–11.02% | |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 60,991 | | | | 6,705,351 | |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 41,354 | | | | 6,204,341 | |
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HubSpot, Inc.(b) | | | 20,217 | | | | 6,078,241 | |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b) | | | 90,706 | | | | 10,394,908 | |
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Paylocity Holding Corp.(b) | | | 86,984 | | | | 15,171,749 | |
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Roper Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 26,422 | | | | 10,427,442 | |
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Synopsys, Inc.(b) | | | 68,777 | | | | 20,887,575 | |
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Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 39,988 | | | | 13,295,210 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.83% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 28,153 | | | | 6,691,405 | |
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Automotive Retail–1.27% | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b) | | | 16,260 | | | | 10,272,418 | |
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Biotechnology–1.02% | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b) | | | 63,705 | | | | 5,081,111 | |
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Natera, Inc.(b) | | | 89,510 | | | | 3,172,234 | |
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Building Products–1.32% | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 58,614 | | | | 5,279,363 | |
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Carlisle Cos., Inc.(c) | | | 22,481 | | | | 5,364,191 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.52% | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.(c) | | | 84,120 | | | | 4,184,970 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.69% | |
Olin Corp. | | | 121,198 | | | | 5,609,043 | |
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Communications Equipment–2.02% | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 78,012 | | | | 16,351,315 | |
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Construction & Engineering–1.84% | |
Quanta Services, Inc.(c) | | | 70,407 | | | | 8,824,813 | |
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WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 186,476 | | | | 6,045,552 | |
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Construction Materials–0.55% | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 31,114 | | | | 4,421,299 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.21% | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 86,222 | | | | 9,818,099 | |
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Distributors–0.93% | |
Pool Corp. | | | 21,512 | | | | 7,555,660 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–0.36% | |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada) | | | 95,275 | | | $ | 2,912,557 | |
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| |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–1.90% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 102,015 | | | | 11,210,428 | |
|
| |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 19,876 | | | | 4,185,488 | |
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| | | | 15,395,916 | |
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| |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.93% | |
Trimble, Inc.(b) | | | 128,693 | | | | 7,493,793 | |
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| |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–4.04% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 90,414 | | | | 11,832,480 | |
|
| |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 168,181 | | | | 20,847,717 | |
|
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| | | | 32,680,197 | |
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| |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.01% | |
FMC Corp.(c) | | | 76,564 | | | | 8,193,114 | |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–2.03% | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 18,390 | | | | 7,072,242 | |
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MSCI, Inc. | | | 22,597 | | | | 9,313,354 | |
|
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| | | | 16,385,596 | |
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| |
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Food Distributors–0.84% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 79,918 | | | | 6,769,854 | |
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| |
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General Merchandise Stores–1.39% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | | | 72,313 | | | | 11,269,981 | |
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| |
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Health Care Distributors–2.56% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 103,410 | | | | 14,630,447 | |
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| |
Henry Schein, Inc.(b) | | | 79,289 | | | | 6,084,638 | |
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| | | | 20,715,085 | |
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| |
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Health Care Equipment–3.11% | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 19,320 | | | | 6,776,103 | |
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Insulet Corp.(b)(c) | | | 38,889 | | | | 8,475,469 | |
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STERIS PLC(c) | | | 47,958 | | | | 9,886,542 | |
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| |
| | | | 25,138,114 | |
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| |
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Health Care Facilities–1.06% | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 163,361 | | | | 8,586,254 | |
|
| |
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Health Care Supplies–0.89% | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 22,972 | | | | 7,192,993 | |
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| |
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Health Care Technology–0.27% | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 61,944 | | | | 2,156,890 | |
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| |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–3.15% | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(c) | | | 71,308 | | | | 7,960,112 | |
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| |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 157,397 | | | | 17,540,322 | |
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| |
| | | | 25,500,434 | |
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| |
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Insurance Brokers–1.99% | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 98,513 | | | | 16,061,560 | |
|
| |
|
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.74% | |
MongoDB, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 23,045 | | | | 5,980,178 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.06% | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 90,394 | | | $ | 16,675,885 | |
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| |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–4.32% | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 94,895 | | | | 6,404,463 | |
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| |
Gartner, Inc.(b) | | | 67,748 | | | | 16,383,499 | |
|
| |
Globant S.A.(b) | | | 69,803 | | | | 12,145,722 | |
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| | | | | | | 34,933,684 | |
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| |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–5.58% | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 12,557 | | | | 6,215,715 | |
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Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b) | | | 11,782 | | | | 13,534,808 | |
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| |
Repligen Corp.(b) | | | 82,785 | | | | 13,444,284 | |
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| |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 39,541 | | | | 11,956,012 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | 45,150,819 | |
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| |
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Managed Health Care–1.65% | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) | | | 47,741 | | | | 13,348,861 | |
|
| |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.19% | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b) | | | 116,957 | | | | 9,658,309 | |
|
| |
|
Office REITs–1.04% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(c) | | | 57,731 | | | | 8,372,727 | |
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| |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.35% | |
Antero Resources Corp.(b) | | | 137,106 | | | | 4,202,299 | |
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| |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(c) | | | 66,488 | | | | 14,832,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,034,442 | |
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| |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–2.75% | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 139,420 | | | | 18,547,042 | |
|
| |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 62,213 | | | | 3,712,250 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | 22,259,292 | |
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| |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–1.02% | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 38,316 | | | | 8,244,071 | |
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| |
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Paper Packaging–1.13% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 56,352 | | | | 9,121,698 | |
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| |
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Pharmaceuticals–2.93% | |
Catalent, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 137,034 | | | | 14,702,378 | |
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| |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A(c) | | | 214,891 | | | | 9,034,018 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | 23,736,396 | |
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| |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.18% | |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 140,286 | | | | 9,575,922 | |
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| |
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Regional Banks–1.27% | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 82,235 | | | | 5,328,828 | |
|
| |
SVB Financial Group(b) | | | 12,596 | | | | 4,975,294 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,304,122 | |
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| |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.51% | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 22,454 | | | | 4,104,142 | |
|
| |
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Restaurants–0.71% | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | | | 4,365 | | | | 5,706,190 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.94% | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 38,826 | | | $ | 7,580,388 | |
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| |
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Semiconductors–3.21% | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 120,929 | | | | 5,865,056 | |
|
| |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 93,424 | | | | 4,066,747 | |
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| |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 41,848 | | | | 16,071,306 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | 26,003,109 | |
|
| |
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Specialized REITs–2.25% | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc.(c) | | | 49,616 | | | | 8,440,674 | |
|
| |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 30,608 | | | | 9,796,090 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 18,236,764 | |
|
| |
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Specialty Chemicals–0.87% | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 33,622 | | | | 7,026,326 | |
|
| |
|
Specialty Stores–2.69% | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 49,947 | | | | 9,682,226 | |
|
| |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(b) | | | 31,301 | | | | 12,065,909 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 21,748,135 | |
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| |
|
Systems Software–3.11% | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 54,859 | | | | 9,247,033 | |
|
| |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 32,210 | | | | 15,909,808 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | 25,156,841 | |
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| |
|
Trucking–0.99% | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 31,278 | | | | 8,015,926 | |
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| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $787,815,127) | | | | 779,543,155 | |
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| |
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Money Market Funds–4.71% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 13,431,335 | | | | 13,431,335 | |
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| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 9,314,489 | | | | 9,313,558 | |
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| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 15,350,097 | | | | 15,350,097 | |
|
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $38,094,533) | | | | 38,094,990 | |
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| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-101.08% (Cost $825,909,660) | | | | | | | 817,638,145 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–12.26% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 27,765,437 | | | | 27,765,437 | |
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| |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 71,396,839 | | | | 71,396,839 | |
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| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $99,166,553) | | | | 99,162,276 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–113.34% (Cost $925,076,213) | | | | 916,800,421 | |
|
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(13.34)% | | | | (107,929,724 | ) |
|
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 808,870,697 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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 June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | $ 7,063,784 | | | | $ | 79,871,120 | | | | $ | (73,503,569 | ) | | | | $ - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 13,431,335 | | | | | $ 21,305 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 3,922,616 | | | | | 57,050,800 | | | | | (51,658,207 | ) | | | | 457 | | | | | (2,108 | ) | | | | 9,313,558 | | | | | 13,676 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 8,072,896 | | | | | 91,281,280 | | | | | (84,004,079 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 15,350,097 | | | | | 19,308 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 10,102,831 | | | | | 125,528,158 | | | | | (107,865,552 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 27,765,437 | | | | | 33,055 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 23,573,272 | | | | | 271,244,992 | | | | | (223,414,712 | ) | | | | (4,277 | ) | | | | (2,436 | ) | | | | 71,396,839 | | | | | 95,103 | * |
Total | | | | $52,735,399 | | | | $ | 624,976,350 | | | | $ | (540,446,119 | ) | | | | $(3,820 | ) | | | $ | (4,544 | ) | | | $ | 137,257,266 | | | | | $182,447 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | | |
| |
Information Technology | | | | 27.51 | % |
| |
Health Care | | | | 19.07 | |
| |
Industrials | | | | 13.72 | |
| |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.66 | |
| |
Financials | | | | 9.36 | |
| |
Energy | | | | 5.10 | |
| |
Materials | | | | 4.61 | |
| |
Real Estate | | | | 3.29 | |
| |
Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 3.05 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.63 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $787,815,127)* | | $ | 779,543,155 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $137,261,086) | | | 137,257,266 | |
| |
Cash | | | 513,285 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 6,724,679 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 3,669,208 | |
Dividends | | | 453,298 | |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 146,861 | |
Other assets | | | 678 | |
Total assets | | | 928,308,430 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 19,275,880 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 395,033 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 99,166,553 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 399,133 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,312 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 40,647 | |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 157,175 | |
Total liabilities | | | 119,437,733 | |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 808,870,697 | |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
| |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 561,196,469 | |
Distributable earnings | | | 247,674,228 | |
| | $ | 808,870,697 | |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
| |
Series I | | $ | 677,620,567 | |
| |
Series II | | $ | 131,250,130 | |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
| |
Series I | | | 8,885,371 | |
| |
Series II | | | 1,903,375 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 76.26 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 68.96 | |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $97,643,078 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $21,240) | | $ | 2,979,010 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $22,746) | | | 77,035 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 3,056,045 | |
|
| |
|
Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,227,196 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 801,360 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 5,971 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 194,334 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 28,625 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 12,054 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,304 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 19,817 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 4,976 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 4,296,637 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (161,595 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 4,135,042 | |
|
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,078,997 | ) |
|
| |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 7,040,865 | |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (4,544 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 1,396 | |
|
| |
| | | 7,037,717 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (419,532,010 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (3,820 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 67 | |
|
| |
| | | (419,535,763 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (412,498,046 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (413,577,043 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ (1,078,997 | ) | | | $ (7,022,231 | ) |
| |
Net realized gain | | | 7,037,717 | | | | 264,535,702 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (419,535,763 | ) | | | (46,873,285 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (413,577,043 | ) | | | 210,640,186 | |
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (107,606,241 | ) |
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (23,586,278 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (131,192,519 | ) |
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (20,000,017 | ) | | | 11,766,238 | |
| |
Series II | | | (9,766,239 | ) | | | 1,369,232 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (29,766,256 | ) | | | 13,135,470 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (443,343,299 | ) | | | 92,583,137 | |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,252,213,996 | | | | 1,159,630,859 | |
| |
End of period | | | $ 808,870,697 | | | | $1,252,213,996 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 114.63 | | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | | $ | (38.29 | ) | | | $ | (38.37 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 76.26 | | | | | (33.47 | )% | | | $ | 677,621 | | | | | 0.82 | %(e) | | | | 0.85 | %(e) | | | | (0.18 | )%(e) | | | | 51 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 106.94 | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | 21.29 | | | | | 20.67 | | | | | – | | | | | (12.98 | ) | | | | (12.98 | ) | | | | 114.63 | | | | | 19.09 | | | | | 1,043,224 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | 77 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 83.82 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | 30.78 | | | | | 30.46 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (7.30 | ) | | | | (7.34 | ) | | | | 106.94 | | | | | 40.70 | | | | | 963,414 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 68.65 | | | | | 0.04 | (f) | | | | 26.04 | | | | | 26.08 | | | | | – | | | | | (10.91 | ) | | | | (10.91 | ) | | | | 83.82 | | | | | 39.37 | | | | | 693,424 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 0.05 | (f) | | | | 76 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 84.21 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | (3.07 | ) | | | | (3.26 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (12.30 | ) | | | | (12.30 | ) | | | | 68.65 | | | | | (6.08 | ) | | | | 586,273 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 72.65 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 20.08 | | | | | 19.98 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (8.39 | ) | | | | (8.42 | ) | | | | 84.21 | | | | | 28.79 | | | | | 694,675 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 105 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 103.76 | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (34.62 | ) | | | | (34.80 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 68.96 | | | | | (33.54 | ) | | | | 131,250 | | | | | 1.07 | (e) | | | | 1.10 | (e) | | | | (0.43 | )(e) | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 98.05 | | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | | 19.52 | | | | | 18.69 | | | | | – | | | | | (12.98 | ) | | | | (12.98 | ) | | | | 103.76 | | | | | 18.79 | | | | | 208,990 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | | 77 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 77.70 | | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | | 28.15 | | | | | 27.65 | | | | | – | | | | | (7.30 | ) | | | | (7.30 | ) | | | | 98.05 | | | | | 40.24 | | | | | 196,217 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | 87 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 64.41 | | | | | (0.14 | )(f) | | | | 24.34 | | | | | 24.20 | | | | | – | | | | | (10.91 | ) | | | | (10.91 | ) | | | | 77.70 | | | | | 39.01 | | | | | 51,312 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | (0.19 | )(f) | | | | 76 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 79.87 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (2.79 | ) | | | | (3.16 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (12.30 | ) | | | | (12.30 | ) | | | | 64.41 | | | | | (6.31 | ) | | | | 35,054 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | 104 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 69.43 | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | 19.11 | | | | | 18.83 | | | | | – | | | | | (8.39 | ) | | | | (8.39 | ) | | | | 79.87 | | | | | 28.46 | | | | | 39,599 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | 105 | |
(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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | 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, 2020, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $123,217,891 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund into the Fund. |
(f) | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2019. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.13) and (0.16)% for Series I Shares and $(0.30) and (0.40)% for Series II Shares. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Discovery 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,153 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Next $700 million | | | 0.600% | |
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Over $1.5 billion | | | 0.580% | |
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* | The advisory fee payable by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with Invesco. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
Effective May 1, 2022, through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has 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 of Series I shares to 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net asset (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, 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 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $161,595.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $68,896 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $732,464 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $979 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.
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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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 779,543,155 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 779,543,155 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 38,094,990 | | | | 99,162,276 | | | | – | | | | 137,257,266 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 817,638,145 | | | $ | 99,162,276 | | | | $– | | | $ | 916,800,421 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $493,329,346 and $533,458,395, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 87,934,917 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (97,368,406 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (9,433,489 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $926,233,910.
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NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Series I | | | 1,137,922 | | | $ | 99,609,037 | | | | 395,767 | | | $ | 45,813,679 | |
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Series II | | | 310,643 | | | | 24,588,214 | | | | 208,907 | | | | 21,933,005 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 920,026 | | | | 107,606,241 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 222,680 | | | | 23,586,278 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,353,104 | ) | | | (119,609,054 | ) | | | (1,224,572 | ) | | | (141,653,682 | ) |
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Series II | | | (421,346 | ) | | | (34,354,453 | ) | | | (418,716 | ) | | | (44,150,051 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (325,885 | ) | | $ | (29,766,256 | ) | | | 104,092 | | | $ | 13,135,470 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 31% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period3 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $665.40 | | $3.39 | | $1,020.73 | | $4.11 | | 0.82% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 664.60 | | 4.42 | | 1,019.49 | | 5.36 | | 1.07 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses of Series I shares and Series II Shares 2.00% and 2.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. The annualized expense ratios restated as if these agreements had been in effect throughout the entire most recent fiscal half year are 0.82% and 1.07% for of Series I shares and Series II shares, respectively. |
2 | The actual expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.25 and $5.54 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
3 | The hypothetical expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.11 and $5.36 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems
preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other
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performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense
reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the
returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -7.81 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -7.91 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -12.86 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -12.68 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/1/90) | | | 7.85 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.01 | |
5 Years | | | 5.91 | |
1 Year | | | -2.89 | |
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Inception (6/5/00) | | | 5.61 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.74 | |
5 Years | | | 5.65 | |
1 Year | | | -3.13 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series 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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class X shares and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.44% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.53% | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 116,594 | | | $ | 11,205,849 | |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.59% | |
Deere & Co. | | | 8,638 | | | | 2,586,822 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics–1.36% | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 33,057 | | | | 6,034,225 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.63% | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 50,098 | | | | 2,797,973 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.43% | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 26,236 | | | | 1,877,973 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.96% | |
State Street Corp. | | | 68,933 | | | | 4,249,719 | |
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Biotechnology–0.78% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 22,578 | | | | 3,458,047 | |
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Brewers–0.50% | |
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands) | | | 24,312 | | | | 2,226,533 | |
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Building Products–0.66% | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 22,489 | | | | 2,920,646 | |
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Cable & Satellite–2.14% | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 241,341 | | | | 9,470,221 | |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.55% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 13,491 | | | | 2,411,651 | |
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Consumer Finance–1.14% | |
American Express Co. | | | 36,505 | | | | 5,060,323 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.54% | |
Visa, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 34,682 | | | | 6,828,539 | |
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Diversified Banks–3.94% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 274,920 | | | | 8,558,259 | |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 226,757 | | | | 8,882,072 | |
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| | | | 17,440,331 | |
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Electric Utilities–4.06% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 61,158 | | | | 5,867,498 | |
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Entergy Corp.(b) | | | 66,197 | | | | 7,456,430 | |
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Exelon Corp. | | | 102,315 | | | | 4,636,916 | |
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| | | | 17,960,844 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.70% | |
ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 114,964 | | | | 3,072,534 | |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.97% | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 37,802 | | | | 4,277,296 | |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–0.90% | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 11,814 | | | | 3,982,027 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–1.23% | |
Target Corp. | | | 38,393 | | | | 5,422,243 | |
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Health Care Equipment–4.18% | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 28,744 | | | $ | 7,086,258 | |
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Medtronic PLC | | | 94,936 | | | | 8,520,506 | |
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Stryker Corp. | | | 14,571 | | | | 2,898,609 | |
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| | | | 18,505,373 | |
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Health Care Services–2.23% | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 106,402 | | | | 9,859,209 | |
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Home Improvement Retail–1.08% | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 27,365 | | | | 4,779,845 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–2.03% | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 73,829 | | | | 8,976,130 | |
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Industrial Machinery–2.14% | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 17,822 | | | | 4,385,103 | |
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Pentair PLC | | | 50,981 | | | | 2,333,401 | |
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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 26,314 | | | | 2,759,286 | |
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| | | | 9,477,790 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–4.59% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 108,735 | | | | 15,742,653 | |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 53,443 | | | | 4,576,859 | |
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| | | | 20,319,512 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.99% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 255,489 | | | | 5,355,049 | |
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Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) | | | 258,980 | | | | 5,141,960 | |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 140,735 | | | | 7,142,301 | |
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| | | | 17,639,310 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.55% | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 116,688 | | | | 7,372,348 | |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 51,575 | | | | 3,922,794 | |
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| | | | 11,295,142 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.42% | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 93,161 | | | | 6,287,436 | |
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Managed Health Care–4.63% | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 15,974 | | | | 7,708,733 | |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 24,885 | | | | 12,781,683 | |
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| | | | 20,490,416 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–0.92% | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(c) | | | 43,153 | | | | 4,073,643 | |
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Multi-line Insurance–1.68% | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 113,256 | | | | 7,410,340 | |
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Multi-Utilities–2.74% | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 85,699 | | | | 6,839,637 | |
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Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 83,686 | | | | 5,295,650 | |
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| | | | 12,135,287 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.49% | |
ConocoPhillips(b) | | | 109,647 | | | | 9,847,397 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued) | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 24,994 | | | $ | 5,575,662 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,423,059 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–3.27% | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 200,618 | | | | 7,651,571 | |
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Nestle S.A. | | | 58,041 | | | | 6,809,438 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,461,009 | |
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Paper Packaging–0.48% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 13,011 | | | | 2,106,091 | |
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Personal Products–0.91% | | | | | | | | |
L’Oreal S.A. (France) | | | 11,625 | | | | 4,016,525 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–9.42% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 84,051 | | | | 6,471,927 | |
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Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 14,432 | | | | 4,679,287 | |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 98,655 | | | | 17,512,249 | |
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Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 142,640 | | | | 13,004,489 | |
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| | | | | | | 41,667,952 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.79% | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 46,923 | | | | 7,936,087 | |
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Regional Banks–4.25% | | | | | | | | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 55,789 | | | | 4,093,797 | |
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Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 18,881 | | | | 2,198,692 | |
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| |
Fifth Third Bancorp(b) | | | 91,067 | | | | 3,059,851 | |
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| |
M&T Bank Corp.(b) | | | 37,055 | | | | 5,906,197 | |
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Zions Bancorporation N.A. | | | 69,261 | | | | 3,525,385 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,783,922 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.89% | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 43,418 | | | | 3,923,251 | |
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Restaurants–2.45% | | | | | | | | |
McDonald’s Corp.(b) | | | 28,018 | | | | 6,917,084 | |
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Starbucks Corp. | | | 51,521 | | | | 3,935,689 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,852,773 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.62% | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 6,380 | | | | 2,718,837 | |
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Semiconductors–1.70% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 23,837 | | | | 3,482,347 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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Semiconductors–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 8,334 | | | $ | 4,048,741 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,531,088 | |
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Soft Drinks–1.61% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 113,498 | | | | 7,140,159 | |
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Specialized REITs–2.11% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 31,312 | | | | 5,272,314 | |
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Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 122,690 | | | | 4,063,493 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,335,807 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–0.92% | | | | | | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 73,588 | | | | 4,090,021 | |
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Systems Software–1.74% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 30,049 | | | | 7,717,485 | |
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| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $364,848,675) | | | | 422,237,295 | |
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Money Market Funds–4.16% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 5,877,735 | | | | 5,877,735 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 5,816,875 | | | | 5,816,293 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 6,717,412 | | | | 6,717,412 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $18,410,828) | | | | 18,411,440 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.60% (Cost $383,259,503) | | | | 440,648,735 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–2.57% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 3,175,659 | | | | 3,175,659 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 8,165,982 | | | | 8,165,982 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $11,342,105) | | | | 11,341,641 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.17% (Cost $394,601,608) | | | | 451,990,376 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.17)% | | | | (9,578,906 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 442,411,470 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend 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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 3,208,900 | | | | $ 20,216,266 | | | | $ (17,547,431) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 5,877,735 | | | $ 5,274 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,911,378 | | | | 14,440,190 | | | | (12,533,879) | | | | 218 | | | | (1,614) | | | | 5,816,293 | | | 10,373 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,667,314 | | | | 23,104,304 | | | | (20,054,206) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 6,717,412 | | | 10,099 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 2,831,276 | | | | 45,262,997 | | | | (44,918,614) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,175,659 | | | 8,132* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 6,606,311 | | | | 81,142,506 | | | | (79,580,526) | | | | (464) | | | | (1,845) | | | | 8,165,982 | | | 22,031* |
Total | | | $20,225,179 | | | | $184,166,263 | | | | $(174,634,656) | | | | $(246) | | | | $(3,459) | | | | $29,753,081 | | | $55,909 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Health Care | | | | 21.24 | % |
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Financials | | | | 17.22 | |
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Industrials | | | | 9.41 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 8.32 | |
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Energy | | | | 8.08 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 7.99 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 7.05 | |
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Utilities | | | | 6.80 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 5.82 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.11 | |
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Materials | | | | 1.40 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 4.56 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $364,848,675)* | | $ | 422,237,295 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $29,752,933) | | | 29,753,081 | |
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Cash | | | 243,330 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,646) | | | 1,614 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,109,093 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 752,911 | |
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Dividends | | | 880,354 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 69,000 | |
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Other assets | | | 276 | |
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Total assets | | | 455,046,954 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 464,396 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 435,660 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 11,342,105 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 246,400 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,603 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 45,725 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 98,595 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 12,635,484 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 442,411,470 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 289,958,490 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 152,452,980 | |
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| | $ | 442,411,470 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 217,332,513 | |
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Series II | | $ | 225,078,957 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 7,906,128 | |
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Series II | | | 8,266,978 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 27.49 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 27.23 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $11,088,867 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $50,019) | | $ | 6,002,675 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,035) | | | 30,781 | |
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Total investment income | | | 6,033,456 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,161,388 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 394,824 | |
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| |
Custodian fees | | | 8,502 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 300,531 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 12,141 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,834 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,304 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 18,886 | |
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Other | | | 3,103 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,912,513 | |
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| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (6,419 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 1,906,094 | |
|
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Net investment income | | | 4,127,362 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 27,082,820 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (3,459 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (13,502 | ) |
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| |
| | | 27,065,859 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (69,196,012 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (246 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (18,771 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (69,215,029 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (42,149,170 | ) |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (38,021,808 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,127,362 | | | $ | 8,150,312 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 27,065,859 | | | | 56,157,626 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (69,215,029 | ) | | | 17,184,846 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (38,021,808 | ) | | | 81,492,784 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (6,092,708 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (5,554,813 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (11,647,521 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,746,259 | ) | | | (26,159,709 | ) |
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Series II | | | (732,627 | ) | | | (7,080,155 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (7,478,886 | ) | | | (33,239,864 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (45,500,694 | ) | | | 36,605,399 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 487,912,164 | | | | 451,306,765 | |
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End of period | | $ | 442,411,470 | | | $ | 487,912,164 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 29.82 | | | | $ | 0.27 | | | | $ | (2.60 | ) | | | $ | (2.33 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 27.49 | | | | | (7.81 | )% | | | $ | 217,333 | | | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | | 1.85 | %(d) | | | | 26 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 25.72 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | 4.32 | | | | | 4.84 | | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | | 29.82 | | | | | 18.89 | | | | | 242,810 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 27.23 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | | 25.72 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | 233,073 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 2.41 | | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 23.70 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 5.15 | | | | | 5.82 | | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | | 27.23 | | | | | 25.09 | | | | | 278,727 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 2.54 | | | | | 7 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 27.18 | | | | | 0.63 | | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | | (1.90 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | | 23.70 | | | | | (7.57 | ) | | | | 337,461 | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 2.38 | | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 26.38 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | 2.21 | | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | | 27.18 | | | | | 8.58 | | | | | 437,104 | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | 16 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 29.57 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | | (2.34 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 27.23 | | | | | (7.91 | ) | | | | 225,079 | | | | | 0.92 | (d) | | | | 0.92 | (d) | | | | 1.60 | (d) | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 25.52 | | | | | 0.44 | | | | | 4.29 | | | | | 4.73 | | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | 29.57 | | | | | 18.59 | | | | | 245,103 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 1.56 | | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 27.03 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | 25.52 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | 218,234 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 2.16 | | | | | 9 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 23.54 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 5.11 | | | | | 5.71 | | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | | (1.49 | ) | | | | (2.22 | ) | | | | 27.03 | | | | | 24.77 | | | | | 236,880 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | 7 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 27.00 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | (2.51 | ) | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | (1.51 | ) | | | | 23.54 | | | | | (7.78 | ) | | | | 204,889 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | 10 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 26.23 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | (0.95 | ) | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | | 27.00 | | | | | 8.31 | | | | | 242,614 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 0.90 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | 16 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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| 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $250 million | | | 0.545% | |
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Next $750 million | | | 0.420% | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.395% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.370% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.48%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $6,419.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $35,627 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $359,197 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $406 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | $ | 400,970,305 | | | | | | | | | $ | 21,266,990 | | | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $422,237,295 |
Money Market Funds | | | | 18,411,440 | | | | | | | | | | 11,341,641 | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 29,753,081 |
Total Investments | | | $ | 419,381,745 | | | | | | | | | $ | 32,608,631 | | | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $451,990,376 |
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $120,175,780 and $132,091,700, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 86,559,077 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (29,762,469 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 56,796,608 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $395,193,768.
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NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 646,504 | | | $ | 19,365,543 | | | | 657,168 | | | $ | 18,564,911 | |
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Series II | | | 443,423 | | | | 12,947,814 | | | | 578,551 | | | | 16,315,294 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 208,583 | | | | 6,092,708 | |
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Series I | | | (883,010 | ) | | | (26,111,802 | ) | | | (1,784,234 | ) | | | (50,817,328 | ) |
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Series II | | | (465,047 | ) | | | (13,680,441 | ) | | | (1,032,125 | ) | | | (28,950,262 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (258,130 | ) | | $ | (7,478,886 | ) | | | (1,180,380 | ) | | $ | (33,239,864 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 70% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $921.90 | | $3.19 | | $1,021.47 | | $3.36 | | 0.67% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 920.90 | | 4.38 | | 1,020.23 | | 4.61 | | 0.92 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in and overweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s exposure to the dividend/yield factor, detracted from Fund performance. The Board also noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management team change and investment process
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change in March 2021. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used
by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | | | | |
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Series I Shares | | | -16.92 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -17.01 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
S&P 500 Equal Weight Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -16.68 | |
Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -19.93 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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, which is considered representative of the US stock market. | |
The Lipper VUF Multi-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap 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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series IShares* | | | | |
Inception (11/9/94) | | | 10.52 | % |
10 Years | | | 12.22 | |
5 Years | | | 9.54 | |
1 Year | | | -9.74 | |
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Series IIShares* | | | | |
Inception (7/24/00) | | | 8.76 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.94 | |
5 Years | | | 9.27 | |
1 Year | | | -9.94 | |
*Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss as a result of a delay in rebalancing to the Underlying Index that occurred on April 24, 2020. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been lower. | | | | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class X and Class Y shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Select Dimensions Investment Series Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Portfolio, 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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class X shares and Class Y shares the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.83% |
Advertising–0.39% | | | | | | |
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Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b) | | | 30,681 | | | $ 844,648 |
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Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 13,064 | | | 831,001 |
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| | | | | | 1,675,649 |
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Aerospace & Defense–2.05% | | | | | | |
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Boeing Co. (The)(b)(c) | | | 6,994 | | | 956,220 |
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General Dynamics Corp.(b) | | | 3,954 | | | 874,822 |
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Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 26,139 | | | 822,072 |
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 4,190 | | | 912,666 |
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L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,694 | | | 892,840 |
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Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 2,065 | | | 887,867 |
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Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,915 | | | 916,461 |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b) | | | 9,302 | | | 894,015 |
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Textron, Inc.(b) | | | 14,112 | | | 861,820 |
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TransDigm Group, Inc.(c) | | | 1,528 | | | 820,032 |
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| | | | | | 8,838,815 |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–0.18% | | | |
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Deere & Co.(b) | | | 2,650 | | | 793,596 |
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Agricultural Products–0.19% | | | |
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 10,489 | | | 813,946 |
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Air Freight & Logistics–0.85% | | | |
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 8,731 | | | 885,061 |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 9,021 | | | 879,187 |
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FedEx Corp. | | | 4,296 | | | 973,946 |
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United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 5,133 | | | 936,978 |
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| | | | | | 3,675,172 |
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Airlines–0.90% | | | |
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Alaska Air Group, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 20,187 | | | 808,489 |
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American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 60,381 | | | 765,631 |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc.(c) | | | 25,291 | | | 732,680 |
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Southwest Airlines Co.(c) | | | 22,128 | | | 799,264 |
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United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 21,579 | | | 764,328 |
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| | | | | | 3,870,392 |
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Alternative Carriers–0.20% | | | |
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Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 78,812 | | | 859,839 |
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Apparel Retail–0.38% | | | |
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Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 11,505 | | | 807,996 |
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TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 15,062 | | | 841,213 |
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| | | | | | 1,649,209 |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.75% | | | |
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PVH Corp.(b) | | | 13,536 | | | 770,199 |
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Ralph Lauren Corp.(b) | | | 8,901 | | | 797,975 |
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Tapestry, Inc. | | | 27,162 | | | 828,984 |
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VF Corp.(b) | | | 18,778 | | | 829,424 |
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| | | | | | 3,226,582 |
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Application Software–2.60% | | | |
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Adobe, Inc.(c) | | | 2,256 | | | 825,831 |
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Application Software–(continued) | | | | | | |
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ANSYS, Inc.(c) | | | 3,672 | | | $ 878,673 |
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Autodesk, Inc.(c) | | | 4,748 | | | 816,466 |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(c) | | | 5,957 | | | 893,729 |
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Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(c) | | | 16,964 | | | 798,665 |
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Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 9,069 | | | 881,235 |
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Intuit, Inc. | | | 2,330 | | | 898,075 |
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Paycom Software, Inc.(c) | | | 3,017 | | | 845,122 |
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PTC, Inc.(c) | | | 8,142 | | | 865,820 |
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Roper Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 2,273 | | | 897,040 |
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salesforce.com, inc.(c) | | | 4,977 | | | 821,404 |
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Synopsys, Inc.(c) | | | 2,908 | | | 883,160 |
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Tyler Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 2,632 | | | 875,087 |
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| | | | | | 11,180,307 |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.58% | | | |
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 3,531 | | | 839,248 |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 20,757 | | | 865,775 |
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BlackRock, Inc.(b) | | | 1,438 | | | 875,800 |
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Franklin Resources, Inc.(b) | | | 36,165 | | | 843,006 |
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Invesco Ltd.(b)(d) | | | 51,401 | | | 829,098 |
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Northern Trust Corp.(b) | | | 8,757 | | | 844,875 |
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State Street Corp. | | | 13,617 | | | 839,488 |
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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.(b) | | | 7,734 | | | 878,660 |
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| | | | | | 6,815,950 |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–0.36% | | | | | | |
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Aptiv PLC(c) | | | 8,766 | | | 780,787 |
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BorgWarner, Inc.(b) | | | 23,686 | | | 790,402 |
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| | | | | | 1,571,189 |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.57% | | | | | | |
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Ford Motor Co.(b) | | | 69,664 | | | 775,360 |
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General Motors Co.(c) | | | 25,370 | | | 805,751 |
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Tesla, Inc.(c) | | | 1,275 | | | 858,611 |
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| | | | | | 2,439,722 |
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Automotive Retail–0.82% | | | | | | |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(b) | | | 4,950 | | | 856,795 |
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AutoZone, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 430 | | | 924,122 |
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CarMax, Inc.(c) | | | 9,249 | | | 836,850 |
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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c) | | | 1,462 | | | 923,633 |
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| | | | | | 3,541,400 |
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Biotechnology–1.75% | | | | | | |
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AbbVie, Inc. | | | 6,203 | | | 950,051 |
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Amgen, Inc.(b) | | | 3,701 | | | 900,453 |
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Biogen, Inc.(c) | | | 4,497 | | | 917,118 |
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 14,623 | | | 903,848 |
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Incyte Corp.(c) | | | 12,617 | | | 958,514 |
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Moderna, Inc.(c) | | | 6,987 | | | 998,093 |
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,553 | | | 918,025 |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,485 | | | 982,038 |
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| | | | | | 7,528,140 |
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Brewers–0.21% | | | | | | |
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Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 16,970 | | | 925,035 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Broadcasting–0.39% | | | | | | |
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Fox Corp., Class A(b) | | | 19,203 | | | $ 617,568 |
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Fox Corp., Class B | | | 8,865 | | | 263,291 |
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Paramount Global, Class B(b) | | | 31,620 | | | 780,382 |
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| | | | | | 1,661,241 |
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Building Products–1.36% | | | | | | |
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A.O. Smith Corp.(b) | | | 15,298 | | | 836,495 |
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Allegion PLC | | | 8,292 | | | 811,787 |
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Carrier Global Corp. | | | 23,787 | | | 848,245 |
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Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 13,625 | | | 815,865 |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 17,107 | | | 819,083 |
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Masco Corp.(b) | | | 16,232 | | | 821,339 |
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Trane Technologies PLC | | | 6,821 | | | 885,843 |
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| | | | | | 5,838,657 |
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Cable & Satellite–0.58% | | | | | | |
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Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 1,873 | | | 877,557 |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 21,336 | | | 837,225 |
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DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)(c) | | | 44,234 | | | 793,115 |
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| | | | | | 2,507,897 |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.95% | | | | | | |
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Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(c) | | | 19,521 | | | 747,654 |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b)(c) | | | 26,514 | | | 890,605 |
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MGM Resorts International | | | 27,949 | | | 809,124 |
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Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 27,601 | | | 839,622 |
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Wynn Resorts Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 14,259 | | | 812,478 |
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| | | | | | 4,099,483 |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.35% | | | | | | |
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Dow, Inc. | | | 14,356 | | | 740,913 |
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A | | | 8,660 | | | 757,404 |
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| | | | | | 1,498,317 |
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Communications Equipment–1.02% | | | | | | |
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Arista Networks, Inc.(c) | | | 9,354 | | | 876,844 |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 20,423 | | | 870,837 |
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F5, Inc.(c) | | | 5,670 | | | 867,737 |
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Juniper Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 30,830 | | | 878,655 |
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Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 4,245 | | | 889,752 |
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| | | | | | 4,383,825 |
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Computer & Electronics Retail–0.19% | | | |
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Best Buy Co., Inc.(b) | | | 12,234 | | | 797,534 |
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Construction & Engineering–0.20% | | | | | | |
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Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 7,016 | | | 879,385 |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.75% |
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Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 4,128 | | | 737,921 |
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Cummins, Inc. | | | 4,322 | | | 836,437 |
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PACCAR, Inc. | | | 10,437 | | | 859,383 |
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Wabtec Corp.(b) | | | 9,842 | | | 807,831 |
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| | | | | | 3,241,572 |
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Construction Materials–0.38% | | | | | | |
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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(b) | | | 2,761 | | | 826,202 |
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Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 5,681 | | | 807,270 |
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| | | | | | 1,633,472 |
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Consumer Electronics–0.20% | | | | | | |
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Garmin Ltd.(b) | | | 8,888 | | | 873,246 |
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Consumer Finance–0.76% | | | | | | |
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American Express Co.(e) | | | 5,752 | | | $ 797,342 |
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Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 7,890 | | | 822,059 |
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Discover Financial Services | | | 9,050 | | | 855,949 |
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Synchrony Financial | | | 28,188 | | | 778,553 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,253,903 |
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Copper–0.15% | | | | | | |
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Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 22,089 | | | 646,324 |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.16% | | | |
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 4,197 | | | 881,538 |
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 6,340 | | | 903,767 |
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Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(b) | | | 9,082 | | | 832,547 |
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Fiserv, Inc.(c) | | | 9,415 | | | 837,653 |
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FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 3,745 | | | 786,862 |
| | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 7,563 | | | 836,770 |
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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 4,922 | | | 886,058 |
| | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 2,653 | | | 836,968 |
| | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 7,363 | | | 838,425 |
| | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 11,201 | | | 782,278 |
| | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 4,452 | | | 876,554 |
| | |
| | | | | | 9,299,420 |
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Distillers & Vintners–0.41% | | | | | | |
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Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 12,976 | | | 910,396 |
| | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 3,715 | | | 865,818 |
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| | | | | | 1,776,214 |
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Distributors–0.59% | | | | | | |
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Genuine Parts Co.(b) | | | 6,534 | | | 869,022 |
| | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 17,926 | | | 879,987 |
| | |
Pool Corp.(b) | | | 2,307 | | | 810,288 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,559,297 |
| | |
Diversified Banks–0.98% | | | | | | |
| | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 26,778 | | | 833,599 |
| | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 18,617 | | | 856,196 |
| | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,430 | | | 836,692 |
| | |
U.S. Bancorp(b) | | | 18,231 | | | 838,991 |
| | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 22,161 | | | 868,046 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,233,524 |
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Diversified Support Services–0.41% | | | | | | |
| | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,370 | | | 885,266 |
| | |
Copart, Inc.(c) | | | 8,201 | | | 891,121 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,776,387 |
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Drug Retail–0.19% | | | | | | |
| | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 21,382 | | | 810,378 |
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Electric Utilities–3.20% | | | | | | |
| | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 14,973 | | | 877,567 |
| | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 9,039 | | | 867,202 |
| | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 14,855 | | | 850,597 |
| | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 8,242 | | | 883,625 |
| | |
Edison International(b) | | | 13,261 | | | 838,626 |
| | |
Entergy Corp.(b) | | | 7,662 | | | 863,048 |
| | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 13,307 | | | 868,282 |
| | |
Eversource Energy(b) | | | 10,090 | | | 852,302 |
| | |
Exelon Corp.(b) | | | 19,305 | | | 874,902 |
| | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 21,877 | | | 839,858 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Electric Utilities–(continued) | | | | | | |
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NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 11,701 | | | $ 906,359 |
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NRG Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 20,182 | | | 770,347 |
| | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(b) | | | 12,047 | | | 880,877 |
| | |
PPL Corp. | | | 31,352 | | | 850,580 |
| | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 12,312 | | | 877,969 |
| | |
Xcel Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 12,508 | | | 885,066 |
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| | | | | | 13,787,207 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.94% | | | |
| | |
AMETEK, Inc.(b) | | | 7,693 | | | 845,384 |
| | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 6,482 | | | 816,667 |
| | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 10,202 | | | 811,467 |
| | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,397 | | | 715,340 |
| | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc.(b) | | | 4,255 | | | 848,064 |
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| | | | | | 4,036,922 |
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Electronic Components–0.39% | | | | | | |
| | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 13,149 | | | 846,533 |
| | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 26,689 | | | 840,970 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,687,503 |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.80% | | | |
| | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 6,320 | | | 871,212 |
| | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 2,334 | | | 875,507 |
| | |
Trimble, Inc.(c) | | | 14,207 | | | 827,274 |
| | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(c) | | | 2,909 | | | 855,100 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,429,093 |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.19% | | | |
| | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 7,199 | | | 814,567 |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.63% | | | |
| | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 7,019 | | | 918,577 |
| | |
Rollins, Inc.(b) | | | 26,170 | | | 913,856 |
| | |
Waste Management, Inc.(b) | | | 5,866 | | | 897,381 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,729,814 |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.77% | | | |
| | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,126 | | | 868,102 |
| | |
Corteva, Inc.(b) | | | 15,319 | | | 829,371 |
| | |
FMC Corp.(b) | | | 7,881 | | | 843,346 |
| | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 16,646 | | | 786,190 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,327,009 |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–1.86% | | | | | | |
| | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 8,092 | | | 915,934 |
| | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 4,443 | | | 909,482 |
| | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 2,447 | | | 941,043 |
| | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 9,084 | | | 854,259 |
| | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,243 | | | 830,240 |
| | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 3,251 | | | 884,174 |
| | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 2,166 | | | 892,717 |
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Nasdaq, Inc.(b) | | | 5,914 | | | 902,122 |
| | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 2,669 | | | 899,613 |
| | |
| | | | | | 8,029,584 |
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Food Distributors–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 10,844 | | | 918,595 |
| | |
Food Retail–0.19% | | | | | | |
| | |
Kroger Co. (The)(b) | | | 17,385 | | | 822,832 |
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Footwear–0.18% | | | | | | |
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NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 7,742 | | | $ 791,232 |
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Gas Utilities–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
Atmos Energy Corp.(b) | | | 7,933 | | | 889,289 |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.62% | | | | | | |
| | |
Dollar General Corp.(b) | | | 3,806 | | | 934,144 |
| | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(c) | | | 5,694 | | | 887,410 |
| | |
Target Corp.(b) | | | 5,934 | | | 838,059 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,659,613 |
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Gold–0.18% | | | | | | |
| | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 13,287 | | | 792,835 |
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Health Care Distributors–0.81% | | | | | | |
| | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 6,149 | | | 869,961 |
| | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 16,614 | | | 868,414 |
| | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(c) | | | 10,908 | | | 837,080 |
| | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 2,835 | | | 924,805 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,500,260 |
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Health Care Equipment–3.20% | | | | | | |
| | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 8,102 | | | 880,282 |
| | |
ABIOMED, Inc.(c) | | | 3,547 | | | 877,918 |
| | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 12,147 | | | 780,202 |
| | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 3,562 | | | 878,140 |
| | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(c) | | | 23,857 | | | 889,150 |
| | |
DexCom, Inc.(c) | | | 12,091 | | | 901,142 |
| | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(c) | | | 9,551 | | | 908,205 |
| | |
Hologic, Inc.(c) | | | 12,383 | | | 858,142 |
| | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(c) | | | 2,568 | | | 900,675 |
| | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(c) | | | 4,327 | | | 868,472 |
| | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 9,577 | | | 859,536 |
| | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 4,260 | | | 893,024 |
| | |
STERIS PLC | | | 4,021 | | | 828,929 |
| | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 4,104 | | | 816,409 |
| | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 3,318 | | | 815,730 |
| | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,834 | | | 823,040 |
| | |
| | | | | | 13,778,996 |
| | |
Health Care Facilities–0.36% | | | | | | |
| | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 4,515 | | | 758,791 |
| | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 7,740 | | | 779,495 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,538,286 |
| | |
Health Care REITs–0.62% | | | | | | |
| | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 34,655 | | | 897,911 |
| | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 16,876 | | | 867,933 |
| | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 10,823 | | | 891,274 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,657,118 |
| | |
Health Care Services–1.02% | | | | | | |
| | |
Cigna Corp.(b) | | | 3,507 | | | 924,164 |
| | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 9,533 | | | 883,328 |
| | |
DaVita, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 9,534 | | | 762,339 |
| | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 3,955 | | | 926,894 |
| | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(b) | | | 6,767 | | | 899,876 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,396,601 |
| | |
Health Care Supplies–0.58% | | | | | | |
| | |
Align Technology, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,455 | | | 817,695 |
| | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,673 | | | 836,970 |
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DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 23,239 | | | $ 830,329 |
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| | | | | | 2,484,994 |
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Home Furnishings–0.19% | | | | | | |
| | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 6,734 | | | 835,622 |
| | |
Home Improvement Retail–0.39% | | | | | | |
| | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 3,071 | | | 842,283 |
| | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 4,767 | | | 832,652 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,674,935 |
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Homebuilding–0.78% | | | | | | |
| | |
D.R. Horton, Inc.(b) | | | 12,618 | | | 835,186 |
| | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 11,930 | | | 841,900 |
| | |
NVR, Inc.(c) | | | 213 | | | 852,882 |
| | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 21,148 | | | 838,095 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,368,063 |
| | |
Hotel & Resort REITs–0.17% | | | | | | |
| | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(b) | | | 47,651 | | | 747,168 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.19% | | | |
| | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 422 | | | 738,074 |
| | |
Carnival Corp.(b)(c) | | | 80,381 | | | 695,296 |
| | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(c) | | | 7,713 | | | 731,424 |
| | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,968 | | | 776,514 |
| | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 5,556 | | | 755,671 |
| | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 67,493 | | | 750,522 |
| | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 19,414 | | | 677,743 |
| | |
| | | | | | 5,125,244 |
| | |
Household Appliances–0.19% | | | | | | |
| | |
Whirlpool Corp.(b) | | | 5,404 | | | 836,917 |
| | |
Household Products–1.09% | | | | | | |
| | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 10,340 | | | 958,104 |
| | |
Clorox Co. (The)(b) | | | 6,775 | | | 955,139 |
| | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 11,591 | | | 928,903 |
| | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp.(b) | | | 6,952 | | | 939,563 |
| | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 6,257 | | | 899,694 |
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| | | | | | 4,681,403 |
| | |
Housewares & Specialties–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
Newell Brands, Inc.(b) | | | 46,406 | | | 883,570 |
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| | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 10,499 | | | 786,270 |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.42% | | | |
| | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,917 | | | 918,780 |
| | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 7,298 | | | 887,291 |
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| | | | | | 1,806,071 |
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AES Corp. (The) | | | 42,929 | | | 901,938 |
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Industrial Conglomerates–0.57% | | | | | | |
| | |
3M Co. | | | 6,453 | | | 835,083 |
| | |
General Electric Co.(b) | | | 12,470 | | | 793,965 |
| | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 4,768 | | | 828,726 |
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| | | | | | 2,457,774 |
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Industrial Gases–0.39% | | | | | | |
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.(b) | | | 3,579 | | | $ 860,678 |
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Linde PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 2,857 | | | 821,473 |
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| | | | | | 1,682,151 |
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Industrial Machinery–2.35% | | | | | | |
| | |
Dover Corp.(b) | | | 6,917 | | | 839,171 |
| | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 15,014 | | | 816,461 |
| | |
IDEX Corp.(b) | | | 4,794 | | | 870,734 |
| | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(b) | | | 4,514 | | | 822,677 |
| | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(b) | | | 19,126 | | | 804,822 |
| | |
Nordson Corp.(b) | | | 4,278 | | | 866,038 |
| | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 12,119 | | | 856,450 |
| | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp.(b) | | | 3,369 | | | 828,943 |
| | |
Pentair PLC | | | 18,555 | | | 849,262 |
| | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 4,243 | | | 835,998 |
| | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(b) | | | 8,078 | | | 847,059 |
| | |
Xylem, Inc.(b) | | | 11,083 | | | 866,469 |
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| | | | | | 10,104,084 |
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Industrial REITs–0.43% | | | | | | |
| | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 17,843 | | | 980,473 |
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Prologis, Inc.(b) | | | 7,576 | | | 891,316 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,871,789 |
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Insurance Brokers–1.07% | | | | | | |
| | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 3,502 | | | 944,420 |
| | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 5,805 | | | 946,447 |
| | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 15,932 | | | 929,473 |
| | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 5,920 | | | 919,080 |
| | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 4,452 | | | 878,780 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,618,200 |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–0.54% | | | | | | |
| | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 5,064 | | | 733,166 |
| | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 8,841 | | | 757,143 |
| | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b) | | | 13,907 | | | 818,844 |
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| | | | | | 2,309,153 |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.41% | | | |
| | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 42,929 | | | 899,792 |
| | |
Verizon Communications, Inc.(b) | | | 17,478 | | | 887,008 |
| | |
| | | | | | 1,786,800 |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–0.60% | | | |
| | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 11,614 | | | 904,266 |
| | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 6,656 | | | 809,703 |
| | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(c) | | | 6,942 | | | 850,603 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,564,572 |
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Interactive Media & Services–0.78% | | | | | | |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 207 | | | 451,107 |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(c) | | | 192 | | | 419,990 |
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Match Group, Inc.(c) | | | 11,583 | | | 807,219 |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 5,059 | | | 815,764 |
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Twitter, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 22,786 | | | 851,969 |
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| | | | | | 3,346,049 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.59% | | | |
| | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(c) | | | 8,100 | | | 860,301 |
| | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 20,059 | | | 835,859 |
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Etsy, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 11,712 | | | $ 857,435 |
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| | | | | | 2,553,595 |
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Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.40% | | | |
| | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 9,115 | | | 832,473 |
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VeriSign, Inc.(c) | | | 5,253 | | | 878,984 |
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| | | | | | 1,711,457 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.83% | | | |
| | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 14,275 | | | 901,894 |
| | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,095 | | | 919,277 |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 11,476 | | | 872,865 |
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Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 9,941 | | | 888,825 |
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| | | | | | 3,582,861 |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.21% | | | |
| | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 3,106 | | | 862,381 |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 12,705 | | | 857,461 |
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DXC Technology Co.(c) | | | 27,129 | | | 822,280 |
| | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(c) | | | 2,927 | | | 862,821 |
| | |
Gartner, Inc.(c) | | | 3,587 | | | 867,444 |
| | |
International Business Machines Corp.(b) | | | 6,522 | | | 920,841 |
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| | | | | | 5,193,228 |
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Leisure Products–0.20% | | | | | | |
| | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 10,459 | | | 856,383 |
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Life & Health Insurance–1.22% | | | | | | |
| | |
Aflac, Inc.(b) | | | 15,966 | | | 883,399 |
| | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 9,673 | | | 942,827 |
| | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 17,375 | | | 812,629 |
| | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 13,994 | | | 878,683 |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc.(b) | | | 13,391 | | | 894,385 |
| | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 9,027 | | | 863,703 |
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| | | | | | 5,275,626 |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.47% | | | |
| | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 7,367 | | | 874,978 |
| | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 1,754 | | | 868,230 |
| | |
Bio-Techne Corp.(b) | | | 2,655 | | | 920,329 |
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(c) | | | 4,047 | | | 865,937 |
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Danaher Corp. | | | 3,532 | | | 895,433 |
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Illumina, Inc.(c) | | | 4,350 | | | 801,966 |
| | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 4,283 | | | 929,368 |
| | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(c) | | | 740 | | | 850,090 |
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PerkinElmer, Inc.(b) | | | 6,259 | | | 890,155 |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,686 | | | 915,970 |
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Waters Corp.(c) | | | 2,694 | | | 891,660 |
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 3,026 | | | 914,972 |
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| | | | | | 10,619,088 |
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Managed Health Care–1.07% | | | | | | |
| | |
Centene Corp.(c) | | | 11,171 | | | 945,178 |
| | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 1,840 | | | 887,947 |
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Humana, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | 936,140 |
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Molina Healthcare, Inc.(c) | | | 3,213 | | | 898,387 |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1,833 | | | 941,484 |
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| | | | | | 4,609,136 |
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Metal & Glass Containers–0.21% | | | | | | |
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Ball Corp.(b) | | | 12,970 | | | $ 891,947 |
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Movies & Entertainment–0.76% | | | | | | |
| | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 9,622 | | | 794,585 |
| | |
Netflix, Inc.(c) | | | 4,855 | | | 848,994 |
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Walt Disney Co. (The)(c) | | | 8,936 | | | 843,558 |
| | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(c) | | | 59,772 | | | 802,140 |
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| | | | | | 3,289,277 |
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Multi-line Insurance–0.60% | | | | | | |
| | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 16,624 | | | 849,985 |
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Assurant, Inc. | | | 5,108 | | | 882,918 |
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Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 13,008 | | | 851,113 |
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| | | | | | 2,584,016 |
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Multi-Sector Holdings–0.19% | | | | | | |
| | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(c) | | | 3,045 | | | 831,346 |
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Multi-Utilities–2.05% | | | | | | |
| | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 9,953 | | | 899,353 |
| | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 29,489 | | | 872,285 |
| | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 13,118 | | | 885,465 |
| | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 9,335 | | | 887,758 |
| | |
Dominion Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 11,199 | | | 893,792 |
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DTE Energy Co. | | | 6,966 | | | 882,941 |
| | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 29,558 | | | 871,665 |
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Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 13,567 | | | 858,520 |
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Sempra Energy | | | 5,743 | | | 863,001 |
| | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc.(b) | | | 8,944 | | | 900,124 |
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| | | | | | 8,814,904 |
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Office REITs–0.58% | | | | | | |
| | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(b) | | | 6,072 | | | 880,622 |
| | |
Boston Properties, Inc.(b) | | | 9,164 | | | 815,413 |
| | |
Vornado Realty Trust(b) | | | 28,395 | | | 811,813 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,507,848 |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.49% | | | |
| | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 25,212 | | | 727,870 |
| | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 21,937 | | | 687,944 |
| | |
Schlumberger N.V. | | | 18,814 | | | 672,789 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,088,603 |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.43% | | | |
| | |
APA Corp. | | | 18,197 | | | 635,075 |
| | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 7,603 | | | 682,825 |
| | |
Coterra Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 25,888 | | | 667,652 |
| | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 11,993 | | | 660,934 |
| | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 5,712 | | | 692,009 |
| | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 6,168 | | | 681,194 |
| | |
Hess Corp. | | | 6,954 | | | 736,707 |
| | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 29,324 | | | 659,204 |
| | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | | | 3,279 | | | 731,479 |
| | |
| | | | | | 6,147,079 |
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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.47% | | | |
| | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 8,198 | | | 673,958 |
| | |
Phillips 66 | | | 8,355 | | | 685,026 |
| | |
Valero Energy Corp.(b) | | | 6,321 | | | 671,796 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,030,780 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.54% | | | |
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Kinder Morgan, Inc.(b) | | | 46,674 | | | $ 782,256 |
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ONEOK, Inc. | | | 13,720 | | | 761,460 |
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Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 25,457 | | | 794,513 |
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| | | | | | 2,338,229 |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–2.54% | | | | | | |
| | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 18,926 | | | 909,394 |
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Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 27,271 | | | 933,759 |
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General Mills, Inc. | | | 12,989 | | | 980,020 |
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Hershey Co. (The) | | | 4,163 | | | 895,711 |
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Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 19,376 | | | 917,647 |
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JM Smucker Co. (The)(b) | | | 6,917 | | | 885,445 |
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Kellogg Co.(b) | | | 12,765 | | | 910,655 |
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Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 23,717 | | | 904,567 |
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,340 | | | 953,277 |
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McCormick & Co., Inc.(b) | | | 10,096 | | | 840,492 |
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Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 14,609 | | | 907,073 |
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Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 10,556 | | | 908,449 |
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| | | | | | 10,946,489 |
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Paper Packaging–1.16% | | | | | | |
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Amcor PLC | | | 69,609 | | | 865,240 |
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Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 5,259 | | | 851,274 |
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International Paper Co. | | | 19,738 | | | 825,641 |
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Packaging Corp. of America | | | 5,863 | | | 806,162 |
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Sealed Air Corp. | | | 14,823 | | | 855,584 |
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WestRock Co.(b) | | | 19,686 | | | 784,290 |
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| | | | | | 4,988,191 |
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Personal Products–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A(b) | | | 3,560 | | | 906,625 |
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Pharmaceuticals–1.90% | | | | | | |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 11,829 | | | 910,833 |
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Catalent, Inc.(c) | | | 8,327 | | | 893,404 |
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Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 2,991 | | | 969,772 |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 5,148 | | | 913,821 |
| | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 10,188 | | | 928,840 |
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Organon & Co.(b) | | | 25,048 | | | 845,370 |
| | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 17,775 | | | 931,943 |
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Viatris, Inc. | | | 79,304 | | | 830,313 |
| | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 5,500 | | | 945,395 |
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| | | | | | 8,169,691 |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.44% | | | |
| | |
Allstate Corp. (The)(b) | | | 7,129 | | | 903,458 |
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Chubb Ltd. | | | 4,404 | | | 865,739 |
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Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 7,408 | | | 881,404 |
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Loews Corp. | | | 14,720 | | | 872,307 |
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Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 7,822 | | | 909,464 |
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Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(b) | | | 5,246 | | | 887,256 |
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W.R. Berkley Corp. | | | 13,012 | | | 888,199 |
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| | | | | | 6,207,827 |
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Publishing–0.19% | | | | | | |
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News Corp., Class A | | | 40,787 | | | 635,462 |
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News Corp., Class B | | | 12,634 | | | 200,754 |
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| | | | | | 836,216 |
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Railroads–0.61% | | | | | | |
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CSX Corp. | | | 29,314 | | | 851,865 |
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Railroads–(continued) | | | | | | |
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Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,873 | | | $ 880,294 |
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Union Pacific Corp. | | | 4,207 | | | 897,269 |
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| | | | | | 2,629,428 |
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Real Estate Services–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 12,109 | | | 891,344 |
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Regional Banks–2.58% | | | | | | |
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 24,275 | | | 866,375 |
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Comerica, Inc. | | | 11,803 | | | 866,104 |
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Fifth Third Bancorp(b) | | | 24,894 | | | 836,438 |
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First Republic Bank | | | 6,278 | | | 905,288 |
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Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 71,342 | | | 858,244 |
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KeyCorp | | | 49,984 | | | 861,224 |
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M&T Bank Corp. | | | 5,356 | | | 853,693 |
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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 5,610 | | | 885,090 |
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Regions Financial Corp.(b) | | | 44,102 | | | 826,913 |
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Signature Bank(b) | | | 4,405 | | | 789,420 |
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SVB Financial Group(b)(c) | | | 2,006 | | | 792,350 |
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Truist Financial Corp. | | | 19,330 | | | 916,822 |
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Zions Bancorporation N.A. | | | 16,825 | | | 856,392 |
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| | | | | | 11,114,353 |
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Reinsurance–0.21% | | | | | | |
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Everest Re Group Ltd.(b) | | | 3,194 | | | 895,214 |
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Research & Consulting Services–1.03% | | | |
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Equifax, Inc. | | | 4,844 | | | 885,386 |
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Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b) | | | 6,884 | | | 875,163 |
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Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,819 | | | 888,162 |
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Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 36,402 | | | 845,254 |
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Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b) | | | 5,413 | | | 936,936 |
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| | | | | | 4,430,901 |
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Residential REITs–1.25% | | | | | | |
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc.(b) | | | 4,568 | | | 887,334 |
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Camden Property Trust | | | 6,669 | | | 896,847 |
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Equity Residential(b) | | | 12,294 | | | 887,873 |
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 3,279 | | | 857,491 |
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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 5,282 | | | 922,607 |
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UDR, Inc. | | | 19,844 | | | 913,618 |
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| | | | | | 5,365,770 |
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Restaurants–1.24% | | | | | | |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 674 | | | 881,093 |
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 7,405 | | | 837,654 |
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Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(b) | | | 2,334 | | | 909,583 |
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McDonald’s Corp. | | | 3,742 | | | 923,825 |
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Starbucks Corp. | | | 11,738 | | | 896,666 |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 7,763 | | | 881,178 |
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| | | | | | 5,329,999 |
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Retail REITs–1.00% | | | | | | |
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Federal Realty OP L.P. | | | 8,712 | | | 834,087 |
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Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 43,013 | | | 850,367 |
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Realty Income Corp.(b) | | | 13,466 | | | 919,189 |
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Regency Centers Corp.(b) | | | 14,566 | | | 863,910 |
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Simon Property Group, Inc.(b) | | | 8,772 | | | 832,638 |
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| | | | | | 4,300,191 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.16% | | | | | | |
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Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 8,718 | | | $ 793,164 |
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Enphase Energy, Inc.(c) | | | 4,527 | | | 883,851 |
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KLA Corp. | | | 2,662 | | | 849,391 |
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Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,872 | | | 797,753 |
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SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,124 | | | 854,976 |
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Teradyne, Inc.(b) | | | 9,160 | | | 820,278 |
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| | | | | | 4,999,413 |
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Semiconductors–2.60% | | | | | | |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c) | | | 9,367 | | | 716,295 |
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Analog Devices, Inc.(b) | | | 5,660 | | | 826,869 |
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Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1,641 | | | 797,214 |
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Intel Corp. | | | 22,670 | | | 848,085 |
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Microchip Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 13,846 | | | 804,176 |
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Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 14,184 | | | 784,092 |
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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 2,097 | | | 805,332 |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 5,233 | | | 793,271 |
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China) | | | 4,974 | | | 736,301 |
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ON Semiconductor Corp.(c) | | | 14,769 | | | 743,028 |
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Qorvo, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 8,772 | | | 827,375 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 6,668 | | | 851,770 |
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Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 8,860 | | | 820,790 |
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Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 5,629 | | | 864,896 |
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| | | | | | 11,219,494 |
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Soft Drinks–0.85% | | | | | | |
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Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 14,464 | | | 909,930 |
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Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 25,027 | | | 885,706 |
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Monster Beverage Corp.(c) | | | 10,205 | | | 946,003 |
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PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 5,465 | | | 910,797 |
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| | | | | | 3,652,436 |
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Specialized REITs–2.04% | | | | | | |
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American Tower Corp.(b) | | | 3,539 | | | 904,533 |
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Crown Castle International Corp.(b) | | | 5,145 | | | 866,315 |
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 6,762 | | | 877,911 |
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Equinix, Inc. | | | 1,368 | | | 898,803 |
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Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 5,321 | | | 905,209 |
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Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 17,402 | | | 847,303 |
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Public Storage | | | 2,889 | | | 903,304 |
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SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 2,729 | | | 873,416 |
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VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 29,666 | | | 883,750 |
| | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 24,790 | | | 821,045 |
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| | | | | | 8,781,589 |
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Specialty Chemicals–1.50% | | | | | | |
| | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 3,750 | | | 783,675 |
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Celanese Corp. | | | 6,095 | | | 716,833 |
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DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(b) | | | 13,981 | | | 777,064 |
| | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 8,692 | | | 780,281 |
| | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 5,595 | | | 860,287 |
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International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(b) | | | 7,111 | | | 847,062 |
| | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 7,664 | | | 876,302 |
| | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 3,590 | | | 803,837 |
| | |
| | | | | | 6,445,341 |
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Specialty Stores–0.56% | | | | | | |
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Bath & Body Works, Inc.(b) | | | 26,216 | | | 705,735 |
| | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 4,548 | | | 881,630 |
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Specialty Stores–(continued) | | | | | | |
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Ulta Beauty, Inc.(c) | | | 2,178 | | | $ 839,575 |
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| | | | | | 2,426,940 |
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Steel–0.18% | | | | | | |
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Nucor Corp. | | | 7,391 | | | 771,694 |
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Systems Software–1.03% | | | | | | |
| | |
Fortinet, Inc.(c) | | | 15,405 | | | 871,615 |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 3,511 | | | 901,730 |
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NortonLifeLock, Inc.(b) | | | 38,702 | | | 849,896 |
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Oracle Corp. | | | 13,229 | | | 924,310 |
| | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,877 | | | 892,551 |
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| | | | | | 4,440,102 |
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Technology Distributors–0.19% | | | | | | |
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CDW Corp. | | | 5,308 | | | 836,328 |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.14% |
| | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 6,477 | | | 885,536 |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(b) | | | 62,418 | | | 827,663 |
| | |
HP, Inc.(b) | | | 25,176 | | | 825,269 |
| | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 13,295 | | | 867,366 |
| | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 11,019 | | | 787,197 |
| | |
Western Digital Corp.(c) | | | 16,439 | | | 736,960 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,929,991 |
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Tobacco–0.38% | | | | | | |
| | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 18,149 | | | 758,084 |
| | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland) | | | 8,680 | | | 857,063 |
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| | | | | | 1,615,147 |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–0.57% | | | |
| | |
Fastenal Co.(b) | | | 17,088 | | | 853,033 |
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United Rentals, Inc.(c) | | | 3,170 | | | 770,025 |
| | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,817 | | | 825,699 |
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| | | | | | 2,448,757 |
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Trucking–0.41% | | | | | | |
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 5,425 | | | 854,275 |
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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 3,593 | | | 920,814 |
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| | | | | | 1,775,089 |
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Water Utilities–0.21% | | | | | | |
| | |
American Water Works Co., Inc.(b) | | | 5,990 | | | 891,132 |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.21% | | | |
| | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(c) | | | 6,806 | | | 915,679 |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $275,131,061) | | | 425,721,916 |
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Money Market Funds–1.10% | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(f) | | | 1,652,230 | | | 1,652,230 |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(f) | | | 1,180,450 | | | 1,180,332 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
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Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(f) | | | 1,888,263 | | | $ | 1,888,263 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,720,711) | | | | 4,720,825 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.93% (Cost $279,851,772) | | | | 430,442,741 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–25.46% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(f)(g) | | | 30,082,465 | | | | 30,082,465 | |
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Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(f)(g) | | | 79,570,570 | | | $ | 79,570,570 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $109,656,610) | | | | 109,653,035 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–125.39% (Cost $389,508,382) | | | | 540,095,776 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(25.39)% | | | | (109,347,553 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 430,748,223 | |
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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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | $ 822,850 | | | | $ 326,146 | | | $ | (36,890 | ) | | $ | (268,883) | | | $ | (14,125) | | | $ | 829,098 | | | | $ 14,858 | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,049,064 | | | | 14,098,651 | | | | (15,495,485 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,652,230 | | | | 2,214 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2,200,493 | | | | 10,070,247 | | | | (11,089,943 | ) | | | (324) | | | | (141) | | | | 1,180,332 | | | | 2,644 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,484,645 | | | | 16,112,743 | | | | (17,709,125 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,888,263 | | | | 3,455 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 5,039,466 | | | | 93,320,081 | | | | (68,277,082 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 30,082,465 | | | | 40,637* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 11,758,755 | | | | 206,199,128 | | | | (138,381,245 | ) | | | (3,365) | | | | (2,703) | | | | 79,570,570 | | | | 114,520* | |
Total | | | $26,355,273 | | | | $340,126,996 | | | $ | (250,989,770 | ) | | $ | (272,572) | | | $ | (16,969) | | | $ | 115,202,958 | | | | $ 178,328 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1J. |
(f) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(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. |
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Open Futures Contracts | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | 26 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 4,926,350 | | | $ | (127,771 | ) | | | $(127,771) | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Information Technology | | | | 14.89 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 14.00 | |
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Financials | | | | 13.34 | |
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Health Care | | | | 13.15 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 11.17 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 6.89 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 6.30 | |
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Utilities | | | | 5.87 | |
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Materials | | | | 5.26 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 4.51 | |
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Energy | | | | 3.46 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.16 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $ 274,380,324)* | | $ | 424,892,818 | |
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Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $ 115,128,058) | | | 115,202,958 | |
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Cash | | | 35,515 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 373,000 | |
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Dividends | | | 531,308 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 63,054 | |
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Other assets | | | 219 | |
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Total assets | | | 541,098,872 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin payable - futures contracts | | | 41,238 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 192,755 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 109,656,610 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 253,953 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,378 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 130,182 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 73,533 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 110,350,649 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 430,748,223 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 222,844,838 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 207,903,385 | |
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| | $ | 430,748,223 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 60,538,088 | |
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Series II | | $ | 370,210,135 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 2,353,317 | |
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Series II | | | 14,910,621 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 25.72 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 24.83 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $108,217,377 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,129) | | $ | 3,881,559 | |
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Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $20,925) | | | 44,096 | |
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Total investment income | | | 3,925,655 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 253,535 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 347,102 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 473,566 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 10,502 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 9,643 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 39,221 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,192 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 19,183 | |
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Other | | | (28,912 | ) |
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Total expenses | | | 1,125,032 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (2,649 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,122,383 | |
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Net investment income | | | 2,803,272 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 29,824,814 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (16,969 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | (1,181,645 | ) |
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| | | 28,626,200 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (111,105,096 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (272,572 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | (321,039 | ) |
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| | | (111,698,707 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (83,072,507 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (80,269,235 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,803,272 | | | $ | 3,387,174 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 28,626,200 | | | | 25,470,693 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (111,698,707 | ) | | | 65,825,520 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (80,269,235 | ) | | | 94,683,387 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (392,488 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (3,852,414 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (4,244,902 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 32,677,864 | | | | (1,841,293 | ) |
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Series II | | | 46,769,370 | | | | 18,933,241 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 79,447,234 | | | | 17,091,948 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (822,001 | ) | | | 107,530,433 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 431,570,224 | | | | 324,039,791 | |
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End of period | | $ | 430,748,223 | | | $ | 431,570,224 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | $30.96 | | | | | $0.22 | | | | | $(5.46) | | | | | $(5.24) | | | | | $ – | | | | | $ – | | | | | $ – | | | | | $25.72 | | | | | (16.92 | )% | | | | $60,538 | | | | | 0.31 | %(d) | | | | 0.31 | %(d) | | | | 1.55 | %(d) | | | | 19 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 24.24 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 6.75 | | | | | 7.06 | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | – | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | 30.96 | | | | | 29.17 | | | | | 36,788 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 22.14 | | | | | 0.41 | | | | | 2.33 | | | | | 2.74 | | | | | (0.31) | | | | | (0.33) | | | | | (0.64) | | | | | 24.24 | | | | | 12.74 | (e) | | | | 30,438 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | 0.33 | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 17.80 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 4.73 | | | | | 5.07 | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | (0.73) | | | | | 22.14 | | | | | 28.79 | | | | | 31,327 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 19.88 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (1.80) | | | | | (1.48) | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | (0.60) | | | | | 17.80 | | | | | (7.87 | ) | | | | 109,414 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.24 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 2.87 | | | | | 3.16 | | | | | (0.15) | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | (0.52) | | | | | 19.88 | | | | | 18.58 | | | | | 127,462 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | 22 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 29.92 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | (5.27) | | | | | (5.09) | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 24.83 | | | | | (17.01 | ) | | | | 370,210 | | | | | 0.56 | (d) | | | | 0.56 | (d) | | | | 1.30 | (d) | | | | 19 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 23.45 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 6.52 | | | | | 6.76 | | | | | (0.29) | | | | | – | | | | | (0.29) | | | | | 29.92 | | | | | 28.88 | | | | | 394,782 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 21.46 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | 2.59 | | | | | (0.27) | | | | | (0.33) | | | | | (0.60) | | | | | 23.45 | | | | | 12.41 | (e) | | | | 293,602 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | 1.75 | | | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 17.29 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 4.57 | | | | | 4.86 | | | | | (0.31) | | | | | (0.38) | | | | | (0.69) | | | | | 21.46 | | | | | 28.46 | | | | | 248,057 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 1.46 | | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 19.35 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | (1.74) | | | | | (1.48) | | | | | (0.21) | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | (0.58) | | | | | 17.29 | | | | | (8.11 | ) | | | | 149,913 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 1.36 | | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 16.82 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | 3.03 | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | (0.37) | | | | | (0.50) | | | | | 19.35 | | | | | 18.26 | | | | | 117,400 | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 22 | |
(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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $20,974,156 and sold of $41,844,757 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund into the Fund. |
(e) | Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss as a result of delay in rebalancing to the index that occurred on April 24, 2020. Had the pay-in not been made, the total return would have been 11.35% and 10.98% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 of the cost of the related investment. 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,595 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations.
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 (“Counterparties”) 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 |
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| 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 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. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions. |
L. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 2 billion | | | 0.120% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.100% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.12%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,649.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $30,183 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $316,919 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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Level 1 - | | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 425,721,916 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | | $425,721,916 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 4,720,825 | | | | 109,653,035 | | | | – | | | | 114,373,860 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 430,442,741 | | | | 109,653,035 | | | | – | | | | 540,095,776 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (127,771 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (127,771 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 430,314,970 | | | $ | 109,653,035 | | | | $– | | | | $539,968,005 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | (127,771 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 127,771 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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Futures contracts | | $(1,181,645) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | |
Futures contracts | | (321,039) |
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Total | | $(1,502,684) |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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Average notional value | | $ | 6,137,585 | |
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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
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $116,319,390 and $75,877,294, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 159,547,376 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (11,280,119 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 148,267,257 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $ 391,700,748.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Series I | | | 163,265 | | | $ | 4,552,206 | | | | 143,474 | | | $ | 4,038,895 | |
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Series II | | | 1,380,670 | | | | 38,171,515 | | | | 1,787,174 | | | | 48,913,614 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 13,087 | | | | 392,488 | |
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‘Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 132,888 | | | | 3,852,414 | |
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Series I | | | 1,178,993 | | | | 33,175,816 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Series II | | | 1,932,777 | | | | 52,511,224 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Series I | | | (177,250 | ) | | $ | (5,050,158 | ) | | | (224,036 | ) | | $ | (6,272,676 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,598,941 | ) | | | (43,913,369 | ) | | | (1,242,842 | ) | | | (33,832,787 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 2,879,514 | | | $ | 79,447,234 | | | | 609,745 | | | $ | 17,091,948 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 87% 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) | After the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 1, 2021 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on March 31, 2022. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 3,111,770 shares of the Fund for 5,131,794 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 29, 2022. 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 29, 2022. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 29, 2022 of $85,687,040, including $64,778,725 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $387,559,878 and $473,246,918 immediately after the acquisition. |
The pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the semi-annual reporting period are as follows:
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Net investment income | | $ | 2,998,238 | |
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Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) | | | (96,569,584 | ) |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (93,571,345 | ) |
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As 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, 2022.
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $830.80 | | $1.41 | | $1,023.26 | | $1.56 | | 0.31% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 829.90 | | 2.54 | | 1,022.02 | | 2.81 | | 0.56 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board noted a delay in rebalancing to the index that occurred in 2020, and considered information regarding steps Invesco Advisers took to remediate the impact of that delay, including making a pay-in to the Fund and enhancing compliance controls. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the
Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Capital Management LLC currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Index, and that the Fund’s performance will typically lag the Index due to the fees associated with the Fund. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge
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data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe, and specifically that the Fund’s peer group includes funds that are actively managed or may track a different index than the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund is passively managed and discussed reasons for differences in the Fund’s performance versus its peers. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed affiliated exchange traded funds advised or
sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in
providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the
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Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VK-VIEQI-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -12.03 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -12.12 | |
Russell 1000 Value Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -12.86 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | -11.05 | |
Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -17.76 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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 Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index is a broad-based benchmark that includes investment-grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities. | |
The Lipper VUF Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mixed-asset target allocation 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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (6/1/10) | | | 8.62 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.46 | |
5 Years | | | 5.92 | |
1 Year | | | -7.90 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (4/30/03) | | | 7.50 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.19 | |
5 Years | | | 5.64 | |
1 Year | | | -8.11 | |
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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series II shares are those of the Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–62.47% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.64% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp.(b) | | | 14,573 | | | $ | 3,224,276 | |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 142,559 | | | | 13,701,346 | |
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Textron, Inc. | | | 191,560 | | | | 11,698,569 | |
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| | | | | | | 28,624,191 | |
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Apparel Retail–1.03% | | | | | | | | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 200,670 | | | | 11,207,420 | |
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Application Software–0.49% | | | | | | | | |
Splunk, Inc.(c) | | | 60,294 | | | | 5,333,607 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.60% | | | | | | | | |
General Motors Co.(c) | | | 547,263 | | | | 17,381,073 | |
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Building Products–1.03% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 232,264 | | | | 11,120,800 | |
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Cable & Satellite–1.72% | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 18,407 | | | | 8,624,232 | |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 255,314 | | | | 10,018,521 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,642,753 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.58% | | | | | | | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c) | | | 188,210 | | | | 6,321,974 | |
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Communications Equipment–1.15% | | | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 293,302 | | | | 12,506,397 | |
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Construction & Engineering–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 61,202 | | | | 7,671,059 | |
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Consumer Finance–0.98% | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 76,494 | | | | 10,603,598 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.32% | |
Fiserv, Inc.(c) | | | 78,950 | | | | 7,024,181 | |
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PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 103,663 | | | | 7,239,824 | |
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Distillers & Vintners–0.96% | | | | | | | | |
Diageo PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 240,703 | | | | 10,384,365 | |
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Diversified Banks–3.92% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 552,619 | | | | 17,203,029 | |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 646,356 | | | | 25,317,765 | |
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Electric Utilities–1.30% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 66,799 | | | | 6,408,696 | |
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Exelon Corp.(b) | | | 99,143 | | | | 4,493,161 | |
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FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 83,539 | | | | 3,207,062 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,108,919 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.57% | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 77,780 | | | | 6,186,621 | |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.52% | | | | | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 49,867 | | | $ | 5,642,451 | |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.11% | | | | | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 222,173 | | | | 12,028,446 | |
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Food Distributors–1.27% | | | | | | | | |
Sysco Corp.(b) | | | 95,048 | | | | 8,051,516 | |
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US Foods Holding Corp.(c) | | | 186,570 | | | | 5,723,968 | |
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Gold–0.48% | | | | | | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada) | | | 292,319 | | | | 5,171,123 | |
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Health Care Distributors–1.02% | | | | | | | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 34,018 | | | | 11,097,012 | |
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Health Care Equipment–1.70% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 136,677 | | | | 12,266,761 | |
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 58,369 | | | | 6,132,247 | |
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Health Care Facilities–0.60% | | | | | | | | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 64,797 | | | | 6,525,706 | |
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Health Care Services–2.14% | | | | | | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 55,192 | | | | 14,544,196 | |
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CVS Health Corp. | | | 93,637 | | | | 8,676,404 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.80% | | | | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 4,937 | | | | 8,634,764 | |
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Industrial Machinery–0.97% | | | | | | | | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 42,707 | | | | 10,508,057 | |
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Insurance Brokers–0.78% | | | | | | | | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 42,802 | | | | 8,448,687 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–1.53% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 114,848 | | | | 16,627,693 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.75% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(c) | | | 76,505 | | | | 8,125,596 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.96% | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 148,186 | | | | 9,362,392 | |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 42,450 | | | | 12,608,499 | |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 132,454 | | | | 10,074,451 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.72% | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 276,247 | | | | 18,643,910 | |
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Managed Health Care–1.63% | | | | | | | | |
Centene Corp.(c) | | | 117,260 | | | | 9,921,369 | |
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Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 16,056 | | | | 7,748,304 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Movies & Entertainment–0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(c) | | | 101,857 | | | $ | 9,615,301 | |
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Multi-line Insurance–1.60% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 339,264 | | | | 17,346,568 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–4.40% | | | | | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada) | | | 133,365 | | | | 7,166,608 | |
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ConocoPhillips | | | 223,215 | | | | 20,046,939 | |
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Devon Energy Corp.(b) | | | 208,010 | | | | 11,463,431 | |
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | | | 40,224 | | | | 8,973,170 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.51% | | | | | |
Voya Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 93,038 | | | | 5,538,552 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–5.09% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 182,434 | | | | 14,047,418 | |
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GSK PLC | | | 381,979 | | | | 8,213,469 | |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 40,530 | | | | 7,194,481 | |
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Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 170,254 | | | | 15,522,057 | |
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Sanofi (France) | | | 101,257 | | | | 10,239,683 | |
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Railroads–1.14% | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 423,192 | | | | 12,297,960 | |
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Real Estate Services–1.41% | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 208,244 | | | | 15,328,841 | |
|
| |
| | |
Regional Banks–1.62% | | | | | | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 335,082 | | | | 11,959,077 | |
|
| |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 35,251 | | | | 5,561,550 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 17,520,627 | |
|
| |
|
Semiconductor Equipment–0.43% | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 10,826 | | | | 4,613,500 | |
|
| |
| | |
Semiconductors–2.14% | | | | | | | | |
Intel Corp. | | | 244,808 | | | | 9,158,267 | |
|
| |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China) | | | 42,029 | | | | 6,221,553 | |
|
| |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 60,997 | | | | 7,791,757 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 23,171,577 | |
|
| |
| | |
Tobacco–1.19% | | | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland) | | | 130,472 | | | | 12,882,805 | |
|
| |
| |
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.80% | | | | | |
Ferguson PLC(b) | | | 77,909 | | | | 8,625,305 | |
|
| |
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.27% | | | | | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(c) | | | 102,626 | | | | 13,807,302 | |
|
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $514,953,717) | | | | 677,056,722 | |
|
| |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–22.08% | |
Advertising–0.05% | | | | | | | | |
Omnicom Group, Inc./Omnicom Capital, Inc., 3.60%, 04/15/2026 | | $ | 550,000 | | | | 534,967 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Aerospace & Defense–0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 05/01/2050 | | $ | 1,625,000 | | | $ | 1,495,461 | |
|
| |
Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.15%, 06/15/2053(b) | | | 643,000 | | | | 601,469 | |
|
| |
Precision Castparts Corp., 2.50%, 01/15/2023 | | | 333,000 | | | | 333,031 | |
|
| |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.45%, 11/16/2038 | | | 308,000 | | | | 294,325 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,724,286 | |
|
| |
| | |
Agricultural Products–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
Ingredion, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2037 | | | 232,000 | | | | 265,342 | |
|
| |
| | |
Air Freight & Logistics–0.06% | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corp., 4.90%, 01/15/2034 | | | 402,000 | | | | 402,345 | |
|
| |
United Parcel Service, Inc., 3.40%, 11/15/2046 | | | 240,000 | | | | 200,661 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 603,006 | |
|
| |
| | |
Airlines–0.33% | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 3.70%, 04/01/2028 | | | 261,127 | | | | 226,665 | |
|
| |
JetBlue Airways Corp., Conv., 0.50%, 04/01/2026 | | | 1,732,000 | | | | 1,282,546 | |
|
| |
Spirit Airlines, Inc., Conv., 1.00%, 05/15/2026 | | | 1,157,000 | | | | 1,048,821 | |
|
| |
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,
| | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-1, Class A, 4.15%, 04/11/2024 | | | 259,020 | | | | 254,441 | |
|
| |
Series 2014-2, Class A, 3.75%, 09/03/2026 | | | 334,836 | | | | 319,417 | |
|
| |
Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 03/01/2030 | | | 426,955 | | | | 390,981 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 3,522,871 | |
|
| |
| | |
Alternative Carriers–0.22% | | | | | | | | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. (Chile), Conv., 2.00%, 07/15/2024 | | | 2,743,000 | | | | 2,388,124 | |
|
| |
| | |
Application Software–1.20% | | | | | | | | |
Dropbox, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/01/2026(d) | | | 5,339,000 | | | | 4,834,464 | |
|
| |
salesforce.com, inc., 2.70%, 07/15/2041 | | | 1,413,000 | | | | 1,094,724 | |
|
| |
Splunk, Inc., Conv., 1.13%, 06/15/2027 | | | 7,967,000 | | | | 6,612,610 | |
|
| |
Workday, Inc., 3.50%, 04/01/2027 | | | 528,000 | | | | 505,355 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 13,047,153 | |
|
| |
| |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.45% | | | | | |
Apollo Management Holdings L.P., 4.00%, 05/30/2024(e) | | | 2,755,000 | | | | 2,720,751 | |
|
| |
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada), 4.00%, 01/15/2025 | | | 445,000 | | | | 443,288 | |
|
| |
KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC, 5.13%, 06/01/2044(e) | | | 372,000 | | | | 355,764 | |
|
| |
KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 05/17/2032(e) | | | 1,364,000 | | | | 1,348,319 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 4,868,122 | |
|
| |
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 |
Automobile Manufacturers–0.32% |
| | |
American Honda Finance Corp., 2.05%, 01/10/2023 | | $ | 1,540,000 | | | $ 1,531,170 |
| | |
General Motors Co., 6.60%, 04/01/2036 | | | 377,000 | | | 382,343 |
| | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 03/01/2026 | | | 480,000 | | | 481,338 |
| | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan), 2.97%, 03/10/2032 | | | 1,138,000 | | | 1,019,648 |
| |
| | | 3,414,499 |
|
Biotechnology–1.10% |
AbbVie, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.50%, 05/14/2035 | | | 694,000 | | | 674,642 |
4.05%, 11/21/2039 | | | 1,322,000 | | | 1,181,095 |
4.85%, 06/15/2044 | | | 264,000 | | | 252,817 |
| | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.25%, 09/01/2022 | | | 2,070,000 | | | 2,070,000 |
| | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 03/01/2027 | | | 3,840,000 | | | 3,406,764 |
| | |
Jazz Investments I Ltd., Conv., 2.00%, 06/15/2026 | | | 1,556,000 | | | 1,832,190 |
| | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Conv., 2.25%, 05/15/2024 | | | 1,875,000 | | | 2,489,063 |
| |
| | | 11,906,571 |
|
Brewers–0.24% |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser- Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.70%, 02/01/2036 | | | 959,000 | | | 920,297 |
4.90%, 02/01/2046 | | | 538,000 | | | 506,670 |
| | |
Heineken N.V. (Netherlands), 3.50%, 01/29/2028(e) | | | 945,000 | | | 912,251 |
| | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., 4.20%, 07/15/2046 | | | 377,000 | | | 310,322 |
| |
| | | 2,649,540 |
|
Broadcasting–0.03% |
| | |
Paramount Global, 4.00%, 01/15/2026 | | | 367,000 | | | 358,475 |
|
Cable & Satellite–1.90% |
| | |
BofA Finance LLC, Conv., 0.13%, 09/01/2022 | | | 2,213,000 | | | 2,214,106 |
Cable One, Inc., Conv.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
0.00%, 03/15/2026(d) | | | 5,466,000 | | | 4,531,314 |
1.13%, 03/15/2028 | | | 2,850,000 | | | 2,402,550 |
| | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.91%, 07/23/2025 | | | 550,000 | | | 552,023 |
Comcast Corp.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.15%, 03/01/2026 | | | 1,101,000 | | | 1,073,510 |
4.15%, 10/15/2028 | | | 935,000 | | | 933,302 |
3.90%, 03/01/2038 | | | 756,000 | | | 684,925 |
2.89%, 11/01/2051 | | | 352,000 | | | 251,922 |
2.94%, 11/01/2056 | | | 265,000 | | | 184,687 |
| | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 2.95%, 10/01/2050(e) | | | 202,000 | | | 134,137 |
| | |
DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026 | | | 7,604,000 | | | 5,155,512 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Cable & Satellite–(continued) |
| | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Conv., 1.25%, 10/05/2023(e)(f) | | $ | 2,645,000 | | | $ 2,483,655 |
| | |
| | | | | | 20,601,643 |
|
Commodity Chemicals–0.04% |
| | |
LYB Finance Co. B.V. (Netherlands), 8.10%, 03/15/2027(e) | | | 339,000 | | | 388,039 |
|
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.22% |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
5.45%, 06/15/2023 | | | 163,000 | | | 164,697 |
6.02%, 06/15/2026 | | | 2,125,000 | | | 2,209,569 |
8.35%, 07/15/2046 | | | 4,000 | | | 4,992 |
| |
| | | 2,379,258 |
|
Consumer Finance–0.39% |
American Express Co.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.38%, 05/03/2024 | | | 2,490,000 | | | 2,474,379 |
3.63%, 12/05/2024 | | | 324,000 | | | 322,376 |
| | |
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.20%, 01/30/2023 | | | 958,000 | | | 958,745 |
| | |
Synchrony Financial, 3.95%, 12/01/2027 | | | 556,000 | | | 507,367 |
| |
| | | 4,262,867 |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.47% |
| | |
Block, Inc., Conv., 0.13%, 03/01/2025 | | | 3,914,000 | | | 3,688,945 |
| | |
Fiserv, Inc., 3.80%, 10/01/2023 | | | 1,412,000 | | | 1,413,342 |
| |
| | | 5,102,287 |
|
Diversified Banks–1.39% |
Bank of America Corp.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.25%, 10/21/2027 | | | 525,000 | | | 493,968 |
2.57%, 10/20/2032(g) | | | 874,000 | | | 721,792 |
| | |
BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), 4.38%, 04/10/2024(e) | | | 700,000 | | | 696,168 |
Citigroup, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.00%, 08/05/2024 | | | 60,000 | | | 59,874 |
3.67%, 07/24/2028(g) | | | 511,000 | | | 482,847 |
6.68%, 09/13/2043 | | | 741,000 | | | 832,760 |
5.30%, 05/06/2044 | | | 228,000 | | | 218,849 |
4.75%, 05/18/2046 | | | 356,000 | | | 318,610 |
| | |
Discover Bank, 3.35%, 02/06/2023 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,500,412 |
| | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), 2.63%, 11/07/2025(g) | | | 1,775,000 | | | 1,694,507 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | |
| | |
Series V, 5.60%(3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.32%)(b)(h)(i) | | | 732,000 | | | 687,165 |
3.20%, 06/15/2026 | | | 394,000 | | | 380,842 |
3.51%, 01/23/2029(g) | | | 1,058,000 | | | 990,697 |
4.26%, 02/22/2048(g) | | | 489,000 | | | 437,220 |
3.90%, 01/23/2049(g) | | | 1,058,000 | | | 895,386 |
| | |
Mizuho Financial Group Cayman 3 Ltd. (Japan), 4.60%, 03/27/2024(e) | | | 200,000 | | | 200,692 |
| | |
Societe Generale S.A. (France), 5.00%, 01/17/2024(e) | | | 735,000 | | | 738,480 |
| | |
U.S. Bancorp, Series W, 3.10%, 04/27/2026 | | | 2,097,000 | | | 2,023,847 |
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 |
Diversified Banks–(continued) |
Wells Fargo & Co.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.55%, 09/29/2025 | | $ | 626,000 | | | $ 615,767 |
4.10%, 06/03/2026 | | | 505,000 | | | 497,622 |
4.65%, 11/04/2044 | | | 647,000 | | | 583,293 |
| | | 15,070,798 |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–0.06% |
| | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), 6.50%, 08/08/2023(e) | | | 686,000 | | | 687,715 |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.02% |
| | |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia), 7.13%, 07/15/2028 | | | 182,000 | | | 209,776 |
|
Diversified REITs–0.08% |
| | |
CubeSmart L.P., 2.50%, 02/15/2032 | | | 1,063,000 | | | 864,492 |
|
Diversified Support Services–0.23% |
| | |
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V. (Germany), 0.40%, 03/11/2023(b)(e) | | | 2,490,000 | | | 2,444,882 |
|
Drug Retail–0.08% |
| | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust, 6.04%, 12/10/2028 | | | 485,376 | | | 498,340 |
| | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/18/2034 | | | 428,000 | | | 393,921 |
| | | 892,261 |
|
Electric Utilities–0.58% |
| | |
Electricite de France S.A. (France), 4.88%, 01/22/2044(e) | | | 846,000 | | | 716,956 |
| | |
Georgia Power Co., Series B, 3.70%, 01/30/2050 | | | 350,000 | | | 278,669 |
| | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 2.75%, 04/15/2032 | | | 1,227,000 | | | 1,069,873 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
0.65%, 03/01/2023 | | | 2,415,000 | | | 2,374,374 |
3.55%, 05/01/2027 | | | 530,000 | | | 512,157 |
| | |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%, 05/15/2039 | | | 46,000 | | | 52,647 |
Xcel Energy, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
0.50%, 10/15/2023 | | | 566,000 | | | 544,910 |
3.50%, 12/01/2049 | | | 964,000 | | | 765,150 |
| | | 6,314,736 |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–0.02% |
| | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc., 1.75%, 08/15/2031 | | | 307,000 | | | 250,436 |
|
General Merchandise Stores–0.03% |
| | |
Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 04/15/2023 | | | 353,000 | | | 351,372 |
|
Health Care Equipment–0.48% |
| | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.88%, 05/15/2044 | | | 428,000 | | | 390,594 |
| | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., Conv., 0.50%, 08/15/2025 | | | 4,244,000 | | | 3,994,453 |
| | |
Medtronic, Inc., 4.38%, 03/15/2035 | | | 249,000 | | | 248,719 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Health Care Equipment–(continued) |
| | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., Conv., 1.50%, 05/01/2025(e) | | $ | 579,000 | | | $ 539,049 |
| | | 5,172,815 |
|
Health Care Services–0.15% |
| | |
Cigna Corp., 4.80%, 08/15/2038 | | | 307,000 | | | 299,153 |
| | |
CVS Health Corp., 3.38%, 08/12/2024 | | | 361,000 | | | 359,085 |
| | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.70%, 02/01/2045 | | | 263,000 | | | 234,102 |
| | |
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC (China), 5.35%, 03/01/2026 | | | 676,000 | | | 689,608 |
| | | 1,581,948 |
|
Health Care Technology–0.23% |
| | |
Teladoc Health, Inc., Conv., 1.25%, 06/01/2027 | | | 3,430,000 | | | 2,529,625 |
|
Home Improvement Retail–0.04% |
| | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.25%, 04/01/2052 | | | 497,000 | | | 431,519 |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.68% |
| | |
Airbnb, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/15/2026(d) | | | 4,881,000 | | | 4,080,516 |
| | |
Booking Holdings, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 05/01/2025 | | | 396,000 | | | 476,705 |
| | |
Trip.com Group Ltd. (China), Conv., 1.25%, 09/15/2022 | | | 2,834,000 | | | 2,812,745 |
| | | 7,369,966 |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–0.04% |
| | |
Honeywell International, Inc., 0.48%, 08/19/2022 | | | 480,000 | | | 478,939 |
|
Industrial Machinery–0.14% |
| | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.85%, 09/01/2023 | | | 735,000 | | | 739,659 |
| | |
John Bean Technologies Corp., Conv., 0.25%, 05/15/2026 | | | 868,000 | | | 803,768 |
| | | 1,543,427 |
|
Insurance Brokers–0.02% |
| | |
Willis North America, Inc., 3.60%, 05/15/2024 | | | 233,000 | | | 229,668 |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–0.40% |
| | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 2.94%, 06/04/2051 | | | 991,000 | | | 710,738 |
| | |
Chevron Corp., 2.95%, 05/16/2026 | | | 952,000 | | | 929,514 |
Exxon Mobil Corp.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
2.71%, 03/06/2025 | | | 549,000 | | | 537,696 |
3.04%, 03/01/2026 | | | 1,098,000 | | | 1,078,875 |
| | |
Shell International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), 3.25%, 05/11/2025 | | | 1,098,000 | | | 1,086,013 |
| | | 4,342,836 |
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 |
Integrated Telecommunication Services–0.37% |
AT&T, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.30%, 02/15/2030 | | $ | 318,000 | | | $ 310,590 |
3.50%, 09/15/2053 | | | 447,000 | | | 339,579 |
3.55%, 09/15/2055 | | | 157,000 | | | 117,892 |
3.80%, 12/01/2057 | | | 255,000 | | | 197,530 |
Telefonica Emisiones S.A. (Spain),
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.67%, 03/06/2038 | | | 750,000 | | | 663,186 |
5.21%, 03/08/2047 | | | 700,000 | | | 621,811 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.38%, 02/15/2025 | | | 1,284,000 | | | 1,276,067 |
3.40%, 03/22/2041 | | | 561,000 | | | 457,685 |
| |
| | | 3,984,340 |
|
Interactive Home Entertainment–0.03% |
| | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 3.70%, 04/14/2027 | | | 357,000 | | | 346,863 |
|
Interactive Media & Services–0.46% |
| | |
Snap, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 08/01/2026 | | | 3,098,000 | | | 2,948,522 |
| | |
TripAdvisor, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 04/01/2026 | | | 338,000 | | | 259,415 |
| | |
Twitter, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 03/15/2026(d) | | | 2,051,000 | | | 1,825,519 |
| |
| | | 5,033,456 |
|
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.22% |
Amazon.com, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.80%, 12/05/2034 | | | 9,000 | | | 9,439 |
2.88%, 05/12/2041 | | | 2,996,000 | | | 2,401,819 |
| |
| | | 2,411,258 |
|
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.25% |
| | |
Shopify, Inc. (Canada), Conv., 0.13%, 11/01/2025 | | | 3,174,000 | | | 2,658,225 |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.70% |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
| | | | | | |
| | |
4.25%, 10/21/2025 | | | 529,000 | | | 525,772 |
2.91%, 07/21/2042(g) | | | 323,000 | | | 236,394 |
| | |
GS Finance Corp., Series 0001, Conv., 0.25%, 07/08/2024 | | | 6,118,000 | | | 6,138,189 |
| | |
Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, 07/23/2025 | | | 654,000 | | | 654,394 |
| |
| | | 7,554,749 |
|
IT Consulting & Other Services–0.13% |
| | |
International Business Machines Corp., 2.88%, 11/09/2022 | | | 1,421,000 | | | 1,423,011 |
|
Leisure Products–0.23% |
| | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 02/15/2026(d) | | | 4,003,000 | | | 2,541,685 |
|
Life & Health Insurance–0.82% |
| | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., 5.00%, 06/15/2027 | | | 853,000 | | | 842,887 |
| | |
Athene Global Funding, 2.75%, 06/25/2024(e) | | | 260,000 | | | 251,298 |
| | |
Athene Holding Ltd., 3.45%, 05/15/2052 | | | 1,465,000 | | | 1,008,908 |
| | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 12/22/2051 | | | 1,846,000 | | | 1,258,936 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Life & Health Insurance–(continued) |
| | |
Delaware Life Global Funding, Series 21-1, 2.66%, 06/29/2026(e) | | $ | 2,184,000 | | | $ 2,008,756 |
| | |
Guardian Life Global Funding, 2.90%, 05/06/2024(b)(e) | | | 689,000 | | | 679,463 |
| | |
Jackson National Life Global Funding, 3.25%, 01/30/2024(e) | | | 453,000 | | | 448,465 |
| | |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., 5.30%, 11/18/2044(e) | | | 440,000 | | | 424,940 |
| | |
Protective Life Global Funding, 2.62%, 08/22/2022(e) | | | 1,865,000 | | | 1,864,057 |
| | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 3.91%, 12/07/2047 | | | 141,000 | | | 121,864 |
| |
| | | 8,909,574 |
|
Managed Health Care–0.05% |
| | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.50%, 08/15/2039 | | | 559,000 | | | 488,302 |
|
Movies & Entertainment–1.43% |
| | |
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.90%, 03/11/2026 | | | 367,000 | | | 369,070 |
| | |
Liberty Media Corp., Conv., 1.38%, 10/15/2023 | | | 5,671,000 | | | 6,666,261 |
| | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Conv., 1.00%, 01/30/2023 | | | 540,000 | | | 933,323 |
| | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Conv., 2.50%, 03/15/2023 | | | 2,015,000 | | | 2,610,634 |
Magallanes, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
| | |
3.79%, 03/15/2025(e) | | | 1,720,000 | | | 1,668,885 |
5.05%, 03/15/2042(e) | | | 835,000 | | | 711,698 |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(e) | | | 1,036,000 | | | 870,922 |
| | |
TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., 3.00%, 02/13/2026 | | | 367,000 | | | 356,623 |
| | |
Walt Disney Co. (The), 3.00%, 09/15/2022 | | | 1,350,000 | | | 1,351,696 |
| |
| | | 15,539,112 |
|
Multi-line Insurance–0.06% |
| | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 3.95%, 05/15/2060(e) | | | 887,000 | | | 640,005 |
|
Multi-Utilities–0.09% |
| | |
NiSource, Inc., 4.38%, 05/15/2047 | | | 571,000 | | | 503,720 |
| | |
Sempra Energy, 3.80%, 02/01/2038 | | | 559,000 | | | 472,713 |
| |
| | | 976,433 |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.07% |
| | |
Cameron LNG LLC, 3.70%, 01/15/2039(e) | | | 622,000 | | | 525,503 |
| | |
ConocoPhillips Co., 4.15%, 11/15/2034 | | | 230,000 | | | 213,838 |
| |
| | | 739,341 |
|
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–0.04% |
| | |
Valero Energy Corp., 4.00%, 06/01/2052 | | | 531,000 | | | 424,788 |
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 Storage & Transportation–0.75% | | | | | |
Energy Transfer L.P.,
| | | | | | | | |
Series 5Y, 4.20%, 09/15/2023 | | $ | 1,724,000 | | | $ | 1,727,335 | |
|
| |
4.90%, 03/15/2035 | | | 344,000 | | | | 309,031 | |
|
| |
5.30%, 04/01/2044 | | | 587,000 | | | | 510,271 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 05/15/2050 | | | 724,000 | | | | 617,190 | |
|
| |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
| | | | | | | | |
6.45%, 09/01/2040 | | | 23,000 | | | | 24,928 | |
|
| |
4.25%, 02/15/2048 | | | 696,000 | | | | 586,942 | |
|
| |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 06/01/2025 | | | 878,000 | | | | 874,783 | |
|
| |
5.30%, 12/01/2034 | | | 407,000 | | | | 398,381 | |
|
| |
MPLX L.P.,
| | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/15/2023 | | | 1,721,000 | | | | 1,726,419 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 04/15/2038 | | | 810,000 | | | | 711,541 | |
|
| |
Spectra Energy Partners L.P., 4.50%, 03/15/2045 | | | 488,000 | | | | 425,621 | |
|
| |
Texas Eastern Transmission L.P., 7.00%, 07/15/2032 | | | 169,000 | | | | 192,243 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 8,104,685 | |
|
| |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.03% | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland), 3.85%, 10/29/2041 | | | 410,000 | | | | 296,090 | |
|
| |
| | |
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.01% | | | | | | | | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (United Kingdom), 4.13%, 11/15/2025 | | | 63,000 | | | | 63,710 | |
|
| |
| | |
Paper Packaging–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co., 6.00%, 11/15/2041 | | | 223,000 | | | | 231,955 | |
|
| |
| | |
Personal Products–0.03% | | | | | | | | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital U.S. LLC, 4.00%, 03/24/2052(e) | | | 315,000 | | | | 270,501 | |
|
| |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–0.56% | | | | | | | | |
Bayer US Finance II LLC (Germany), 4.38%, 12/15/2028(e) | | | 985,000 | | | | 960,203 | |
|
| |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 4.13%, 06/15/2039 | | | 621,000 | | | | 594,258 | |
|
| |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom), 6.38%, 05/15/2038 | | | 64,000 | | | | 76,569 | |
|
| |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc., Conv., 0.75%, 08/01/2025 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 2,979,060 | |
|
| |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Conv., 0.63%, 04/01/2023 | | | 1,182,000 | | | | 1,153,189 | |
|
| |
Zoetis, Inc., 4.70%, 02/01/2043 | | | 333,000 | | | | 319,391 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 6,082,670 | |
|
| |
| |
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.16% | | | | | |
Allstate Corp. (The), 3.28%, 12/15/2026 | | | 302,000 | | | | 296,148 | |
|
| |
Markel Corp.,
| | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 03/30/2043 | | | 351,000 | | | | 334,236 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 05/20/2049 | | | 497,000 | | | | 476,299 | |
|
| |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), 4.60%, 08/01/2043 | | | 605,000 | | | | 576,033 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,682,716 | |
|
| |
| | |
Railroads–0.26% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada), 3.00%, 12/02/2041 | | | 399,000 | | | | 312,810 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Railroads–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp., 5.50%, 04/15/2041 | | $ | 346,000 | | | $ | 362,419 | |
|
| |
Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.40%, 11/01/2049 | | | 461,000 | | | | 363,586 | |
|
| |
Union Pacific Corp.,
| | | | | | | | |
3.65%, 02/15/2024 | | | 92,000 | | | | 92,160 | |
|
| |
3.20%, 05/20/2041 | | | 1,018,000 | | | | 832,282 | |
|
| |
4.15%, 01/15/2045 | | | 426,000 | | | | 376,358 | |
|
| |
3.84%, 03/20/2060 | | | 519,000 | | | | 434,579 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,774,194 | |
|
| |
| | |
Real Estate Services–0.21% | | | | | | | | |
Redfin Corp., Conv., 0.00%, 10/15/2025(d) | | | 3,783,000 | | | | 2,252,672 | |
|
| |
| | |
Regional Banks–0.06% | | | | | | | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.45%, 04/23/2029 | | | 689,000 | | | | 643,511 | |
|
| |
| | |
Reinsurance–0.08% | | | | | | | | |
PartnerRe Finance B LLC, 3.70%, 07/02/2029 | | | 500,000 | | | | 475,694 | |
|
| |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/2023 | | | 352,000 | | | | 355,205 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 830,899 | |
|
| |
| | |
Renewable Electricity–0.06% | | | | | | | | |
Oglethorpe Power Corp., 4.55%, 06/01/2044 | | | 679,000 | | | | 599,766 | |
|
| |
| | |
Restaurants–0.06% | | | | | | | | |
Starbucks Corp., 3.55%, 08/15/2029 | | | 705,000 | | | | 662,630 | |
|
| |
| | |
Retail REITs–0.20% | | | | | | | | |
Kimco Realty Corp., 3.20%, 04/01/2032(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,312,468 | |
|
| |
Regency Centers L.P.,
| | | | | | | | |
2.95%, 09/15/2029 | | | 750,000 | | | | 659,940 | |
|
| |
4.65%, 03/15/2049 | | | 256,000 | | | | 229,488 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,201,896 | |
|
| |
| | |
Semiconductors–0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom, Inc., 3.47%, 04/15/2034(e) | | | 640,000 | | | | 521,726 | |
|
| |
Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.45%, 04/15/2028 | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,057,314 | |
|
| |
Microchip Technology, Inc., Conv., 0.13%, 11/15/2024 | | | 5,161,000 | | | | 5,161,000 | |
|
| |
Micron Technology, Inc., 4.66%, 02/15/2030 | | | 680,000 | | | | 652,774 | |
|
| |
3.37%, 11/01/2041 | | | 179,000 | | | | 130,007 | |
|
| |
Texas Instruments, Inc., 2.63%, 05/15/2024 | | | 215,000 | | | | 213,197 | |
|
| |
Wolfspeed, Inc., Conv., 0.25%, 02/15/2028(e) | | | 2,257,000 | | | | 1,878,952 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 9,614,970 | |
|
| |
| | |
Specialized REITs–0.35% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., 1.60%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 852,000 | | | | 762,558 | |
|
| |
Crown Castle International Corp., 2.50%, 07/15/2031 | | | 1,413,000 | | | | 1,157,772 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 05/15/2047 | | | 46,000 | | | | 41,650 | |
|
| |
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 REITs–(continued) | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/2026 | | $ | 1,556,000 | | | $ | 1,463,416 | |
|
| |
LifeStorage L.P., 3.50%, 07/01/2026 | | | 404,000 | | | | 386,771 | |
|
| |
| | | | 3,812,167 | |
|
| |
|
Specialty Chemicals–0.01% | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), 4.50%, 06/01/2047 | | | 159,000 | | | | 141,133 | |
|
| |
|
Systems Software–0.38% | |
Mandiant, Inc., Series A, Conv., 1.00%, 06/01/2025(f) | | | 1,642,000 | | | | 1,639,497 | |
|
| |
Microsoft Corp., 3.50%, 02/12/2035(b) | | | 404,000 | | | | 387,786 | |
|
| |
Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 04/01/2040 | | | 965,000 | | | | 722,666 | |
|
| |
VMware, Inc., 1.00%, 08/15/2024 | | | 1,509,000 | | | | 1,413,128 | |
|
| |
| | | | 4,163,077 | |
|
| |
|
Technology Distributors–0.06% | |
Avnet, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 671,000 | | | | 675,552 | |
|
| |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–0.26% | |
Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 02/09/2027(b) | | | 315,000 | | | | 313,236 | |
|
| |
Western Digital Corp., Conv., 1.50%, 02/01/2024 | | | 2,649,000 | | | | 2,529,795 | |
|
| |
| | | | 2,843,031 | |
|
| |
|
Tobacco–0.22% | |
Altria Group, Inc., 5.80%, 02/14/2039 | | | 1,124,000 | | | | 1,023,153 | |
|
| |
Philip Morris International, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
3.60%, 11/15/2023 | | | 369,000 | | | | 370,280 | |
|
| |
4.88%, 11/15/2043 | | | 1,102,000 | | | | 982,719 | |
|
| |
| | | | 2,376,152 | |
|
| |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.11% | |
Air Lease Corp.,
| | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 09/15/2023 | | | 63,000 | | | | 61,620 | |
|
| |
4.25%, 09/15/2024 | | | 427,000 | | | | 419,371 | |
|
| |
Aircastle Ltd., 4.40%, 09/25/2023 | | | 771,000 | | | | 761,388 | |
|
| |
| | | | 1,242,379 | |
|
| |
|
Trucking–0.06% | |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, 4.88%, 10/01/2025(e) | | | 709,000 | | | | 688,192 | |
|
| |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.34% | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), 4.38%, 07/16/2042 | | | 600,000 | | | | 545,576 | |
|
| |
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada),
| | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/15/2043 | | | 533,000 | | | | 459,272 | |
|
| |
4.30%, 02/15/2048 | | | 1,394,000 | | | | 1,169,497 | |
|
| |
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
2.70%, 03/15/2032 | | | 1,074,000 | | | | 902,370 | |
|
| |
3.40%, 10/15/2052 | | | 750,000 | | | | 555,542 | |
|
| |
| | | | 3,632,257 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $261,025,100) | | | | 239,342,208 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities–8.71% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.00% | | | | | | | | |
0.84%, 09/15/2022(j)(k) | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 997 | |
|
| |
1.46% - 1.49%, 11/17/2022(j)(k) | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,889 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 14,886 | |
|
| |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.88% | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 02/15/2036 | | | 2,636,800 | | | | 3,101,845 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 08/15/2039 | | | 36,400 | | | | 42,828 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 05/15/2040 | | | 72,800 | | | | 83,962 | |
|
| |
3.25%, 05/15/2042 | | | 5,122,800 | | | | 5,001,133 | |
|
| |
2.25%, 02/15/2052 | | | 1,588,000 | | | | 1,307,371 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 9,537,139 | |
|
| |
| | |
U.S. Treasury Notes–7.83% | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 05/31/2024(b) | | | 24,664,300 | | | | 24,443,670 | |
|
| |
2.88%, 06/15/2025 | | | 24,618,500 | | | | 24,522,334 | |
|
| |
2.63%, 05/31/2027 | | | 13,218,000 | | | | 12,969,646 | |
|
| |
2.75%, 05/31/2029 | | | 22,222,100 | | | | 21,788,075 | |
|
| |
2.88%, 05/15/2032 | | | 1,155,800 | | | | 1,142,978 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 84,866,703 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $95,158,219) | | | | 94,418,728 | |
|
| |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Preferred Stocks–0.63% | | | | | | | | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.20% | | | | | |
AMG Capital Trust II, 5.15%, Conv. Pfd. | | | 44,432 | | | | 2,155,841 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified Banks–0.02% | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%, Series Q, Pfd.(g) | | | 10,911 | | | | 259,027 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.41% | | | | | |
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75%, Conv. Pfd. | | | 95,499 | | | | 4,435,929 | |
|
| |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,960,701) | | | | 6,850,797 | |
|
| |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.08% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.08% | |
6.75%, 03/15/2031 | | $ | 682,000 | | | | 855,559 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 02/01/2037 | | | 3 | | | | 4 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 855,563 | |
|
| |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.00% | |
9.50%, 04/01/2030 | | | 314 | | | | 329 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $842,674) | | | | 855,892 | |
|
| |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
Money Market Funds–5.87% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(l)(m) | | | 23,167,259 | | | | 23,167,259 | |
|
| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(l)(m) | | | 13,938,334 | | | | 13,936,940 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(l)(m) | | | 26,476,867 | | | $ | 26,476,867 | |
|
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $63,580,658) | | | | 63,581,066 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.84% (Cost $941,521,069) | | | | 1,082,105,413 | |
|
| |
|
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–6.46% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(l)(m)(n) | | | 19,609,732 | | | | 19,609,732 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(l)(m)(n) | | | 50,423,317 | | | $ | 50,423,317 | |
|
| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $70,033,049) | | | | 70,033,049 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.30% (Cost $1,011,554,118) | | | | 1,152,138,462 | |
|
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.30)% | | | | (68,236,444 | ) |
|
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,083,902,018 | |
|
| |
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
Conv. LIBOR Pfd. REIT USD | | – Convertible – London Interbank Offered Rate – Preferred – Real Estate Investment Trust – U.S. Dollar |
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 June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. |
(e) | 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 June 30, 2022 was $28,780,424, which represented 2.66% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(f) | Security has an irrevocable call by the issuer or mandatory put by the holder. Maturity date reflects such call or put. |
(g) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(h) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(i) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(j) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1L. |
(k) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(l) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 18,629,728 | | | | $ | 76,264,381 | | | | $ | (71,726,850 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 23,167,259 | | | | $ | 34,750 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 7,883,240 | | | | | 54,474,558 | | | | | (48,418,895 | ) | | | | (4,778 | ) | | | | 2,815 | | | | | 13,936,940 | | | | | 17,687 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 21,291,118 | | | | | 87,159,292 | | | | | (81,973,543 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 26,476,867 | | | | | 32,177 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 22,604,761 | | | | | 370,331,435 | | | | | (373,326,464 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 19,609,732 | | | | | 35,400 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 52,744,442 | | | | | 846,490,728 | | | | | (848,808,532 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (3,321 | ) | | | | 50,423,317 | | | | | 100,445 | * |
Total | | | $ | 123,153,289 | | | | $ | 1,434,720,394 | | | | $ | (1,424,254,284 | ) | | | $ | (4,778 | ) | | | $ | (506 | ) | | | $ | 133,614,115 | | | | $ | 220,459 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(m) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(n) | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
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Open Futures Contracts | |
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Short Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 9 | | | | September-2022 | | | | $(1,010,250) | | | | $9,839 | | | | $9,839 | |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
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Settlement Date | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| Counterparty | | | | Deliver | | | | | Receive | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | EUR | | | 7,516,364 | | | USD | | | 8,058,723 | | | $ 181,949 |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | GBP | | | 11,056,940 | | | USD | | | 13,817,913 | | | 358,297 |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | CAD | | | 6,461,534 | | | USD | | | 5,031,489 | | | 11,744 |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | EUR | | | 7,563,139 | | | USD | | | 7,989,405 | | | 51,164 |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | GBP | | | 11,635,826 | | | USD | | | 14,224,425 | | | 54,414 |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | EUR | | | 822,114 | | | USD | | | 870,954 | | | 9,421 |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | GBP | | | 1,272,377 | | | USD | | | 1,567,366 | | | 18,501 |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 315,479 | | | EUR | | | 301,977 | | | 979 |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 485,934 | | | GBP | | | 399,656 | | | 567 |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 8,778,998 | | | USD | | | 6,869,788 | | | 49,559 |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 1,709,166 | | | CAD | | | 2,216,441 | | | 12,741 |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 414,099 | | | USD | | | 322,537 | | | 838 |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | GBP | | | 17,502 | | | USD | | | 21,405 | | | 91 |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 130,436 | | | CAD | | | 168,039 | | | 108 |
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Subtotal-Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 750,373 |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 7,975,330 | | | EUR | | | 7,563,139 | | | (49,538) |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 14,218,979 | | | GBP | | | 11,635,826 | | | (54,685) |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 5,031,956 | | | CAD | | | 6,461,534 | | | (12,119) |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 503,980 | | | EUR | | | 473,362 | | | (7,920) |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 365,613 | | | GBP | | | 293,835 | | | (7,928) |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 484,438 | | | USD | | | 375,104 | | | (1,246) |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 463,232 | | | CAD | | | 585,461 | | | (8,399) |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 309,072 | | | USD | | | 239,706 | | | (402) |
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Subtotal-Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (142,237) |
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Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 608,136 |
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Abbreviations:
CAD - Canadian Dollar
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound Sterling
USD - U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | | 62.47 | % |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | | 22.08 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 8.71 | |
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Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | | 0.71 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 6.03 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $877,940,411)* | | $ | 1,018,524,347 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $133,613,707) | | | 133,614,115 | |
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Other investments: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 750,373 | |
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Cash | | | 1,547,419 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,428) | | | 3,497 | |
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Receivable for: Investments sold | | | 904,798 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 163,156 | |
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Dividends | | | 1,277,111 | |
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Interest | | | 1,881,320 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 158,373 | |
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Other assets | | | 775 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,158,825,284 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: Variation margin payable - futures contracts | | | 6,309 | |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 142,237 | |
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Payable for: Investments purchased | | | 3,404,211 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 439,403 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 70,033,049 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 646,008 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,881 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 73,331 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 175,837 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 74,923,266 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,083,902,018 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 748,932,696 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 334,969,322 | |
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| | $ | 1,083,902,018 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 70,057,756 | |
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Series II | | $ | 1,013,844,262 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 3,849,211 | |
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Series II | | | 56,148,612 | |
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Series I: Net asset value per share | | $ | 18.20 | |
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Series II: Net asset value per share | | $ | 18.06 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $68,515,034 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 4,452,396 | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $98,154) | | | 8,597,842 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $86,864) | | | 171,478 | |
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Total investment income | | | 13,221,716 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,361,277 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,030,351 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 9,001 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,458,485 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 33,851 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,884 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 3,541 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 27,632 | |
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Other | | | 7,092 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,943,114 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (15,731 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 4,927,383 | |
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Net investment income | | | 8,294,333 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 30,252,826 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (506 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (9,748 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,345,776 | |
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Futures contracts | | | 57,397 | |
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| | | 31,645,745 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (195,975,345 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (4,778 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (8,625 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,037,855 | |
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Futures contracts | | | 14,409 | |
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| | | (194,936,484 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (163,290,739 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (154,996,406 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 8,294,333 | | | $ | 13,493,343 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 31,645,745 | | | | 157,674,818 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (194,936,484 | ) | | | 52,887,271 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (154,996,406 | ) | | | 224,055,432 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | (2,210,004 | ) |
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Series II | | | - | | | | (33,156,264 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | - | | | | (35,366,268 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 310,166 | | | | 28,892,785 | |
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Series II | | | (124,565,871 | ) | | | (121,909,012 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (124,255,705 | ) | | | (93,016,227 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (279,252,111 | ) | | | 95,672,937 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,363,154,129 | | | | 1,267,481,192 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,083,902,018 | | | $ | 1,363,154,129 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 20.69 | | | | $ | 0.16 | | | | $ | (2.65 | ) | | | $ | (2.49 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 18.20 | | | | | (12.03 | )% | | | $ | 70,058 | | | | | 0.56 | %(d) | | | | 0.56 | %(d) | | | | 1.57 | %(d) | | | | 80 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 17.93 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 3.09 | | | | | 3.34 | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | 20.69 | | | | | 18.65 | | | | | 79,349 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | 144 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 17.52 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 1.60 | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | | 17.93 | | | | | 9.95 | | | | | 43,099 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | 1.84 | | | | | 96 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 16.12 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 2.82 | | | | | 3.18 | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | | 17.52 | | | | | 20.37 | | | | | 50,731 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 2.02 | | | | | 150 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 19.04 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | (2.00 | ) | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | | 16.12 | | | | | (9.50 | ) | | | | 165,924 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | 150 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.76 | | | | | 0.35 | (e) | | | | 1.58 | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | 19.04 | | | | | 11.03 | | | | | 184,768 | | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 1.93 | (e) | | | | 119 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 20.55 | | | | | 0.13 | | | | | (2.62 | ) | | | | (2.49 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 18.06 | | | | | (12.12 | ) | | | | 1,013,844 | | | | | 0.81 | (d) | | | | 0.81 | (d) | | | | 1.32 | (d) | | | | 80 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 17.82 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 3.07 | | | | | 3.27 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | 20.55 | | | | | 18.35 | | | | | 1,283,805 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 144 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 17.42 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.54 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (1.14 | ) | | | | 17.82 | | | | | 9.65 | | | | | 1,224,382 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | 1.59 | | | | | 96 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 16.04 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 2.80 | | | | | 3.11 | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | | (1.73 | ) | | | | 17.42 | | | | | 20.01 | | | | | 1,235,269 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 1.77 | | | | | 150 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 18.95 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | (2.00 | ) | | | | (1.69 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | | 16.04 | | | | | (9.73 | ) | | | | 1,041,911 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | 150 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.68 | | | | | 0.31 | (e) | | | | 1.57 | | | | | 1.88 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | 18.95 | | | | | 10.78 | | | | | 1,385,490 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 1.68 | (e) | | | | 119 | |
(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, 2021, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $22,225,472 in connection with the acquisition of Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund into the Fund. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2017. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.30 and 1.64% and $0.26 and 1.39% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Equity 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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.
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $808 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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 Counterparties 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. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
N. | 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. This practice does not apply to securities pledged as collateral for securities lending transactions. |
O. | Other Risks – Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability. |
P. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 150 million | | | 0.500% | |
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Next $100 million | | | 0.450% | |
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Next $100 million | | | 0.400% | |
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Over $350 million | | | 0.350% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.38%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
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Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $15,731.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $98,694 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $931,657 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $10,151 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | $648,219,205 | | | | $ 28,837,517 | | | | $– | | | | $ 677,056,722 | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 239,342,208 | | | | – | | | | 239,342,208 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 94,418,728 | | | | – | | | | 94,418,728 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | 6,850,797 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,850,797 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 855,892 | | | | – | | | | 855,892 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 63,581,066 | | | | 70,033,049 | | | | – | | | | 133,614,115 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 718,651,068 | | | | 433,487,394 | | | | – | | | | 1,152,138,462 | |
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Other Investments – Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 9,839 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9,839 | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | 750,373 | | | | – | | | | 750,373 | |
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| | | 9,839 | | | | 750,373 | | | | – | | | | 760,212 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | (142,237 | ) | | | – | | | | (142,237 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | 9,839 | | | | 608,136 | | | | – | | | | 617,975 | |
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Total Investments | | | $718,660,907 | | | | $434,095,530 | | | | $– | | | | $1,152,756,437 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
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NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts-Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | 9,839 | | | $ | 9,839 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 750,373 | | | | – | | | | 750,373 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 750,373 | | | | 9,839 | | | | 760,212 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | | | | (9,839 | ) | | | (9,839 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 750,373 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 750,373 | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | | | | | | | Currency Risk | |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | | | | | | | | $ | (142,237 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | | | | | | | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | | | | | | | | | $ | (142,237 | ) |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Financial Derivative Assets | | Financial Derivative Liabilities | | | | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | | |
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Counterparty | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | Net Value of Derivatives | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | Net Amount |
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Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $657,568 | | $(116,342) | | $541,226 | | $– | | $– | | $541,226 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 92,805 | | (25,895) | | 66,910 | | – | | – | | 66,910 |
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Total | | $750,373 | | $(142,237) | | $608,136 | | $– | | $– | | $608,136 |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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| | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 1,345,776 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,345,776 | |
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Futures contracts | | | – | | | | 57,397 | | | | 57,397 | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,037,855 | | | | – | | | | 1,037,855 | |
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Futures contracts | | | – | | | | 14,409 | | | | 14,409 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,383,631 | | | $ | 71,806 | | | $ | 2,455,437 | |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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Average notional value | | | $40,568,346 | | | | $1,035,070 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $154,741,889 and $231,913,082, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 191,478,729 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (61,712,004 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 129,766,725 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,022,989,712.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Series I | | | 318,819 | | | $ | 6,395,547 | | | | 500,860 | | | $ | 10,189,630 | |
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Series II | | | 2,798,613 | | | | 54,822,945 | | | | 1,860,777 | | | | 37,310,495 | |
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Series I | | | – | | | | – | | | | 107,752 | | | | 2,210,004 | |
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Series II | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,626,902 | | | | 33,156,264 | |
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Series I | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,421,249 | | | | 28,595,529 | |
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Series II | | | – | | | | – | | | | 55,570 | | | | 1,110,840 | |
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Series I | | | (304,425 | ) | | $ | (6,085,381 | ) | | | (599,027 | ) | | $ | (12,102,378 | ) |
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Series II | | | (9,112,246 | ) | | | (179,388,816 | ) | | | (9,775,168 | ) | | | (193,486,611 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (6,299,239 | ) | | $ | (124,255,705 | ) | | | (4,801,085 | ) | | $ | (93,016,227 | ) |
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(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) | After the close of business on April 30, 2021, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco V.I. Managed Volatility Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund on December 3, 2020 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 5, 2021. The reorganization was executed in order to reduce overlap and increase efficiencies in the Adviser’s product line. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 1,476,819 shares of the Fund for 2,408,211 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. 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 30, 2021. The Target Fund’s net assets as of the close of business on April 30, 2021 of $29,706,369, including $8,543,643 of unrealized appreciation (depreciation), were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $1,356,523,614 and $1,386,229,983 immediately after the acquisition. |
The pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 assuming the reorganization had been completed on January 1, 2021, the beginning of the annual reporting period are as follows:
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Net investment income | | $ | 13,487,872 | |
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Net realized/unrealized gains | | | 212,925,767 | |
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Change in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 226,413,639 | |
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As 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 May 1, 2021.
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $879.70 | | $2.61 | | $1,022.02 | | $2.81 | | 0.56% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 878.80 | | 3.77 | | 1,020.78 | | 4.06 | | 0.81 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the third quintile for the three year period, and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is one of the few in the peer group classified as a value fund as
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opposed to a core or growth fund, and the value investment style has lagged behind the core and growth investment styles, which contributed to the Fund’s relative underperformance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees
payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a
result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades
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through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Global Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | O-VIGLBL-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -31.76 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -31.83 | |
MSCI All Country World Indexq* | | | -20.18 | |
MSCI All Country World Growth Indexq* | | | -27.92 | |
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*Effective June 30, 2022, the Fund changed its broad-based securities market benchmark from the MSCI All Country World Index to the MSCI All Country World Growth Index. The Fund believes the MSCI All Country World Growth Index is a more appropriate comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance. | |
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The MSCI All Country World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. | |
The MSCI All Country World Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large- and mid-cap growth stocks of developed and emerging markets. 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. | |
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Inception (11/12/90) | | | 9.30 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.44 | |
5 Years | | | 5.57 | |
1 Year | | | -29.46 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (7/13/00) | | | 5.70 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.17 | |
5 Years | | | 5.31 | |
1 Year | | | -29.62 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Global 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.07% | |
Brazil–0.17% | | | | | | | | |
StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 381,396 | | | $ | 2,936,749 | |
|
| |
| | |
China–5.87% | | | | | | | | |
JD.com, Inc., ADR | | | 1,361,636 | | | | 87,444,264 | |
|
| |
Meituan, B Shares(a)(b) | | | 502,500 | | | | 12,698,116 | |
|
| |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 78,100 | | | | 3,546,794 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 103,689,174 | |
|
| |
| | |
Denmark–3.00% | | | | | | | | |
Ambu A/S, Class B | | | 235,469 | | | | 2,301,290 | |
|
| |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 456,499 | | | | 50,667,449 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 52,968,739 | |
|
| |
| | |
France–12.63% | | | | | | | | |
Airbus SE | | | 651,855 | | | | 64,004,206 | |
|
| |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | 180,436 | | | | 6,685,749 | |
|
| |
Kering S.A. | | | 97,960 | | | | 50,895,958 | |
|
| |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 164,317 | | | | 101,405,472 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 222,991,385 | |
|
| |
| | |
Germany–1.75% | | | | | | | | |
SAP SE | | | 339,067 | | | | 30,889,907 | |
|
| |
| | |
India–4.80% | | | | | | | | |
DLF Ltd. | | | 13,702,319 | | | | 54,376,235 | |
|
| |
ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 1,712,325 | | | | 30,376,645 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 84,752,880 | |
|
| |
| | |
Italy–0.40% | | | | | | | | |
Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. | | | 156,446 | | | | 7,090,825 | |
|
| |
| | |
Japan–8.75% | | | | | | | | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 26,400 | | | | 4,138,011 | |
|
| |
Keyence Corp. | | | 132,744 | | | | 45,428,922 | |
|
| |
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 876,300 | | | | 47,460,839 | |
|
| |
Nidec Corp. | | | 390,900 | | | | 24,170,765 | |
|
| |
Omron Corp. | | | 201,900 | | | | 10,267,276 | |
|
| |
TDK Corp. | | | 745,300 | | | | 23,049,391 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 154,515,204 | |
|
| |
| | |
Netherlands–0.90% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 32,882 | | | | 15,869,771 | |
|
| |
| | |
Sweden–3.29% | | | | | | | | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 1,295,418 | | | | 27,721,871 | |
|
| |
Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 3,236,880 | | | | 30,289,054 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 58,010,925 | |
|
| |
| | |
Switzerland–0.80% | | | | | | | | |
Lonza Group AG | | | 21,415 | | | | 11,418,991 | |
|
| |
Zur Rose Group AG(a) | | | 34,975 | | | | 2,625,255 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 14,044,246 | |
|
| |
| | |
United Kingdom–0.30% | | | | | | | | |
Farfetch Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 743,141 | | | | 5,320,890 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
United States–56.41% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 187,712 | | | $ | 68,713,855 | |
|
| |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 226,718 | | | | 26,927,297 | |
|
| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 94,686 | | | | 206,345,412 | |
|
| |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 148,491 | | | | 15,771,229 | |
|
| |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 531,098 | | | | 77,588,107 | |
|
| |
Avantor, Inc.(a) | | | 1,062,240 | | | | 33,035,664 | |
|
| |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 208,335 | | | | 7,764,645 | |
|
| |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) | | | 38,141 | | | | 8,161,030 | |
|
| |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 8,062 | | | | 3,777,289 | |
|
| |
Danaher Corp. | | | 32,372 | | | | 8,206,949 | |
|
| |
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 43,505 | | | | 4,143,416 | |
|
| |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 202,978 | | | | 3,050,759 | |
|
| |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 18,262 | | | | 2,807,965 | |
|
| |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 197,300 | | | | 36,062,494 | |
|
| |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 106,568 | | | | 9,769,089 | |
|
| |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 12,913 | | | | 4,528,976 | |
|
| |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 55,841 | | | | 10,294,847 | |
|
| |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 258,363 | | | | 99,583,435 | |
|
| |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 44,874 | | | | 9,006,661 | |
|
| |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 77,482 | | | | 16,812,819 | |
|
| |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 4,148 | | | | 1,767,670 | |
|
| |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 52,666 | | | | 7,163,103 | |
|
| |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 489,098 | | | | 21,290,436 | |
|
| |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 414,902 | | | | 66,902,947 | |
|
| |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 98,985 | | | | 25,422,318 | |
|
| |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 51,624 | | | | 7,825,682 | |
|
| |
Omnicell, Inc.(a) | | | 68,972 | | | | 7,845,565 | |
|
| |
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 227,332 | | | | 1,918,682 | |
|
| |
Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 394,442 | | | | 4,934,469 | |
|
| |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 290,295 | | | | 97,846,833 | |
|
| |
Splunk, Inc.(a) | | | 106,112 | | | | 9,386,668 | |
|
| |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 278,162 | | | | 50,775,691 | |
|
| |
Veracyte, Inc.(a) | | | 335,405 | | | | 6,674,559 | |
|
| |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 155,766 | | | | 30,668,768 | |
|
| |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | | | 34,239 | | | | 3,232,162 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 996,007,491 | |
|
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $812,119,108) | | | | 1,749,088,186 | |
|
| |
|
Money Market Funds–0.52% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(c)(d) | | | 3,212,345 | | | | 3,212,345 | |
|
| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(c)(d) | | | 2,295,709 | | | | 2,295,479 | |
|
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(c)(d) | | | 3,671,252 | | | | 3,671,252 | |
|
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $9,179,022) | | | | 9,179,076 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.59% (Cost $821,298,130) | | | | 1,758,267,262 | |
|
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.41% | | | | 7,306,007 | |
|
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,765,573,269 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
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 June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | $ 5,237,805 | | | | | $ 50,265,944 | | | | | $ (52,291,404) | | | | | $ - | | | | | $ - | | | | | $3,212,345 | | | $ 5,294 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 4,386,090 | | | | | 35,904,246 | | | | | (37,995,216) | | | | | 54 | | | | | 305 | | | | | 2,295,479 | | | 5,753 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 5,986,062 | | | | | 57,446,793 | | | | | (59,761,603) | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 3,671,252 | | | 7,106 |
Total | | | | $15,609,957 | | | | | $143,616,983 | | | | | $(150,048,223) | | | | | $54 | | | | | $305 | | | | | $9,179,076 | | | $18,153 |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
Portfolio Composition
By country, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | | |
| |
United States | | | | 56.41 | % |
| |
France | | | | 12.63 | |
| |
Japan | | | | 8.75 | |
| |
China | | | | 5.87 | |
| |
India | | | | 4.80 | |
| |
Sweden | | | | 3.29 | |
| |
Denmark | | | | 3.00 | |
| |
Countries each less than 2% of portfolio | | | | 4.32 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.93 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $812,119,108) | | $ | 1,749,088,186 | |
|
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $9,179,022) | | | 9,179,076 | |
|
| |
Cash | | | 2,000,000 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,556,418) | | | 1,554,486 | |
|
| |
Receivable for: | |
Fund shares sold | | | 3,795,974 | |
|
| |
Dividends | | | 3,718,823 | |
|
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 170,497 | |
|
| |
Other assets | | | 1,632 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 1,769,508,674 | |
|
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 813,296 | |
|
| |
Accrued foreign taxes | | | 1,855,545 | |
|
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 955,653 | |
|
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,966 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 135,448 | |
|
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 170,497 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 3,935,405 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,765,573,269 | |
|
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
| |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 362,043,243 | |
Distributable earnings | | | 1,403,530,026 | |
|
| |
| | $ | 1,765,573,269 | |
|
| |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 988,289,062 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 777,284,207 | |
|
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 25,309,985 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 20,297,188 | |
|
| |
Series I: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 39.05 | |
|
| |
Series II: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 38.30 | |
|
| |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $960,865) | | $ | 11,235,933 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 18,153 | |
|
| |
Non-cash dividend income | | | 626,935 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 11,881,021 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 6,584,756 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 1,729,119 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 107,589 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,165,964 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 64,018 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 16,893 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 25,572 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 10,649 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 9,704,560 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (299,823 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 9,404,737 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 2,476,284 | |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $152,623) | | | 150,197,849 | |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 305 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (199,407 | ) |
|
| |
| | | 149,998,747 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $1,382,394) | | | (993,591,303 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 54 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (292,473 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (993,883,722 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (843,884,975 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (841,408,691 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 2,476,284 | | | $ | (9,762,975 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized gain | | | 149,998,747 | | | | 343,349,768 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (993,883,722 | ) | | | 71,077,742 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (841,408,691 | ) | | | 404,664,535 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | (74,843,220 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | - | | | | (64,990,704 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | - | | | | (139,833,924 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (30,472,060 | ) | | | (91,025,858 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | (105,195,164 | ) | | | (192,722,461 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (135,667,224 | ) | | | (283,748,319 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (977,075,915 | ) | | | (18,917,708 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 2,742,649,184 | | | | 2,761,566,892 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 1,765,573,269 | | | $ | 2,742,649,184 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 57.22 | | | | $ | 0.08 | | | | $ | (18.25 | ) | | | $ | (18.17 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 39.05 | | | | | (31.76 | )% | | | $ | 988,289 | | | | | 0.78 | %(e) | | | | 0.81 | %(e) | | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | | 8 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 52.12 | | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | | 8.23 | | | | | 8.10 | | | | | – | | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | 57.22 | | | | | 15.49 | | | | | 1,484,706 | | | | | 0.77 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 7 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 42.55 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 11.51 | | | | | 11.50 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | (1.62 | ) | | | | (1.93 | ) | | | | 52.12 | | | | | 27.64 | | | | | 1,438,773 | | | | | 0.77 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 13 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 38.00 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 11.03 | | | | | 11.32 | | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | | (6.37 | ) | | | | (6.77 | ) | | | | 42.55 | | | | | 31.79 | | | | | 1,334,573 | | | | | 0.77 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 47.42 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | (5.99 | ) | | | | (5.62 | ) | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | (3.33 | ) | | | | (3.80 | ) | | | | 38.00 | | | | | (13.18 | ) | | | | 1,160,317 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 0.81 | | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 35.02 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 12.50 | | | | | 12.79 | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | 47.42 | | | | | 36.66 | | | | | 1,479,034 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.69 | | | | | 9 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 56.18 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (17.90 | ) | | | | (17.88 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 38.30 | | | | | (31.83 | ) | | | | 777,284 | | | | | 1.03 | (e) | | | | 1.06 | (e) | | | | 0.10 | (e) | | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 51.36 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 8.09 | | | | | 7.82 | | | | | – | | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | 56.18 | | | | | 15.17 | | | | | 1,257,943 | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | 7 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 41.95 | | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | | 11.34 | | | | | 11.23 | | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (1.62 | ) | | | | (1.82 | ) | | | | 51.36 | | | | | 27.34 | | | | | 1,322,794 | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 13 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 37.53 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 10.89 | | | | | 11.07 | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (6.37 | ) | | | | (6.65 | ) | | | | 41.95 | | | | | 31.45 | | | | | 1,187,107 | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | 23 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 46.88 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | (5.92 | ) | | | | (5.66 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | (3.33 | ) | | | | (3.69 | ) | | | | 37.53 | | | | | (13.39 | ) | | | | 911,848 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 16 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 34.64 | | | | | 0.18 | | | | | 12.36 | | | | | 12.54 | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | 46.88 | | | | | 36.32 | | | | | 1,309,590 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 0.43 | | | | | 9 | |
(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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Global 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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Up to $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Next $4.2 billion | | | 0.600% | |
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Over $5 billion | | | 0.580% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.63%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
Effective May 1, 2022, through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has 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 of Series I shares to 2.25% and Series II shares to 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net asset (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1, 2022, 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 0.77% and Series II shares to 1.02% of the Fund’s 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $299,823.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $151,143 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,577,976 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $2,428 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brazil | | | $ 2,936,749 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | | $ 2,936,749 | |
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China | | | 87,444,264 | | | | 16,244,910 | | | | – | | | | 103,689,174 | |
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Denmark | | | – | | | | 52,968,739 | | | | – | | | | 52,968,739 | |
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France | | | – | | | | 222,991,385 | | | | – | | | | 222,991,385 | |
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Germany | | | – | | | | 30,889,907 | | | | – | | | | 30,889,907 | |
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India | | | 30,376,645 | | | | 54,376,235 | | | | – | | | | 84,752,880 | |
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Italy | | | – | | | | 7,090,825 | | | | – | | | | 7,090,825 | |
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Japan | | | – | | | | 154,515,204 | | | | – | | | | 154,515,204 | |
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Netherlands | | | – | | | | 15,869,771 | | | | – | | | | 15,869,771 | |
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Sweden | | | – | | | | 58,010,925 | | | | – | | | | 58,010,925 | |
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Switzerland | | | – | | | | 14,044,246 | | | | – | | | | 14,044,246 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 5,320,890 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5,320,890 | |
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United States | | | 996,007,491 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 996,007,491 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 9,179,076 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9,179,076 | |
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Total Investments | | | $1,131,265,115 | | | | $627,002,147 | | | | $– | | | | $1,758,267,262 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $171,423,903 and $303,232,268, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 1,028,040,395 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (99,959,867 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 928,080,528 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $830,186,734.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Series I | | | 6,015,956 | | | $ | 261,396,664 | | | | 1,087,526 | | | $ | 61,384,048 | |
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Series II | | | 4,060,072 | | | | 173,596,802 | | | | 786,412 | | | | 43,542,860 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,297,784 | | | | 74,843,220 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,147,232 | | | | 64,990,704 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,655,266 | ) | | | (291,868,724 | ) | | | (4,038,886 | ) | | | (227,253,126 | ) |
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Series II | | | (6,153,373 | ) | | | (278,791,966 | ) | | | (5,300,318 | ) | | | (301,256,025 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,732,611 | ) | | $ | (135,667,224 | ) | | | (5,020,250 | ) | | $ | (283,748,319 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 28% 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. |
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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $682.40 | | $3.25 | | $1,020.93 | | $3.91 | | 0.78% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 681.70 | | 4.29 | | 1,019.69 | | 5.16 | | 1.03 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI All Country World Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the third quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period and above the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in and underweight and overweight exposures to certain sectors and regions detracted from Fund performance. The Board recognized that the
performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the
extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers
periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VIGCE-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -20.22 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -20.38 | |
MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | -20.51 | |
Lipper VUF Global Multi-Cap Value Funds Classification Average∎ (Peer Group) | | | -11.99 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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 Multi-Cap Value Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlyng funds in the Lipper Global Multi Cap Value 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. | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (1/2/97) | | | 4.90 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.14 | |
5 Years | | | 4.21 | |
1 Year | | | -18.66 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (6/1/10) | | | 6.35 | % |
10 Years | | | 6.87 | |
5 Years | | | 3.95 | |
1 Year | | | -18.87 | |
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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I shares are those of the Class I shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
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| |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–93.92% | |
Belgium–3.16% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V., ADR(a) | | | 34,599 | | | $ | 1,866,616 | |
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| |
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Canada–1.70% | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 675 | | | | 1,002,049 | |
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| |
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China–2.44% | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., A Shares | | | 4,700 | | | | 1,441,721 | |
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| |
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Finland–2.12% | |
Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 26,201 | | | | 1,252,853 | |
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| |
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France–2.85% | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 2,719 | | | | 1,677,985 | |
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| |
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Germany–6.14% | |
KION Group AG | | | 36,179 | | | | 1,500,501 | |
|
| |
SAP SE | | | 23,297 | | | | 2,122,418 | |
|
| |
| | | | 3,622,919 | |
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| |
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Hong Kong–3.82% | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 205,400 | | | | 2,256,144 | |
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| |
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Japan–0.96% | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 282,137 | |
|
| |
Nabtesco Corp. | | | 12,200 | | | | 285,339 | |
|
| |
| | | | 567,476 | |
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| |
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Netherlands–1.90% | |
Topicus.com, Inc.(b) | | | 19,870 | | | | 1,121,161 | |
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| |
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Switzerland–4.25% | |
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A., Wts., expiring 11/22/2023(b) | | | 40,270 | | | | 21,935 | |
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Temenos AG | | | 29,140 | | | | 2,487,002 | |
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| | | | 2,508,937 | |
|
| |
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United Kingdom–11.27% | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 72,721 | | | | 3,116,640 | |
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| |
Imperial Brands PLC | | | 43,477 | | | | 971,753 | |
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| |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | | 27,558 | | | | 2,561,769 | |
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| |
| | | | 6,650,162 | |
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| |
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United States–53.31% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 6,209 | | | | 1,723,929 | |
|
| |
Adobe, Inc.(b) | | | 1,570 | | | | 574,714 | |
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| |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 1,111 | | | | 2,421,158 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
| |
United States–(continued) | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 13,971 | | | $ | 2,041,023 | |
|
| |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 7,197 | | | | 1,940,887 | |
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| |
Aptiv PLC(b) | | | 13,725 | | | | 1,222,486 | |
|
| |
AutoZone, Inc.(b) | | | 767 | | | | 1,648,375 | |
|
| |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 7,900 | | | | 1,947,587 | |
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| |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 4,330 | | | | 2,028,735 | |
|
| |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 3,204 | | | | 2,105,092 | |
|
| |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 2,245 | | | | 141,345 | |
|
| |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 10,779 | | | | 1,873,498 | |
|
| |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 10,599 | | | | 2,722,141 | |
|
| |
Roche Holding AG | | | 5,395 | | | | 1,801,000 | |
|
| |
Sabre Corp.(a)(b) | | | 233,026 | | | | 1,358,542 | |
|
| |
Visa, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 16,078 | | | | 3,165,598 | |
|
| |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(b) | | | 12,091 | | | | 1,141,390 | |
|
| |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 9,334 | | | | 1,604,421 | |
|
| |
| | | | 31,461,921 | |
|
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $56,485,943) | | | | 55,429,944 | |
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| |
|
Money Market Funds–6.26% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(c)(d) | | | 1,295,691 | | | | 1,295,691 | |
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| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(c)(d) | | | 919,854 | | | | 919,762 | |
|
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(c)(d) | | | 1,480,790 | | | | 1,480,790 | |
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| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,696,202) | | | | 3,696,243 | |
|
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.18% (Cost $60,182,145) | | | | 59,126,187 | |
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| |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–9.97% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(c)(d)(e) | | | 1,647,664 | | | | 1,647,664 | |
|
| |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(c)(d)(e) | | | 4,236,850 | | | | 4,236,850 | |
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| |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $5,884,735) | | | | 5,884,514 | |
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| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–110.15% (Cost $66,066,880) | | | | 65,010,701 | |
|
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.15)% | | | | (5,990,654 | ) |
|
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 59,020,047 | |
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| |
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
Wts. – Warrants
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $1,638,209 | | | $ | 1,789,294 | | | $ | (2,131,812 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,295,691 | | | | $ 1,135 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,164,786 | | | | 1,278,066 | | | | (1,522,723 | ) | | | 94 | | | | (461) | | | | 919,762 | | | | 1,421 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,872,239 | | | | 2,044,907 | | | | (2,436,356 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,480,790 | | | | 1,892 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 1,204,237 | | | | 9,974,960 | | | | (9,531,533 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,647,664 | | | | 3,887* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 2,809,885 | | | | 23,283,527 | | | | (21,856,548 | ) | | | (92) | | | | 78 | | | | 4,236,850 | | | | 10,557* | |
Total | | | $8,689,356 | | | $ | 38,370,754 | | | $ | (37,478,972 | ) | | $ | 2 | | | $ | (383) | | | $ | 9,580,757 | | | | $ 18,892 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(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. |
Portfolio Composition
By country, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | | |
| |
United States | | | | 53.31 | % |
| |
United Kingdom | | | | 11.27 | |
| |
Germany | | | | 6.14 | |
| |
Switzerland | | | | 4.25 | |
| |
Hong Kong | | | | 3.82 | |
| |
Belgium | | | | 3.16 | |
| |
France | | | | 2.85 | |
| |
China | | | | 2.44 | |
| |
Finland | | | | 2.12 | |
| |
Countries each less than 2% of portfolio | | | | 4.56 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 6.08 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $56,485,943)* | | $ | 55,429,944 | |
|
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $9,580,937) | | | 9,580,757 | |
|
| |
Cash | | | 535 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $96,493) | | | 94,670 | |
|
| |
Receivable for: | |
Fund shares sold | | | 736 | |
|
| |
Dividends | | | 62,838 | |
|
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 20,067 | |
|
| |
Other assets | | | 44 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 65,189,591 | |
|
| |
|
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 139,476 | |
|
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 62,808 | |
|
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 5,884,735 | |
|
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 30,670 | |
|
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,113 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 26,740 | |
|
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 23,002 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 6,169,544 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 59,020,047 | |
|
| |
|
Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 55,874,099 | |
|
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 3,145,948 | |
|
| |
| | $ | 59,020,047 | |
|
| |
|
Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 50,860,491 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 8,159,556 | |
|
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 5,730,133 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 919,921 | |
|
| |
Series I: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.88 | |
|
| |
Series II: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.87 | |
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| |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $5,791,422 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $43,558) | | $ | 535,036 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,185) | | | 9,633 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 544,669 | |
|
| |
|
Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 220,449 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 54,579 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 3,229 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 11,417 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 1,817 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,222 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,727 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 22,242 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 1,717 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 326,399 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (1,429 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 324,970 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 219,699 | |
|
| |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (171,615 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (383 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (3,892 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (175,890 | ) |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (15,217,594 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 2 | |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (4,541 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (15,222,133 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (15,398,023 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (15,178,324 | ) |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 219,699 | | | $ | 207,530 | |
|
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (175,890 | ) | | | 4,091,537 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (15,222,133 | ) | | | 6,511,206 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (15,178,324 | ) | | | 10,810,273 | |
|
| |
|
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (10,897,710 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (1,801,903 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (12,699,613 | ) |
|
| |
|
Share transactions–net: | |
Series I | | | (1,131,093 | ) | | | 8,578,868 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | (440,001 | ) | | | 316,507 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (1,571,094 | ) | | | 8,895,375 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (16,749,418 | ) | | | 7,006,035 | |
|
| |
|
Net assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 75,769,465 | | | | 68,763,430 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 59,020,047 | | | $ | 75,769,465 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $11.13 | | | | $0.03 | | | | $(2.28 | ) | | | $(2.25 | ) | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 8.88 | | | | (20.22 | )% | | | $50,860 | | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | 7 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 11.49 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 1.85 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | 11.13 | | | | 15.97 | | | | 65,044 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 10.28 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.35 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 11.49 | | | | 13.23 | | | | 58,139 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 127 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 8.99 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.03 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 10.28 | | | | 25.20 | | | | 60,078 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 10.73 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (1.76 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | (15.32 | ) | | | 54,854 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 8.83 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 2.02 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 10.73 | | | | 22.90 | | | | 73,716 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 69 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 11.14 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | (2.27 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8.87 | | | | (20.38 | ) | | | 8,160 | | | | 1.21 | (d) | | | 1.21 | (d) | | | 0.45 | (d) | | | 7 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 11.50 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | (2.19 | ) | | | 11.14 | | | | 15.71 | | | | 10,725 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 10.28 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.33 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 11.50 | | | | 13.03 | | | | 10,625 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 127 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 8.99 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.15 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | 10.28 | | | | 24.82 | | | | 10,561 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 24 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 10.73 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (1.75 | ) | | | (1.65 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | (15.54 | ) | | | 9,616 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 26 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 8.83 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.99 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 10.73 | | | | 22.60 | | | | 13,043 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 69 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $ 1 billion | | | 0.670% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.645% | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.620% | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.595% | |
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Next $1 billion | | | 0.570% | |
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Over $4.5 billion | | | 0.545% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,429.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $5,257 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $49,322 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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
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annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $215 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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Belgium | | $ | 1,866,616 | | | $ | – | | | $– | | $ | 1,866,616 | |
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Canada | | | 1,002,049 | | | | – | | | – | | | 1,002,049 | |
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China | | | – | | | | 1,441,721 | | | – | | | 1,441,721 | |
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Finland | | | – | | | | 1,252,853 | | | – | | | 1,252,853 | |
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France | | | – | | | | 1,677,985 | | | – | | | 1,677,985 | |
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Germany | | | – | | | | 3,622,919 | | | – | | | 3,622,919 | |
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Hong Kong | | | – | | | | 2,256,144 | | | – | | | 2,256,144 | |
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Japan | | | – | | | | 567,476 | | | – | | | 567,476 | |
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Netherlands | | | 1,121,161 | | | | – | | | – | | | 1,121,161 | |
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Switzerland | | | 21,935 | | | | 2,487,002 | | | – | | | 2,508,937 | |
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United Kingdom | | | – | | | | 6,650,162 | | | – | | | 6,650,162 | |
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United States | | | 29,660,921 | | | | 1,801,000 | | | – | | | 31,461,921 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 3,696,243 | | | | 5,884,514 | | | – | | | 9,580,757 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 37,368,925 | | | $ | 27,641,776 | | | $– | | $ | 65,010,701 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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.
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The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $4,123,070 and $4,415,335, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 5,288,646 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (6,390,904 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (1,102,258 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $66,112,959.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Six months ended | | | Year ended | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 281,338 | | | $ | 2,743,455 | | | | 422,604 | | | $ | 5,215,802 | |
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Series II | | | 24,952 | | | | 233,484 | | | | 6,831 | | | | 87,378 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 972,142 | | | | 10,897,710 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 160,422 | | | | 1,799,935 | |
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Series I | | | (395,795 | ) | | | (3,874,548 | ) | | | (609,870 | ) | | | (7,534,644 | ) |
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Series II | | | (68,222 | ) | | | (673,485 | ) | | | (128,015 | ) | | | (1,570,806 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (157,727 | ) | | $ | (1,571,094 | ) | | | 824,114 | | | $ | 8,895,375 | |
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(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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $797.80 | | $4.28 | | $1,020.03 | | $4.81 | | 0.96% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 796.20 | | 5.39 | | 1,018.79 | | 6.06 | | 1.21 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI World Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s stock selection in certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s exposure to certain Chinese issuers, detracted from Fund performance. The Board noted that the Fund underwent a change with respect to the Fund’s investment process and portfolio management team in October 2020, and that performance results prior to such date were those of the prior investment process and portfolio management team. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could
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produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that there were only three funds (including the Fund) in the expense group.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the
Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VIGRE-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -19.62 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -19.74 | |
MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -20.51 | |
Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index∎ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -20.71 | |
Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average◆ (Peer Group) | | | -21.26 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.; ◆Lipper Inc. | |
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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 Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index is composed of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (gross) from fund inception through February 17, 2005; the FTSE EPRA/ NAREIT Developed Index (net) from February 18, 2005, through June 30, 2014; the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index (Net) from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2021, and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (Net) from July 1, 2021 onward. The net version of indexes is computed using the net return, which withholds taxes for non-resident investors. | |
The Lipper VUF Real Estate Funds Classification Average represents an average of all 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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/31/98) | | | 6.58 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.33 | |
5 Years | | | 1.72 | |
1 Year | | | -11.75 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (4/30/04) | | | 6.03 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.07 | |
5 Years | | | 1.46 | |
1 Year | | | -11.97 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.90% | |
Australia–2.72% | |
GPT Group (The) | | | 425,782 | | | $ | 1,238,843 | |
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National Storage REIT | | | 347,048 | | | | 511,965 | |
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NEXTDC Ltd.(a) | | | 85,721 | | | | 626,189 | |
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Stockland | | | 277,962 | | | | 692,830 | |
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Belgium–2.36% | |
Aedifica S.A. | | | 12,522 | | | | 1,201,312 | |
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Cofinimmo S.A. | | | 10,598 | | | | 1,151,184 | |
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VGP N.V. | | | 1,944 | | | | 309,979 | |
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Canada–2.20% | |
Chartwell Retirement Residences | | | 162,754 | | | | 1,409,810 | |
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Summit Industrial Income REIT | | | 81,108 | | | | 1,078,121 | |
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Germany–2.97% | |
Aroundtown S.A. | | | 142,160 | | | | 452,022 | |
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Instone Real Estate Group SE(b) | | | 27,441 | | | | 327,105 | |
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Sirius Real Estate Ltd. | | | 458,996 | | | | 498,512 | |
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Vonovia SE | | | 67,353 | | | | 2,075,644 | |
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Hong Kong–6.60% | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 637,000 | | | | 1,209,024 | |
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Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 236,200 | | | | 1,187,743 | |
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Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | | | 271,000 | | | | 816,414 | |
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Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 297,500 | | | | 827,167 | |
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Link REIT | | | 125,100 | | | | 1,021,701 | |
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New World Development Co. Ltd. | | | 245,000 | | | | 884,360 | |
| |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 112,500 | | | | 1,331,167 | |
| |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 67,600 | | | | 168,059 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 7,445,635 | |
| |
|
Israel–0.75% | |
Azrieli Group Ltd. | | | 12,040 | | | | 847,429 | |
| |
|
Japan–10.19% | |
Advance Residence Investment Corp. | | | 270 | | | | 718,444 | |
| |
GLP J-Reit | | | 587 | | | | 717,436 | |
| |
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | | | 1,051 | | | | 525,336 | |
| |
Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp. | | | 1,255 | | | | 978,130 | |
| |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 271 | | | | 796,049 | |
| |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 226 | | | | 1,039,490 | |
| |
Kenedix Office Investment Corp. | | | 129 | | | | 646,809 | |
| |
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp. | | | 88 | | | | 298,386 | |
| |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 47,258 | | | | 1,016,946 | |
| |
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | | | 139 | | | | 525,659 | |
| |
Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 502,614 | |
| |
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. | | | 344 | | | | 429,544 | |
| |
ORIX JREIT, Inc. | | | 218 | | | | 295,462 | |
| |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | | | 18,700 | | | | 494,255 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Japan–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. | | | 46,000 | | | $ | 634,051 | |
| |
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 260,900 | | | | 1,374,165 | |
| |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 487 | | | | 509,981 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 11,502,757 | |
| |
|
Macau–0.84% | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 158,000 | | | | 945,480 | |
| |
|
Malta–0.01% | |
BGP Holdings PLC(c) | | | 1,355,927 | | | | 6,470 | |
| |
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Singapore–3.82% | |
Ascendas REIT | | | 352,200 | | | | 722,888 | |
| |
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | | | 776,200 | | | | 1,213,335 | |
| |
CapitaLand Investment Ltd. | | | 274,700 | | | | 756,390 | |
| |
Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.(a) | | | 937,900 | | | | 722,965 | |
| |
Mapletree Commercial Trust | | | 339,200 | | | | 447,193 | |
| |
Mapletree Industrial Trust | | | 241,630 | | | | 452,574 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 4,315,345 | |
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|
Sweden–0.89% | |
Castellum AB | | | 31,893 | | | | 410,125 | |
| |
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class B | | | 74,350 | | | | 123,950 | |
| |
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | | | 66,836 | | | | 467,808 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 1,001,883 | |
| |
|
Switzerland–0.75% | |
PSP Swiss Property AG | | | 7,570 | | | | 842,161 | |
| |
|
United Kingdom–3.37% | |
Assura PLC | | | 986,694 | | | | 785,811 | |
| |
Capital & Counties Properties PLC | | | 164,267 | | | | 280,671 | |
| |
LondonMetric Property PLC | | | 278,377 | | | | 774,183 | |
| |
Segro PLC | | | 109,824 | | | | 1,305,965 | |
| |
UNITE Group PLC (The) | | | 50,673 | | | | 656,790 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 3,803,420 | |
| |
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United States–60.43% | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 42,049 | | | | 1,490,217 | |
| |
American Tower Corp. | | | 9,572 | | | | 2,446,507 | |
| |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 24,591 | | | | 4,776,802 | |
| |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 53,719 | | | | 1,085,661 | |
| |
CubeSmart | | | 28,031 | | | | 1,197,484 | |
| |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 23,098 | | | | 1,269,235 | |
| |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 5,753 | | | | 3,779,836 | |
| |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 28,106 | | | | 1,980,630 | |
| |
Equity Residential | | | 10,983 | | | | 793,192 | |
| |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 39,402 | | | | 846,749 | |
| |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 19,172 | | | | 879,228 | |
| |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 51,210 | | | | 1,392,912 | |
| |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 37,589 | | | | 973,931 | |
| |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,453 | | | | 161,922 | |
| |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 131,946 | | | | 4,694,639 | |
| |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 145,337 | | | | 2,873,313 | |
| |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 4,039 | | | | 355,311 | |
| |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | 23,681 | | | | 2,644,220 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
United States–(continued) | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 67,792 | | | $ | 7,975,729 | |
| |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 37,218 | | | | 2,540,501 | |
| |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 45,257 | | | | 2,606,351 | |
| |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 5,314 | | | | 404,023 | |
| |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 5,580 | | | | 1,785,879 | |
| |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 3,840 | | | | 364,493 | |
| |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 29,220 | | | | 393,593 | |
| |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 19,993 | | | | 3,186,085 | |
| |
UDR, Inc. | | | 94,610 | | | | 4,355,844 | |
| |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 53,733 | | | | 2,763,488 | |
| |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 148,648 | | | | 4,428,224 | |
| |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 45,574 | | | | 3,753,019 | |
| |
| | | | | | | 68,199,018 | |
| |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $111,693,354) | | | | 110,483,114 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Money Market Funds–1.77% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 691,953 | | | $ | 691,953 | |
| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 521,910 | | | | 521,858 | |
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 790,803 | | | | 790,803 | |
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,004,609) | | | | 2,004,614 | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–99.67% (Cost $113,697,963) | | | | 112,487,728 | |
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.33% | | | | 368,086 | |
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 112,855,814 | |
| |
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 June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 414,569 | | | | $ | 8,963,858 | | | | $ | (8,686,474 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 691,953 | | | | $ | 417 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 431,297 | | | | | 6,402,756 | | | | | (6,312,159 | ) | | | | 5 | | | | | (41 | ) | | | | 521,858 | | | | | 602 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 473,793 | | | | | 10,244,409 | | | | | (9,927,399 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 790,803 | | | | | 702 | |
Total | | | $ | 1,319,659 | | | | $ | 25,611,023 | | | | $ | (24,926,032 | ) | | | $ | 5 | | | | $ | (41 | ) | | | $ | 2,004,614 | | | | $ | 1,721 | |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
Portfolio Composition
By country, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | |
United States | | | 60.43% | |
| |
Japan | | | 10.19 | |
| |
Hong Kong | | | 6.60 | |
| |
Singapore | | | 3.82 | |
| |
United Kingdom | | | 3.37 | |
| |
Germany | | | 2.97 | |
| |
Australia | | | 2.72 | |
| |
Belgium | | | 2.36 | |
| |
Canada | | | 2.20 | |
| |
Countries each less than 2% of portfolio | | | 3.24 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 2.10 | |
| |
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
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $111,693,354) | | $ | 110,483,114 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,004,609) | | | 2,004,614 | |
| |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $150,712) | | | 150,332 | |
| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 187,485 | |
| |
Fund shares sold | | | 24,269 | |
| |
Dividends | | | 422,074 | |
| |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 47,949 | |
| |
Other assets | | | 90 | |
| |
Total assets | | | 113,319,927 | |
| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 180,518 | |
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 101,230 | |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 59,483 | |
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,356 | |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 65,359 | |
| |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 55,167 | |
| |
Total liabilities | | | 464,113 | |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 112,855,814 | |
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 115,816,320 | |
| |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (2,960,506 | ) |
| |
| | $ | 112,855,814 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 88,566,028 | |
| |
Series II | | $ | 24,289,786 | |
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 6,124,733 | |
| |
Series II | | | 1,726,305 | |
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.46 | |
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.07 | |
| |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $67,058) | | $ | 2,011,429 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 1,721 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 2,013,150 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 500,976 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 110,744 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 44,620 | |
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 40,727 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 3,758 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,602 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 3,154 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 18,627 | |
| |
Other | | | 1,999 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 733,207 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (564 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 732,643 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 1,280,507 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 1,911,982 | |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (41 | ) |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (37,656 | ) |
| |
| | | 1,874,285 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (33,180,615 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 5 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (4,151 | ) |
| |
| | | (33,184,761 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (31,310,476 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (30,029,969 | ) |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,280,507 | | | $ | 2,301,455 | |
Net realized gain | | | 1,874,285 | | | | 16,039,158 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (33,184,761 | ) | | | 18,597,477 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (30,029,969 | ) | | | 36,938,090 | |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (3,061,258 | ) |
Series II | | | – | | | | (1,034,025 | ) |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (4,095,283 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,161,802 | ) | | | (27,200,184 | ) |
Series II | | | (10,611,134 | ) | | | (208,852 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (16,772,936 | ) | | | (27,409,036 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (46,802,905 | ) | | | 5,433,771 | |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 159,658,719 | | | | 154,224,948 | |
End of period | | $ | 112,855,814 | | | $ | 159,658,719 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | $17.99 | | | | | $0.16 | | | | $ | (3.69 | ) | | | $ | (3.53 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 14.46 | | | | | (19.62 | )% | | | $ | 88,566 | | | | | 1.04 | %(d) | | | | 1.04 | %(d) | | | | 1.97 | %(d) | | | | 49 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 14.69 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 3.51 | | | | | 3.76 | | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | | 17.99 | | | | | 25.71 | | | | | 116,762 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 1.51 | | | | | 95 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 18.22 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | (2.61 | ) | | | | (2.33 | ) | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | | 14.69 | | | | | (12.32 | ) | | | | 119,114 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.86 | | | | | 154 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 15.52 | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | 3.15 | | | | | 3.54 | | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | 18.22 | | | | | 23.00 | | | | | 150,255 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 2.22 | | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 17.38 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | (1.41 | ) | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | | 15.52 | | | | | (6.10 | ) | | | | 124,816 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 2.38 | | | | | 57 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 16.15 | | | | | 0.45 | (e) | | | | 1.62 | | | | | 2.07 | | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | 17.38 | | | | | 12.98 | | | | | 158,229 | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | 1.02 | | | | | 2.63 | (e) | | | | 50 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 17.53 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | (3.60 | ) | | | | (3.46 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 14.07 | | | | | (19.74 | ) | | | | 24,290 | | | | | 1.29 | (d) | | | | 1.29 | (d) | | | | 1.72 | (d) | | | | 49 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 14.33 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 3.43 | | | | | 3.63 | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | 17.53 | | | | | 25.44 | | | | | 42,896 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | 95 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 17.78 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | (2.55 | ) | | | | (2.31 | ) | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (1.14 | ) | | | | 14.33 | | | | | (12.56 | ) | | | | 35,111 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 1.61 | | | | | 154 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 15.03 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 3.04 | | | | | 3.38 | | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | | 17.78 | | | | | 22.65 | | | | | 45,233 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 1.29 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 61 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 16.86 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | | 15.03 | | | | | (6.33 | ) | | | | 26,799 | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | 1.26 | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | 57 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 15.69 | | | | | 0.39 | (e) | | | | 1.58 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | | 16.86 | | | | | 12.73 | | | | | 260,083 | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | 1.27 | | | | | 2.38 | (e) | | | | 50 | |
(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. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.38 and 2.18%, $0.32 and 1.93% for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 of the cost of the related investment. 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
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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.
L. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $250 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.740% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.730% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.710% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.700% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.690% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.680% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $564.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $10,616 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $100,128 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,069,827 | | | | $ – | | | $ | 3,069,827 | |
Belgium | | | – | | | | 2,662,475 | | | | – | | | | 2,662,475 | |
Canada | | | 2,487,931 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,487,931 | |
Germany | | | – | | | | 3,353,283 | | | | – | | | | 3,353,283 | |
Hong Kong | | | – | | | | 7,445,635 | | | | – | | | | 7,445,635 | |
Israel | | | – | | | | 847,429 | | | | – | | | | 847,429 | |
Japan | | | – | | | | 11,502,757 | | | | – | | | | 11,502,757 | |
Macau | | | – | | | | 945,480 | | | | – | | | | 945,480 | |
Malta | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,470 | | | | 6,470 | |
Singapore | | | – | | | | 4,315,345 | | | | – | | | | 4,315,345 | |
Sweden | | | – | | | | 1,001,883 | | | | – | | | | 1,001,883 | |
Switzerland | | | – | | | | 842,161 | | | | – | | | | 842,161 | |
United Kingdom | | | – | | | | 3,803,420 | | | | – | | | | 3,803,420 | |
United States | | | 68,199,018 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 68,199,018 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 2,004,614 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,004,614 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 72,691,563 | | | $ | 39,789,695 | | | | $6,470 | | | $ | 112,487,728 | |
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
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Expiration | | | | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Not subject to expiration | | | | | | | $4,130,741 | | | | $1,610,011 | | | | $5,740,752 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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. |
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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $65,754,241 and $81,847,829, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 7,065,838 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (10,895,137 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (3,829,299 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $116,317,027.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
| | Six months ended June 30, 2022(a) | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 659,237 | | | | $ | 10,823,264 | | | | | 1,324,364 | | | | $ | 21,722,305 | |
Series II | | | | 730,212 | | | | | 12,093,386 | | | | | 351,404 | | | | | 5,523,380 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 175,732 | | | | | 3,061,258 | |
Series II | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 60,897 | | | | | 1,034,025 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | (1,023,537 | ) | | | | (16,985,066 | ) | | | | (3,121,988 | ) | | | | (51,983,747 | ) |
Series II | | | | (1,450,717 | ) | | | | (22,704,520 | ) | | | | (415,673 | ) | | | | (6,766,257 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | | (1,084,805 | ) | | | $ | (16,772,936 | ) | | | | (1,625,264 | ) | | | $ | (27,409,036 | ) |
(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. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | | | $803.80 | | | | | $4.65 | | | | | $1,019.64 | | | | | $5.21 | | | | | 1.04 | % |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | | | 802.60 | | | | | 5.77 | | | | | 1,018.40 | | | | | 6.46 | | | | | 1.29 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco Global Real Estate Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that stock selection in the developed American countries and overweight exposure to certain holdings in developed Asian countries negatively impacted the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management the reasons for such relative total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used
by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | O-VIGLSI-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -14.38 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -14.53 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq* | | | -10.35 | |
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Indexq* | | | -13.91 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
*Effective April 29, 2022, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the Bloomberg | |
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index. The Fund’s investment adviser believes the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index provides a more appropriate comparison for evaluating the Fund’s performance. | |
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The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global investment-grade, fixed-income markets. | |
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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/3/93) | | | 4.59% | |
10 Years | | | 0.97 | |
5 Years | | | -1.49 | |
1 Year | | | -14.84 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/19/01) | | | 3.82% | |
10 Years | | | 0.72 | |
5 Years | | | -1.75 | |
1 Year | | | -15.03 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–38.53% |
Angola–0.08% | | | | | | |
Angolan Government International Bond, 8.75%, 04/14/2032(a) | | $ | 750,000 | | | $ 602,253 |
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Bahamas–0.08% | | | | | | |
Bahamas Government International Bond, 9.00%, 06/16/2029(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 603,750 |
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Belgium–0.19% | | | | | | |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a r.l., 5.50%, 03/01/2028(a) | | | 1,605,000 | | | 1,418,098 |
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Brazil–0.37% | | | | | | |
Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V., 4.50%, 01/31/2030(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 641,693 |
CSN Inova Ventures, 6.75%, 01/28/2028(a) | | | 725,000 | | | 633,607 |
Klabin Austria GmbH,
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5.75%, 04/03/2029(a) | | | 290,000 | | | 274,544 |
7.00%, 04/03/2049(a) | | | 725,000 | | | 659,938 |
Suzano Austria GmbH, 2.50%, 09/15/2028 | | | 701,000 | | | 570,586 |
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Canada–0.36% | | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.,
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3.88%, 01/15/2028(a) | | | 97,000 | | | 84,394 |
4.00%, 10/15/2030(a) | | | 527,000 | | | 424,622 |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 6.13%, 04/01/2029(a)(b) | | | 468,000 | | | 380,199 |
Precision Drilling Corp.,
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7.13%, 01/15/2026(a) | | | 86,000 | | | 80,953 |
6.88%, 01/15/2029(a) | | | 385,000 | | | 345,139 |
Transcanada Trust, Series 16-A, 5.88%, 08/15/2076(c) | | | 1,455,000 | | | 1,385,887 |
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Chile–0.56% | | | | | | |
AES Andes S.A., 6.35%, 10/07/2079(a)(c) | | | 750,000 | | | 666,064 |
Kenbourne Invest S.A., 4.70%, 01/22/2028(a) | | | 1,350,000 | | | 1,035,463 |
Mercury Chile Holdco LLC, 6.50%, 01/24/2027(a) | | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,518,418 |
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Colombia–0.66% | | | | | | |
Bancolombia S.A., 4.88%, 10/18/2027(c) | | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,616,600 |
Colombia Government International Bond, 4.13%, 02/22/2042 | | | 2,225,000 | | | 1,388,014 |
Ecopetrol S.A., 4.63%, 11/02/2031 | | | 1,318,000 | | | 1,001,680 |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Denmark–0.16% | | | | | | |
Danske Bank A/S, 7.00%(a)(c)(d) | | $ | 1,300,000 | | | $ 1,225,714 |
| | |
Dominican Republic–0.18% | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic International Bond,
| | | | | | |
4.50%, 01/30/2030(a) | | | 305,000 | | | 245,699 |
4.88%, 09/23/2032(a) | | | 920,000 | | | 710,182 |
5.30%, 01/21/2041(a) | | | 550,000 | | | 383,098 |
| | | | | | 1,338,979 |
| | |
Ecuador–0.10% | | | | | | |
Ecuador Government International Bond,
| | | | | | |
5.00%, 07/31/2030(a)(e) | | | 700,000 | | | 455,890 |
0.00%, 07/31/2030(a)(f) | | | 750,000 | | | 313,439 |
| | | | | | 769,329 |
| | |
Egypt–0.26% | | | | | | |
Egypt Government International Bond,
| | | | | | |
7.63%, 05/29/2032(a) | | | 1,350,000 | | | 887,915 |
8.50%, 01/31/2047(a) | | | 1,050,000 | | | 625,209 |
8.88%, 05/29/2050(a) | | | 725,000 | | | 442,529 |
| | | | | | 1,955,653 |
| | |
El Salvador–0.01% | | | | | | |
El Salvador Government International Bond, 5.88%, 01/30/2025(a) | | | 250,000 | | | 90,265 |
| | |
France–1.24% | | | | | | |
Altice France S.A.,
| | | | | | |
8.13%, 02/01/2027(a) | | | 463,000 | | | 426,955 |
5.13%, 07/15/2029(a) | | | 448,000 | | | 339,649 |
5.50%, 10/15/2029(a) | | | 315,000 | | | 241,600 |
BNP Paribas S.A., 7.38%(a)(c)(d) | | | 800,000 | | | 792,514 |
Credit Agricole S.A., | | | | | | |
8.13%(a)(c)(d) | | | 750,000 | | | 770,831 |
6.88%(a)(c)(d) | | | 750,000 | | | 724,490 |
Electricite de France S.A., 5.25%(a)(c)(d) | | | 800,000 | | | 757,820 |
Iliad Holding S.A.S.,
| | | | | | |
6.50%, 10/15/2026(a) | | | 200,000 | | | 180,354 |
7.00%, 10/15/2028(a)(b) | | | 764,000 | | | 665,788 |
Societe Generale S.A.,
| | | | | | |
7.38%(a)(c)(d) | | | 750,000 | | | 722,883 |
4.75%(a)(c)(d) | | | 2,250,000 | | | 1,833,937 |
TotalEnergies Capital International S.A., 3.13%, 05/29/2050 | | | 2,600,000 | | | 1,992,789 |
| | | | | | 9,449,610 |
| | |
Guatemala–0.21% | | | | | | |
CT Trust, 5.13%, 02/03/2032(a) | | | 817,000 | | | 656,239 |
Guatemala Government Bond,
| | | | | | |
4.90%, 06/01/2030(a) | | | 480,000 | | | 439,321 |
3.70%, 10/07/2033(a) | | | 687,000 | | | 530,433 |
| | | | | | 1,625,993 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Hong Kong–0.43% | | | | | | |
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.,
| | | | | | |
4.88%, 06/06/2025(a) | | $ | 3,750,000 | | | $ 2,807,850 |
5.75%, 07/21/2028(a) | | | 725,000 | | | 467,625 |
| | | | | | 3,275,475 |
| | |
India–1.07% | | | | | | |
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., | | | |
3.95%, 02/12/2030(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,226,361 |
3.87%, 07/22/2031(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 593,231 |
JSW Steel Ltd., 3.95%, 04/05/2027(a) | | | 1,740,000 | | | 1,404,566 |
Muthoot Finance Ltd., 4.40%, 09/02/2023(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,460,175 |
Network i2i Ltd.,
| | | | | | |
5.65%(a)(c)(d) | | | 450,000 | | | 418,592 |
3.98%(a)(c)(d) | | | 450,000 | | | 376,904 |
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd., 3.38%, 12/05/2029(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,324,110 |
Reliance Industries Ltd., 4.88%, 02/10/2045(a) | | | 1,400,000 | | | 1,321,580 |
| | | | | | 8,125,519 |
| | |
Indonesia–1.62% | | | | | | |
PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk, 4.20%, 01/23/2025(a) | | | 2,610,000 | | | 2,469,712 |
PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk, 4.95%, 09/14/2026(a) | | | 2,025,000 | | | 1,879,595 |
PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk, 4.75%, 06/09/2051(a) | | | 2,900,000 | | | 1,950,224 |
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero), 4.75%, 05/15/2025(a) | | | 2,950,000 | | | 2,935,353 |
PT Pertamina (Persero), 4.18%, 01/21/2050(a) | | | 725,000 | | | 569,466 |
PT Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) Perusahaan Listrik Negara,
| | | |
4.13%, 05/15/2027(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,443,608 |
4.38%, 02/05/2050(a) | | | 1,400,000 | | | 1,032,612 |
| | | | | | 12,280,570 |
| | |
Iraq–0.06% | | | | | | |
Iraq International Bond, 5.80%, 01/15/2028(a) | | | 525,000 | | | 473,185 |
| | |
Ireland–0.47% | | | | | | |
Coriolanus DAC,
| | | | | | |
Series 116, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 427,013 | | | 407,807 |
Series 119, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 454,289 | | | 433,857 |
Series 120, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 568,656 | | | 543,079 |
Series 122, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 498,231 | | | 475,823 |
Series 124, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 400,163 | | | 382,165 |
Series 126, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a) | | | 447,669 | | | 427,534 |
Series 127, 0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 518,532 | | | 495,210 |
0.00%, 04/30/2025(a)(f) | | | 406,965 | | | 388,661 |
| | | | | | 3,554,136 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Ivory Coast–0.11% | | | | | | |
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 5.38%, 07/23/2024(a) | | $ | 900,000 | | | $ 842,625 |
| | |
Japan–0.13% | | | | | | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 3.18%, 07/09/2050 | | | 1,300,000 | | | 975,123 |
| | |
Kazakhstan–0.12% | | | | | | |
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, 5.75%, 05/12/2025(a) | | | 889,000 | | | 888,652 |
| | |
Macau–0.40% | | | | | | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd.,
| | | | | | |
5.38%, 05/15/2024(a) | | | 1,505,000 | | | 1,284,465 |
5.25%, 06/18/2025(a) | | | 1,200,000 | | | 922,399 |
Wynn Macau Ltd., 4.88%, 10/01/2024(a) | | | 1,160,000 | | | 864,200 |
| | | | | | 3,071,064 |
| | |
Mexico–2.43% | | | | | | |
Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., 3.25%, 02/25/2031(a) | | | 656,000 | | | 527,237 |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 5.38%, 04/04/2032(a) | | | 2,024,000 | | | 1,800,642 |
Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.,
| | | | | | |
5.88%(a)(c)(d) | | | 710,000 | | | 589,300 |
8.38%(a)(c)(d) | | | 650,000 | | | 628,462 |
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I.,
| | | | | | |
7.45%, 11/15/2029(a) | | | 1,450,000 | | | 1,246,485 |
6.99%, 02/20/2032(a) | | | 893,000 | | | 691,937 |
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., 5.13%(a)(c)(d) | | | 965,000 | | | 821,847 |
Mexico Remittances Funding Fiduciary Estate Management S.a.r.l., 4.88%, 01/15/2028(a) | | | 3,905,000 | | | 3,169,298 |
Nemak S.A.B. de C.V., 3.63%, 06/28/2031(a) | | | 1,195,000 | | | 836,416 |
Petroleos Mexicanos,
| | | | | | |
6.50%, 03/13/2027 | | | 4,518,000 | | | 3,931,021 |
8.75%, 06/02/2029(a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,721,720 |
7.69%, 01/23/2050 | | | 725,000 | | | 495,237 |
6.95%, 01/28/2060 | | | 1,575,000 | | | 974,374 |
| | | | | | 18,433,976 |
| | |
Morocco–0.07% | | | | | | |
OCP S.A., 3.75%, 06/23/2031(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 568,541 |
| | |
Netherlands–0.79% | | | | | | |
ING Groep N.V.,
| | | | | | |
6.50%(c)(d) | | | 2,400,000 | | | 2,266,108 |
5.75%(c)(d) | | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,655,922 |
6.75%(a)(c)(d) | | | 700,000 | | | 678,083 |
VZ Secured Financing B.V., 5.00%, 01/15/2032(a) | | | 519,000 | | | 431,850 |
| | | | | | 6,031,963 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Nigeria–0.23% | | | | | | |
Nigeria Government International Bond,
| | | | | | |
6.50%, 11/28/2027(a) | | $ | 750,000 | | | $ 573,390 |
8.38%, 03/24/2029(a) | | | 789,000 | | | 602,599 |
7.88%, 02/16/2032(a) | | | 805,000 | | | 562,896 |
| | | | | | 1,738,885 |
| | |
Norway–0.25% | | | | | | |
DNB Bank ASA, 4.88%(a)(c)(d) | | | 2,050,000 | | | 1,918,031 |
| | |
Oman–0.55% | | | | | | |
Oman Government International Bond,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 06/15/2026(a) | | | 3,018,000 | | | 2,883,382 |
6.75%, 01/17/2048(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,298,325 |
| | | | | | 4,181,707 |
| | |
Panama–0.08% | | | | | | |
Cable Onda S.A., 4.50%, 01/30/2030(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 630,893 |
| | |
Peru–0.22% | | | | | | |
Fondo MIVIVIENDA S.A., 4.63%, 04/12/2027(a) | | | 1,712,000 | | | 1,659,127 |
| | |
South Africa–0.21% | | | | | | |
Sasol Financing USA LLC, 4.38%, 09/18/2026 | | | 840,000 | | | 741,665 |
Stillwater Mining Co., 4.00%, 11/16/2026(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | 835,750 |
| | | | | | 1,577,415 |
| | |
Sweden–0.54% | | | | | | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 5.13%(a)(c)(d) | | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,551,500 |
Swedbank AB, Series NC5, 5.63%(a)(c)(d) | | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,529,000 |
| | | | | | 4,080,500 |
| | |
Switzerland–1.40% | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG,
| | | | | | |
7.50%(a)(c)(d) | | | 1,450,000 | | | 1,341,250 |
6.25%(a)(c)(d) | | | 3,015,000 | | | 2,754,022 |
Swiss Re Finance (Luxembourg) S.A., 5.00%, 04/02/2049(a)(c) | | | 1,680,000 | | | 1,594,950 |
UBS Group AG,
| | | | | | |
7.00%(a)(c)(d) | | | 3,130,000 | | | 3,109,542 |
5.13%(a)(c)(d) | | | 2,070,000 | | | 1,861,545 |
| | | | | | 10,661,309 |
| | |
Thailand–0.18% | | | | | | |
GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 4.40%, 03/30/2032(a) | | | 750,000 | | | 689,744 |
Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL, 3.55%, 01/27/2037(a)(c) | | | 750,000 | | | 674,033 |
| | | | | | 1,363,777 |
| | |
United Kingdom–2.13% | | | | | | |
abrdn PLC, 4.25%, 06/30/2028(a) | | | 675,000 | | | 634,500 |
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.88%(c)(d) | | | 910,000 | | | 795,131 |
British Telecommunications PLC, 4.25%, 11/23/2081(a)(c) | | | 4,350,000 | | | 3,794,325 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United Kingdom–(continued) | | | | | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC,
| | | | | | |
6.00%(c)(d) | | $ | 1,125,000 | | | $ 1,011,094 |
6.50%(c)(d) | | | 725,000 | | | 658,363 |
M&G PLC, 6.50%, 10/20/2048(a)(c) | | | 675,000 | | | 694,406 |
NatWest Group PLC, 6.00%(c)(d) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,391,861 |
Prudential PLC, 4.88%(a)(d) | | | 1,450,000 | | | 1,341,250 |
Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75%(a)(c)(d) | | | 2,600,000 | | | 2,571,199 |
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.00%, 07/15/2030(a) | | | 348,000 | | | 276,726 |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.50%, 05/15/2029(a) | | | 130,000 | | | 116,498 |
Vodafone Group PLC, | | | | | | |
3.25%, 06/04/2081(b)(c) | | | 2,743,000 | | | 2,281,915 |
4.13%, 06/04/2081(c) | | | 769,000 | | | 577,405 |
| | | | | | 16,144,673 |
|
United Republic of Tanzania–0.15% |
HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/2025(a) | | | 1,370,000 | | | 1,177,378 |
| | |
United States–20.10% | | | | | | |
AECOM, 5.13%, 03/15/2027 | | | 189,000 | | | 179,111 |
Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/2026(a) | | | 1,159,000 | | | 1,128,142 |
Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., 6.13%, 05/15/2028(a) | | | 2,010,000 | | | 1,958,413 |
Allison Transmission, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/01/2027(a) | | | 114,000 | | | 104,438 |
3.75%, 01/30/2031(a) | | | 1,014,000 | | | 814,465 |
Ally Financial, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
5.75%, 11/20/2025 | | | 521,000 | | | 514,117 |
8.00%, 11/01/2031 | | | 254,000 | | | 282,677 |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 04/20/2026(a) | | | 2,378,000 | | | 2,193,229 |
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/2028(a) | | | 502,000 | | | 430,919 |
Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029 | | | 392,000 | | | 416,412 |
Arconic Corp., 6.13%, 02/15/2028(a) | | | 4,070,000 | | | 3,808,930 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028 | | | 130,000 | | | 112,955 |
4.63%, 11/15/2029(a) | | | 628,000 | | | 519,783 |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.88%, 06/01/2028(a) | | | 265,000 | | | 207,924 |
5.25%, 02/15/2031(a) | | | 2,736,000 | | | 1,408,219 |
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.79%, 05/20/2050(b) | | | 2,600,000 | | | 2,151,174 |
Boeing Co. (The), 4.51%, 05/01/2023 | | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,008,246 |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 08/01/2028(a)(b) | | | 488,000 | | | 469,493 |
Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(a) | | | 527,000 | | | 429,742 |
Camelot Finance S.A., 4.50%, 11/01/2026(a) | | | 1,461,000 | | | 1,334,761 |
Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 02/01/2026(a) | | | 1,863,000 | | | 1,858,193 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/2029(a) | | $ | 1,020,000 | | | $ 831,060 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
| | | | | | |
4.00%, 03/01/2023(a) | | | 61,000 | | | 60,644 |
5.13%, 05/01/2027(a) | | | 253,000 | | | 239,588 |
5.00%, 02/01/2028(a) | | | 550,000 | | | 509,385 |
4.75%, 03/01/2030(a) | | | 1,683,000 | | | 1,444,544 |
4.50%, 08/15/2030(a) | | | 2,186,000 | | | 1,821,994 |
4.50%, 05/01/2032 | | | 837,000 | | | 680,552 |
4.25%, 01/15/2034(a) | | | 175,000 | | | 135,796 |
Centene Corp.,
| | | | | | |
4.25%, 12/15/2027 | | | 816,000 | | | 764,241 |
4.63%, 12/15/2029 | | | 474,000 | | �� | 443,396 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series G, 5.38%(b)(c)(d) | | | 3,025,000 | | | 3,002,313 |
Citigroup, Inc., 3.88%(c)(d) | | | 1,873,000 | | | 1,559,273 |
Clarios Global L.P., 6.75%, 05/15/2025(a) | | | 110,000 | | | 109,108 |
Clarios Global L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/2027(a) | | | 100,000 | | | 96,855 |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 07/01/2029(a) | | | 519,000 | | | 427,664 |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/2028(a) | | | 564,000 | | | 508,360 |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2029(a) | | | 476,000 | | | 447,947 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 06/15/2027(a) | | | 208,000 | | | 199,529 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
8.00%, 03/15/2026(a) | | | 1,837,000 | | | 1,678,228 |
8.00%, 12/15/2027(a) | | | 585,000 | | | 532,245 |
5.25%, 05/15/2030(a) | | | 341,000 | | | 259,747 |
4.75%, 02/15/2031(a) | | | 227,000 | | | 166,816 |
Cox Communications, Inc., 2.95%, 10/01/2050(a) | | | 956,000 | | | 634,827 |
Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/2029(a) | | | 727,000 | | | 676,568 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029 | | | 1,041,000 | | | 901,876 |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/2051 | | | 1,300,000 | | | 935,213 |
CSC Holdings LLC,
| | | | | | |
5.88%, 09/15/2022 | | | 100,000 | | | 99,646 |
5.50%, 04/15/2027(a) | | | 304,000 | | | 276,047 |
6.50%, 02/01/2029(a) | | | 280,000 | | | 253,434 |
5.75%, 01/15/2030(a) | | | 780,000 | | | 569,579 |
4.50%, 11/15/2031(a) | | | 256,000 | | | 198,221 |
5.00%, 11/15/2031(a) | | | 200,000 | | | 135,118 |
CTR Partnership L.P./CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/2028(a) | | | 519,000 | | | 444,207 |
CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 03/25/2048 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,438,033 |
Dana, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2027 | | | 42,000 | | | 36,467 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 06/01/2028(a) | | $ | 513,000 | | | $ 462,636 |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.20%, 07/15/2030 | | | 2,600,000 | | | 2,708,740 |
DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 07/01/2026 | | | 150,000 | | | 117,451 |
DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026 | | | 100,000 | | | 67,800 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 05/01/2024 | | | 247,000 | | | 221,925 |
9.75%, 06/15/2025 | | | 261,000 | | | 257,842 |
4.38%, 03/01/2031 | | | 194,000 | | | 132,171 |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/2029(a) | | | 102,000 | | | 88,237 |
Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/2027(a) | | | 758,000 | | | 718,323 |
Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/2028(b) | | | 494,000 | | | 423,805 |
EnerSys,
| | | | | | |
5.00%, 04/30/2023(a) | | | 497,000 | | | 493,342 |
4.38%, 12/15/2027(a) | | | 536,000 | | | 472,706 |
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/2026 | | | 901,000 | | | 871,145 |
Entegris Escrow Corp.,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 04/15/2029(a) | | | 476,000 | | | 444,133 |
5.95%, 06/15/2030(a) | | | 461,000 | | | 439,582 |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P.,
| | | | | | |
7.50%, 06/01/2027(a) | | | 148,000 | | | 143,055 |
6.50%, 07/01/2027(a) | | | 470,000 | | | 437,843 |
4.75%, 01/15/2031(a) | | | 237,000 | | | 189,687 |
Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/2029(a) | | | 508,000 | | | 429,941 |
Expedia Group, Inc., 2.95%, 03/15/2031(b) | | | 1,151,000 | | | 916,705 |
FedEx Corp., 4.05%, 02/15/2048 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,258,581 |
FirstCash, Inc., 5.63%, 01/01/2030(a) | | | 475,000 | | | 410,932 |
Ford Motor Co.,
| | | | | | |
3.25%, 02/12/2032 | | | 509,000 | | | 382,450 |
4.75%, 01/15/2043 | | | 241,000 | | | 172,445 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
| | | | | | |
5.13%, 06/16/2025 | | | 4,704,000 | | | 4,501,916 |
3.38%, 11/13/2025 | | | 206,000 | | | 186,146 |
4.39%, 01/08/2026 | | | 138,000 | | | 127,464 |
4.95%, 05/28/2027(b) | | | 500,000 | | | 465,520 |
5.11%, 05/03/2029 | | | 638,000 | | | 573,309 |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 05/01/2028(a) | | | 864,000 | | | 715,625 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.63%, 08/01/2030(b) | | | 2,710,000 | | | 2,518,918 |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/01/2029(a) | | | 803,000 | | | 565,348 |
Gartner, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/01/2028(a) | | | 482,000 | | | 443,440 |
3.63%, 06/15/2029(a) | | | 247,000 | | | 214,418 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.50%, 10/01/2025 | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ 138,578 |
6.25%, 05/15/2026 | | | 274,000 | | | 245,197 |
8.00%, 01/15/2027 | | | 386,000 | | | 342,691 |
7.75%, 02/01/2028 | | | 112,000 | | | 97,042 |
Global Medical Response, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/2025(a) | | | 23,000 | | | 20,525 |
Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2031(a)(b) | | | 743,000 | | | 596,930 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/2029(a) | | | 510,000 | | | 442,008 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/2028(a) | | | 1,010,000 | | | 846,131 |
HCA, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | | | 562,000 | | | 560,755 |
5.63%, 09/01/2028 | | | 163,000 | | | 160,651 |
4.13%, 06/15/2029 | | | 491,000 | | | 448,157 |
3.50%, 09/01/2030(b) | | | 615,000 | | | 524,967 |
Hess Midstream Operations L.P., 5.63%, 02/15/2026(a) | | | 465,000 | | | 443,849 |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(a) | | | 173,000 | | | 163,377 |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(a) | | | 374,000 | | | 325,986 |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(a) | | | 374,000 | | | 329,139 |
Holly Energy Partners L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 04/15/2027(a) | | | 457,000 | | | 431,079 |
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 6.75%, 01/15/2027(a) | | | 505,000 | | | 435,847 |
Intrado Corp., 5.38%, 07/15/2022(a) | | | 332,000 | | | 332,191 |
iStar, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/01/2024 | | | 794,000 | | | 748,763 |
5.50%, 02/15/2026 | | | 185,000 | | | 173,706 |
J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/2026(a) | | | 560,000 | | | 538,336 |
Jabil, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/2031 | | | 1,300,000 | | | 1,093,106 |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/2029(a) | | | 489,000 | | | 436,093 |
JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
5.13%, 02/01/2028(a) | | | 1,105,000 | | | 1,081,126 |
5.75%, 04/01/2033(a) | | | 550,000 | | | 525,135 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series KK, 3.65%(b)(c)(d) | | | 3,418,000 | | | 2,807,887 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/2029(a) | | | 522,000 | | | 415,413 |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (The), 5.20%, 07/15/2045 | | | 3,510,000 | | | 3,255,845 |
Lamar Media Corp.,
| | | | | | |
4.88%, 01/15/2029(b) | | | 764,000 | | | 689,068 |
4.00%, 02/15/2030 | | | 1,402,000 | | | 1,179,574 |
3.63%, 01/15/2031 | | | 100,000 | | | 82,005 |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/2029(a) | | | 304,000 | | | 232,251 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Lennar Corp.,
| | | | | | |
4.50%, 04/30/2024 | | $ | 89,000 | | | $ 88,857 |
4.75%, 05/30/2025 | | | 244,000 | | | 243,909 |
5.00%, 06/15/2027 | | | 381,000 | | | 378,167 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 07/15/2029(a)(b) | | | 762,000 | | | 590,550 |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(a) | | | 502,000 | | | 427,486 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/2039 | | | 445,000 | | | 349,832 |
Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC,
| | | | | | |
5.88%, 04/01/2029(a) | | | 480,000 | | | 409,476 |
5.88%, 03/15/2030(a) | | | 227,000 | | | 190,862 |
4.50%, 12/15/2034 | | | 269,000 | | | 192,063 |
Magallanes, Inc., 3.43%, 03/15/2024(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,943,602 |
Marriott International, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
Series FF, 4.63%, 06/15/2030 | | | 255,000 | | | 244,722 |
Series GG, 3.50%, 10/15/2032 | | | 3,640,000 | | | 3,144,183 |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.63%, 06/01/2028(a) | | | 743,000 | | | 674,837 |
Mativ, Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/2026(a) | | | 2,198,000 | | | 1,959,132 |
Mattel, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
6.20%, 10/01/2040 | | | 725,000 | | | 694,148 |
5.45%, 11/01/2041 | | | 725,000 | | | 637,781 |
Medline Borrower L.P., 3.88%, 04/01/2029(a) | | | 256,000 | | | 218,911 |
MGM Resorts International,
| | | | | | |
6.00%, 03/15/2023 | | | 758,000 | | | 757,594 |
4.63%, 09/01/2026 | | | 221,000 | | | 196,468 |
Micron Technology, Inc., 4.66%, 02/15/2030 | | | 424,000 | | | 407,024 |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/ Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/2029(a) | | | 514,000 | | | 419,750 |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 02/01/2026(a) | | | 486,000 | | | 414,531 |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/2029(a) | | | 500,000 | | | 436,835 |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.13%, 12/01/2042 | | | 195,000 | | | 146,127 |
Murray Energy Corp., 3.00% PIK Rate, 9.00% Cash Rate, 04/15/2024(a)(g) | | | 2,352,945 | | | 12,000 |
Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/2027(a) | | | 473,000 | | | 449,944 |
Navient Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.13%, 03/25/2024 | | | 288,000 | | | 273,600 |
5.88%, 10/25/2024 | | | 210,000 | | | 193,390 |
6.75%, 06/25/2025 | | | 203,000 | | | 183,504 |
6.75%, 06/15/2026 | | | 110,000 | | | 97,511 |
5.00%, 03/15/2027 | | | 277,000 | | | 228,241 |
5.63%, 08/01/2033 | | | 282,000 | | | 196,237 |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/2029(a) | | | 494,000 | | | 415,172 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
5.88%, 11/15/2028 | | $ | 387,000 | | | $ 379,341 |
5.38%, 11/15/2029(a) | | | 262,000 | | | 248,060 |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/2028(a) | | | 54,000 | | | 44,468 |
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/2026(a) | | | 400,000 | | | 361,410 |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 04/15/2026 | | | 649,000 | | | 486,263 |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/2026(a) | | | 240,000 | | | 221,952 |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 01/30/2030(a) | | | 469,000 | | | 390,719 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.95%, 07/01/2024 | | | 165,000 | | | 170,241 |
8.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 87,000 | | | 95,881 |
6.13%, 01/01/2031 | | | 262,000 | | | 266,092 |
6.20%, 03/15/2040 | | | 249,000 | | | 245,780 |
Omnicare, Inc., 4.75%12/01/2022 | | | 1,765,000 | | | 1,769,615 |
OneMain Finance Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.88%, 03/15/2025 | | | 434,000 | | | 412,200 |
7.13%, 03/15/2026 | | | 543,000 | | | 503,128 |
3.88%, 09/15/2028 | | | 274,000 | | | 210,000 |
5.38%, 11/15/2029 | | | 106,000 | | | 86,097 |
Papa John’s International, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/2029(a) | | | 521,000 | | | 430,528 |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/2028(a) | | | 250,000 | | | 217,030 |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P./PAA Finance Corp., | | | | | | |
4.50%, 12/15/2026 | | | 2,900,000 | | | 2,852,510 |
3.80%, 09/15/2030 | | | 780,000 | | | 690,282 |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2031(a) | | | 775,000 | | | 643,893 |
Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc., 7.63%, 01/15/2026(a) | | | 482,000 | | | 421,225 |
RHP Hotel Properties L.P./RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/2027 | | | 535,000 | | �� | 475,377 |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,
| | | | | | |
4.95%, 07/15/2029(a) | | | 207,000 | | | 177,341 |
4.80%, 05/15/2030(a) | | | 445,000 | | | 371,230 |
6.88%, 04/15/2040(a) | | | 351,000 | | | 291,107 |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/2029(a) | | | 63,000 | | | 53,686 |
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 8.25%, 07/01/2027 | | | 165,000 | | | 157,163 |
SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/2027 | | | 747,000 | | | 683,613 |
Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/2030(a) | | | 595,000 | | | 506,684 |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/2029(a) | | | 509,000 | | | 427,486 |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.13%, 01/15/2031 | | | 1,040,000 | | | 852,020 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/2026(a)(b) | | $ | 472,000 | | | $ 441,547 |
Sempra Energy, 4.13%, 04/01/2052(c) | | | 4,350,000 | | | 3,497,250 |
Sensata Technologies B.V.,
| | | | | | |
4.88%, 10/15/2023(a) | | | 1,407,000 | | | 1,386,695 |
5.63%, 11/01/2024(a) | | | 163,000 | | | 161,139 |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.75%, 02/15/2031(a) | | | 307,000 | | | 246,592 |
Service Properties Trust, 4.38%, 02/15/2030 | | | 591,000 | | | 395,208 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
3.13%, 09/01/2026(a) | | | 869,000 | | | 777,685 |
4.00%, 07/15/2028(a) | | | 404,000 | | | 350,892 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/2029(a)(b) | | | 945,000 | | | 733,466 |
Southern Co. (The),
| | | | | | |
Series B, 4.00%, 01/15/2051(c) | | | 3,271,000 | | | 2,940,564 |
Series 21-A, 3.75%, 09/15/2051(c) | | | 2,263,000 | | | 1,928,461 |
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 03/15/2032 | | | 341,000 | | | 411,498 |
Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/2026 | | | 421,000 | | | 444,499 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/2027(a) | | | 917,000 | | | 858,037 |
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(a) | | | 518,000 | | | 414,624 |
Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.00%, 04/15/2027 | | | 70,000 | | | 66,861 |
5.88%, 03/15/2028 | | | 487,000 | | | 444,910 |
Targa Resources Partners L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 70,000 | | | 71,822 |
5.00%, 01/15/2028 | | | 246,000 | | | 234,563 |
5.50%, 03/01/2030 | | | 75,000 | | | 71,700 |
4.88%, 02/01/2031 | | | 82,000 | | | 74,902 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/2026(a) | | | 707,000 | | | 652,890 |
Terminix Co. LLC (The), 7.45%, 08/15/2027 | | | 480,000 | | | 538,740 |
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
| | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/01/2028 | | | 1,212,000 | | | 1,177,216 |
3.38%, 04/15/2029 | | | 1,072,000 | | | 941,114 |
Twilio, Inc., 3.63%, 03/15/2029 | | | 515,000 | | | 433,947 |
Uber Technologies, Inc., Conv., 0.00%, 12/15/2025(f) | | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,247,610 |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/2026(a) | | | 1,455,000 | | | 1,287,268 |
United States International Development Finance Corp., Series 4, 3.13%, 04/15/2028 | | | 480,000 | | | 472,414 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/2030(a) | | | 1,460,000 | | | 1,169,109 |
USA Compression Partners L.P./USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 09/01/2027 | | | 505,000 | | | 448,892 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | |
Valaris Ltd.,
| | | |
12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(a)(h) | | $ | 177,000 | | | $ 171,952 |
Series 1145, 12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(h) | | | 335,000 | | | 325,446 |
Valvoline, Inc., 3.63%, 06/15/2031(a) | | | 433,000 | | | 347,223 |
Viatris, Inc., 3.85%, 06/22/2040 | | | 780,000 | | | 553,631 |
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(c)(d) | | | 83,000 | | | 75,488 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC,
| | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/01/2026(a) | | | 87,000 | | | 82,315 |
5.63%, 02/15/2027(a) | | | 149,000 | | | 140,404 |
5.00%, 07/31/2027(a) | | | 326,000 | | | 297,032 |
4.38%, 05/01/2029(a)(b) | | | 517,000 | | | 434,055 |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/2029(a) | | | 764,000 | | | 639,258 |
WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 06/15/2033(b) | | | 1,820,000 | | | 1,544,849 |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/2029(a) | | | 494,000 | | | 389,801 |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 04/01/2032 | | | 461,000 | | | 426,324 |
| | | | | | 152,675,614 |
| | |
Zambia–0.33% | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.88%, 10/15/2027(a) | | | 2,800,000 | | | 2,508,184 |
Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $339,749,714) | | | 292,625,767 |
|
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–31.91%(i) |
Argentina–2.34% | | | | | | |
Argentina Treasury Bond BONCER,
| | | | | | |
1.40%, 03/25/2023 | | ARS | 434,000,000 | | | 8,287,900 |
1.50%, 03/25/2024 | | ARS | 248,481,000 | | | 3,968,743 |
4.00%, 04/27/2025 | | ARS | 29,500,000 | | | 1,152,022 |
2.00%, 11/09/2026 | | ARS | 380,000,000 | | | 4,377,530 |
| | | | | | 17,786,195 |
| | |
Australia–0.38% | | | | | | |
Australia Government Bond, 1.00%, 02/21/2050(a) | | AUD | 4,500,000 | | | 2,874,331 |
| | |
Austria–0.07% | | | | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG, | | | | | | |
4.25%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 600,000 | | | 497,357 |
| | |
Belgium–0.50% | | | | | | |
KBC Group N.V., | | | | | | |
4.25%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 2,000,000 | | | 1,820,872 |
4.75%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,000,000 | | | 993,965 |
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, Series 88, 1.70%, 06/22/2050(a) | | EUR | 1,114,000 | | | 955,983 |
| | | | | | 3,770,820 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Brazil–6.99% | | | | | | |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,
| | | | | | |
Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/2026 | | BRL | 20,300,000 | | | $ 15,964,205 |
Series B, 6.00%, 05/15/2055 | | BRL | 2,300,000 | | | 1,761,766 |
Series F, 10.00%, 01/01/2029 | | BRL | 206,750,000 | | | 34,661,881 |
Swiss Insured Brazil Power Finance S.a r.l., 9.85%, 07/16/2032(a) | | BRL | 3,981,128 | | | 661,816 |
| | | | | | 53,049,668 |
| | |
Chile–0.42% | | | | | | |
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos, 2.80%, 10/01/2033(a) | | CLP | 4,000,000,000 | | | 3,154,911 |
| | |
China–5.96% | | | | | | |
China Development Bank, Series 2103, 3.30%, 03/03/2026 | | CNY | 270,000,000 | | | 40,641,361 |
China Government Bond, 3.53%, 10/18/2051 | | CNY | 30,000,000 | | | 4,647,080 |
| | | | | | 45,288,441 |
| | |
Colombia–2.07% | | | | | | |
Colombian TES, | | | | | | |
Series B, 7.75%, 09/18/2030 | | COP | 31,000,000,000 | | | 6,072,305 |
Series B, 9.25%, 05/28/2042 | | COP | 4,875,000,000 | | | 945,344 |
Series B, 7.25%, 10/26/2050 | | COP | 21,750,000,000 | | | 3,322,864 |
Colombian Titulos De Tesoreria, Series B, 7.00%, 06/30/2032 | | COP | 30,000,000,000 | | | 5,364,404 |
| | | | | | 15,704,917 |
| | |
Czech Rep–0.10% | | | | | | |
CPI Property Group S.A., 4.88%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,300,000 | | | 792,331 |
| | |
Egypt–0.08% | | | | | | |
Egypt Government International Bond, 4.75%, 04/16/2026(a) | | EUR | 800,000 | | | 628,874 |
| | |
France–0.80% | | | | | | |
Accor S.A., 4.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 800,000 | | | 734,663 |
BPCE S.A., Series NC5, 1.50%, 01/13/2042(a)(c) | | EUR | 2,000,000 | | | 1,801,363 |
Credit Agricole S.A.,
| | | | | | |
4.00%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 500,000 | | | 446,217 |
7.50%(a)(c)(d) | | GBP | 890,000 | | | 1,056,394 |
Electricite de France S.A., 5.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 2,100,000 | | | 2,018,119 |
| | | | | | 6,056,756 |
| | |
Germany–0.40% | | | | | | |
Bayer AG, 2.38%, 11/12/2079(a)(c) | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | 1,330,910 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 4.38%, 08/12/2075(a)(c) | | EUR | 1,400,000 | | | 1,182,873 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Germany–(continued) | | | | | | |
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., 4.63%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 520,000 | | | $ 515,644 |
| | | | | | 3,029,427 |
| | |
Greece–0.29% | | | | | | |
Hellenic Republic Government Bond,
| | | | | | |
1.88%, 01/24/2052(a) | | EUR | 3,373,000 | | | 2,163,544 |
Series GDP, 0.00%, 10/15/2042 | | EUR | 23,730,000 | | | 43,519 |
| | | | | | 2,207,063 |
| | |
Ivory Coast–0.11% | | | | | | |
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 4.88%, 01/30/2032(a) | | EUR | 1,150,000 | | | 870,474 |
| | |
Malaysia–0.15% | | | | | | |
Malaysia Government Bond, Series 317, 4.76%, 04/07/2037 | | MYR | 5,100,000 | | | 1,173,248 |
| | |
Mexico–1.64% | | | | | | |
Mexican Bonos, Series M, 7.75%, 05/29/2031 | | MXN | 272,150,000 | | | 12,458,649 |
| | |
Netherlands–0.37% | | | | | | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., 4.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 3,000,000 | | | 2,773,514 |
| | |
New Zealand–0.50% | | | | | | |
New Zealand Government Bond, Series 551, 2.75%, 05/15/2051 | | NZD | 8,000,000 | | | 3,827,940 |
| | |
Poland–1.13% | | | | | | |
Republic of Poland Government Bond, Series 432, 1.75%, 04/25/2032 | | PLN | 60,000,000 | | | 8,614,942 |
| | |
Romania–0.11% | | | | | | |
Romanian Government International Bond, 2.00%, 04/14/2033(a) | | EUR | 1,209,000 | | | 824,669 |
| | |
Russia–0.00% | | | | | | |
Mos.ru, 5.00%, 08/22/2034 | | RUB | 22,725,040 | | | 0 |
Russian Federal Bond -OFZ,
| | | |
Series 6212, 7.05%, 01/19/2028(j) | | RUB | 125,000,000 | | | 0 |
Series 6226, 7.95%, 10/07/2026(j) | | RUB | 300,000,000 | | | 0 |
| | | | | | 0 |
| | |
South Africa–3.47% | | | | | | |
Republic of South Africa Government Bond,
| | | | | | |
Series 2030, 8.00%, 01/31/2030 | | ZAR | 142,000,000 | | | 7,585,844 |
Series 2032, 8.25%, 03/31/2032 | | ZAR | 68,700,000 | | | 3,537,245 |
Series 2035, 8.88%, 02/28/2035 | | ZAR | 70,000,000 | | | 3,608,483 |
Series 2037, 8.50%, 01/31/2037 | | ZAR | 239,400,000 | | | 11,633,203 |
| | | | | | 26,364,775 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Spain–1.16% | | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.,
| | | | | | |
6.00%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 600,000 | | | $ 591,451 |
6.00%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 200,000 | | | 191,151 |
Banco Santander S.A.,
| | | | | | |
4.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,800,000 | | | 1,592,470 |
4.13%(5 yr. EUR Swap Rate + 4.31%)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,000,000 | | | 788,455 |
CaixaBank S.A.,
| | | | | | |
5.25%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,000,000 | | | 894,032 |
5.88%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 800,000 | | | 739,329 |
Repsol International Finance B.V., 3.75%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | 1,420,627 |
Telefonica Europe B.V.,
| | | | | | |
2.88%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | 1,266,681 |
4.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,300,000 | | | 1,302,774 |
| | | | | | 8,786,970 |
| | |
Supranational–0.64% | | | | | | |
African Development Bank, 0.00%, 01/17/2050(f) | | ZAR | 78,000,000 | | | 478,465 |
Corp. Andina de Fomento, 6.82%, 02/22/2031(a) | | MXN | 81,800,000 | | | 3,390,473 |
International Finance Corp.,
| | | | | | |
0.00%, 02/15/2029(a)(f) | | TRY | 3,700,000 | | | 31,925 |
0.00%, 03/23/2038(f) | | MXN | 90,000,000 | | | 972,078 |
| | | | | | 4,872,941 |
| | |
Sweden–0.05% | | | | | | |
Heimstaden Bostad AB, 3.38%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 650,000 | | | 404,423 |
| | |
Switzerland–0.32% | | | | | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 2.88%, 04/02/2032(a)(c) | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | 1,324,330 |
Dufry One B.V., 2.00%, 02/15/2027(a) | | EUR | 1,400,000 | | | 1,104,884 |
| | | | | | 2,429,214 |
| | |
United Kingdom–1.86% | | | | | | |
Alba PLC, Series 2006-2, Class F, 4.47% (SONIA + 3.37%), 12/15/2038(a)(k) | | GBP | 631,616 | | | 730,478 |
Barclays PLC, | | | | | | |
7.25%(a)(c)(d) | | GBP | 1,800,000 | | | 2,160,011 |
6.38%(5 yr. UK Gilt Rate + 6.02%)(a)(c)(d) | | GBP | 550,000 | | | 617,879 |
8.88%(5 yr. UK Gilt Rate + 6.96%)(a)(c)(d) | | GBP | 2,375,000 | | | 2,875,557 |
Gatwick Airport Finance PLC, 4.38%, 04/07/2026(a) | | GBP | 2,175,000 | | | 2,322,028 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.25%(a)(c)(d) | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | 1,553,219 |
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.,
| | | | | | |
2.75%, 03/25/2025(a) | | EUR | 600,000 | | | 535,523 |
1.50%, 07/04/2027(a) | | EUR | 800,000 | | | 572,615 |
Nationwide Building Society, 5.75%(a)(c)(d) | | GBP | 725,000 | | | 791,208 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United Kingdom–(continued) | | | |
NatWest Group PLC,
| | | |
5.13%(c)(d) | | GBP | 1,035,000 | | | $ 1,068,330 |
4.50%(c)(d) | | GBP | 900,000 | | | 864,131 |
| | | | | | 14,090,979 |
Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $273,771,889) | | | 242,333,829 |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–8.24% |
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 3.41%, 06/12/2025(a) | | $ | 1,347,536 | | | 1,346,575 |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, 0.65% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.25%), 02/25/2036(k) | | | 9,154 | | | 8,970 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B1, Class XA, IO, 0.63%, 01/15/2051(l) | | | 4,964,042 | | | 109,684 |
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D, 2.85%, 01/15/2026 | | | 990,000 | | | 970,502 |
CCG Receivables Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2019-1, Class B, 3.22%, 09/14/2026(a) | | | 129,662 | | | 129,856 |
Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.57%, 09/14/2026(a) | | | 35,000 | | | 35,054 |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class XA, IO, 1.06%, 11/13/2050(l) | | | 2,154,868 | | | 64,057 |
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A3, 2.97%, 01/25/2036(m) | | | 4,901 | | | 4,445 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.22%, 10/12/2050(l) | | | 5,711,201 | | | 208,975 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., | | | | | | |
Series 2005-2, Class 1A3, 2.82%, 05/25/2035(m) | | | 193,558 | | | 188,637 |
Series 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 3.15% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.40%), 10/25/2035(k) | | | 43,156 | | | 42,628 |
COMM Mortgage Trust, | | | |
Series 2012-CR5, Class XA, IO, 1.65%, 12/10/2045(l) | | | 1,826,801 | | | 2,506 |
Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM, 4.05%, 12/10/2047 | | | 1,600,000 | | | 1,573,350 |
Series 2014-CR21, Class AM, 3.99%, 12/10/2047 | | | 25,000 | | | 24,587 |
Series 2019-GC44, Class AM, 3.26%, 08/15/2057 | | | 1,000,000 | | | 900,113 |
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, | | | |
Series 2005-17, Class 1A8, 5.50%, 09/25/2035 | | | 133,503 | | | 127,621 |
Series 2005-JA, Class A7, 5.50%, 11/25/2035 | | | 213,863 | | | 190,614 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2005-G, Class 2A, 1.55% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 12/15/2035(k) | | $ | 3,829 | | | $ 3,783 |
Series 2006-H, Class 2A1A, 1.47% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.15%), 11/15/2036(k) | | | 8,791 | | | 6,421 |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class D, 2.48%, 04/22/2025(a) | | | 1,290,000 | | | 1,289,644 |
Deutsche Alt-B Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB2, Class A1, 5.89%, 06/25/2036(m) | | | 25,805 | | | 23,334 |
DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class D,
| | | | | | |
3.48%, 02/18/2025(a) | | | 285,000 | | | 284,465 |
Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.85%, 07/15/2025(a) | | | 2,050,000 | | | 2,024,539 |
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, | | | |
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.13%, 12/16/2024(a) | | | 1,285,796 | | | 1,289,433 |
Series 2019-4A, Class D, 2.58%, 09/15/2025(a) | | | 2,730,000 | | | 2,697,199 |
FREMF Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2017-K62, Class B, 4.01%, 01/25/2050(a)(m) | | | 280,000 | | | 274,996 |
Series 2016-K54, Class C, 4.19%, 04/25/2048(a)(m) | | | 1,810,000 | | | 1,746,264 |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR, Class 6A1, 3.57%, 07/25/2035(m) | | | 2,323 | | | 2,259 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-LC11, Class AS, 3.22%, 04/15/2046 | | | 235,000 | | | 231,960 |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 5A1, 2.42%, 07/25/2035(m) | | | 14,036 | | | 13,782 |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C24, Class B, 4.12%, 11/15/2047(m) | | | 680,000 | | | 647,048 |
MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-WMC3, Class A3, 1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.10%), 08/25/2036(k) | | | 686,616 | | | 271,930 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust,
| | | |
Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.46%, 05/15/2046 | | | 570,000 | | | 564,561 |
Series 2014-C14, Class B, 5.02%, 02/15/2047(m) | | | 240,000 | | | 240,162 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2017-HR2, Class XA, IO, 0.92%, 12/15/2050(l) | | | 1,654,156 | | | 63,192 |
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 10/15/2024(a) | | | 1,168,825 | | | 1,167,197 |
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Class 1A8, 6.00%, 09/25/2036 | | | 5,817 | | | 4,868 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2019-B, Class C, 2.77%, 08/21/2023(a) | | $ | 247,326 | | | $ 247,270 |
Series 2019-C, Class C, 2.39%, 11/20/2023(a) | | | 2,365,000 | | | 2,363,388 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.12%, 11/15/2050(l) | | | 3,295,209 | | | 122,756 |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1, 2.72%, 12/25/2035(m) | | | 3,211 | | | 3,139 |
Series 2003-AR10, Class A7, 2.50%, 10/25/2033(m) | | | 19,754 | | | 19,045 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C42, Class XA, IO, 1.02%, 12/15/2050(l) | | | 2,743,381 | | | 105,364 |
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 3.49%, 06/15/2046 | | | 640,000 | | | 629,621 |
Series 2014-LC14, Class AS, 4.35%, 03/15/2047(m) | | | 395,000 | | | 391,235 |
Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.18%, 05/15/2047 | | | 490,000 | | | 482,809 |
Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class DR, 4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/23/2029(a)(k) | | | 250,000 | | | 232,567 |
Alba PLC, | | | | | | |
Series 2007-1, Class F, 4.49% (SONIA + 3.37%), 03/17/2039(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 912,817 | | | 1,040,877 |
Series 2007-1, Class E, 2.44% (SONIA + 1.32%), 03/17/2039(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 2,585,436 | | | 2,808,365 |
Eurohome UK Mortgages PLC, | | | | | | |
Series 2007-1, Class B1, 2.50% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.90%), 06/15/2044(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 780,000 | | | 771,978 |
Series 2007-2, Class B1, 3.00% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 1.40%), 09/15/2044(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 872,000 | | | 914,904 |
Eurosail PLC, | | | | | | |
Series 2006-2X, Class E1C, 4.85% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/15/2044(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 1,830,000 | | | 1,924,328 |
Series 2006-4X, Class E1C, 4.54% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/10/2044(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 1,608,336 | | | 1,822,059 |
Series 2007-2X, Class D1A, 0.52% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.80%), 03/13/2045(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 3,360,000 | | | 2,891,579 |
Series 2006-2X, Class D1A, 0.52% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.80%), 12/15/2044(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 2,700,000 | | | 2,218,629 |
Great Hall Mortgages No. 1 PLC, Series 2007-2X, Class EB, 3.58% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), 06/18/2039(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 1,780,000 | | | 1,733,900 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Hawksmoor Mortgage Funding PLC, | | | |
Series 2019-1X, Class G, 4.52% (SONIA + 3.50%), 05/25/2053(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 1,654,000 | | | $ 2,012,976 |
Series 2019-1X, Class F, 4.52% (SONIA + 3.50%), 05/25/2053(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 2,700,000 | | | 3,287,039 |
Ludgate Funding PLC, Series 2007-1, Class MA, 1.93% (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.24%), 01/01/2061(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 1,082,061 | | | 1,188,179 |
Stratton Mortgage Funding PLC, | | | |
Series 2021-1, Class D, 3.29% (SONIA + 2.10%), 09/25/2051(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 1,300,000 | | | 1,552,730 |
Series 2021-1, Class E, 3.94% (SONIA + 2.75%), 09/25/2051(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 780,000 | | | 929,551 |
Towd Point Mortgage Funding 2019 - Granite4 PLC, | | | | | | |
Series 2019-GR4X, Class FR, 2.97% (SONIA + 2.05%), 10/20/2051(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 870,000 | | | 1,044,705 |
Series 2019-GR4X, Class GR, 3.42% (SONIA + 2.50%), 10/20/2051(a)(i)(k) | | GBP | 725,000 | | | 873,471 |
Prosil Acquisition S.A., Series 2019-1, Class A, 1.56% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%), 10/31/2039(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 1,829,742 | | | 1,837,078 |
Alhambra SME Funding DAC, | | | |
Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.00% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.00%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 2,299,824 | | | 2,378,560 |
Series 2019-1, Class B, 2.50% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.50%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 625,000 | | | 635,232 |
Series 2019-1, Class D, 8.71% (1 mo. EURIBOR + 9.25%), 11/30/2028(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 141,425 | | | 125,101 |
Lusitano Mortgages No. 5 PLC, Class D, 0.51% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.96%), 07/15/2059(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 824,305 | | | 724,813 |
Futura S.r.l., Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.48% (6 mo. EURIBOR + 3.00%), 07/31/2044(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 1,647,693 | | | 1,734,531 |
Taurus, Series 2018-IT1, Class A, 1.00% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 1.00%), 05/18/2030(i)(k) | | EUR | 4,069,950 | | | 4,198,901 |
IM Pastor 4, FTA, Series A, 0.00% (3 mo. EURIBOR + 0.14%), 03/22/2044(a)(i)(k) | | EUR | 663,395 | | | 584,803 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $70,015,372) | | | 62,606,694 |
| | |
| | Shares | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds–1.85% | | | |
United States–1.85% | | | | | | |
Invesco Senior Loan ETF(b)(n) (Cost $15,343,171) | | | 693,021 | | | 14,047,536 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–1.78% |
United States–1.78% | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, | | | | | | |
Series 2017-C04, Class 2M2, 4.47% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%), 11/25/2029(k) | | $ | 731,832 | | | $ 734,409 |
Series 2018-C06, Class 2M2, 3.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 03/25/2031(k) | | | 844,362 | | | 828,211 |
Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2, 4.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 04/25/2031(a)(k) | | | 254,832 | | | 253,777 |
Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 3.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(a)(k) | | | 54,758 | | | 54,772 |
Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 3.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(a)(k) | | | 123,502 | | | 123,309 |
Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2, 4.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.10%), 03/25/2042(a)(k) | | | 770,000 | | | 722,266 |
Series 2022-R05, Class 2M1, 2.83% (30 Day Average SOFR + 1.90%), 04/25/2042(a)(k) | | | 4,136,218 | | | 4,070,354 |
Freddie Mac, | | | | | | |
Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B, STACR® , 3.33% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.40%), 02/25/2042(a)(k) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,387,805 |
Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1B, STACR® , 3.80% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.90%), 04/25/2042(a)(k) | | | 3,000,000 | | | 2,827,807 |
Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, STACR® , 2.90% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.00%), 04/25/2042(a)(k) | | | 2,567,701 | | | 2,528,927 |
Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes (Cost $13,947,021) | | | 13,531,637 |
|
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.43% |
Fannie Mae Interest STRIPS, |
IO, | | | | | | |
7.50%, 03/25/2023 - 01/25/2024(o) | | | 21,432 | | | 687 |
6.50%, 04/25/2029 - 07/25/2032(o) | | | 218,110 | | | 34,913 |
6.00%, 12/25/2032 - 08/25/2035(l)(o) | | | 622,314 | | | 102,488 |
5.50%, 01/25/2034 - 06/25/2035(o) | | | 200,827 | | | 33,422 |
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
Fannie Mae REMICs, | | | | | | |
IO, | | | | | | |
5.08%, 02/25/2024 - 05/25/2035(k)(o) | | $ | 161,321 | | | $ 17,966 |
6.30%, 11/18/2031 - 12/18/2031(k)(o) | | | 21,360 | | | 2,852 |
6.28% (7.90% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 11/25/2031(k)(o) | | | 3,225 | | | 451 |
6.33% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/25/2032(k)(o) | | | 3,337 | | | 443 |
6.48% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2032(k)(o) | | | 4,996 | | | 736 |
5.38% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(k)(o) | | | 19,397 | | | 2,226 |
6.18% (7.80% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/25/2032(k)(o) | | | 2,675 | | | 387 |
6.38%, 07/25/2032 - 09/25/2032(k)(o) | | | 12,267 | | | 1,916 |
6.50%, 12/18/2032(k)(o) | | | 37,742 | | | 5,187 |
6.63%, 02/25/2033 - 05/25/2033(k)(o) | | | 37,930 | | | 6,492 |
7.00%, 03/25/2033 - 04/25/2033(o) | | | 104,320 | | | 16,754 |
5.93% (7.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2033(k)(o) | | | 145,900 | | | 21,030 |
4.43%, 03/25/2035 - 07/25/2038(k)(o) | | | 186,391 | | | 17,279 |
5.13%, 03/25/2035 - 05/25/2035(k)(o) | | | 223,261 | | | 13,366 |
4.98% (6.60% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/25/2035(k)(o) | | | 96,013 | | | 8,907 |
5.61% (7.23% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 09/25/2036(k)(o) | | | 176,851 | | | 12,870 |
4.92% (6.54% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2037(k)(o) | | | 150,641 | | | 17,461 |
4.00%, 04/25/2041(o) | | | 280,602 | | | 31,282 |
4.93% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/25/2041(k)(o) | | | 68,744 | | | 7,130 |
4.53% (6.15% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/25/2042(k)(o) | | | 178,172 | | | 25,337 |
5.50%, 12/25/2025 | | | 71,557 | | | 71,955 |
4.00%, 08/25/2026 - 03/25/2041 | | | 22,998 | | | 22,904 |
6.00%, 01/25/2032 | | | 27,702 | | | 29,276 |
2.62%, 04/25/2032 - 12/25/2032(k) | | | 149,074 | | | 150,404 |
2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 09/25/2032(k) | | | 35,982 | | | 36,009 |
2.10% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 10/18/2032(k) | | | 10,924 | | | 10,933 |
2.02% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 11/25/2033(k) | | | 6,670 | | | 6,659 |
18.61% (24.57% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/25/2036(k) | | | 36,489 | | | 49,301 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
| | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
18.25% (24.20% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/25/2036(k) | | $ | 46,733 | | | $ 59,512 |
2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.94%), 06/25/2037(k) | | | 9,595 | | | 9,692 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
| | | | | | |
6.50%, 11/01/2022 - 08/01/2031 | | | 45,411 | | | 47,726 |
5.00%, 09/01/2033 | | | 88,774 | | | 93,508 |
7.00%, 10/01/2037 | | | 9,250 | | | 9,850 |
Federal National Mortgage Association,
| | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/01/2024 - 07/01/2033 | | | 93,457 | | | 98,252 |
7.50%, 10/01/2029 - 03/01/2033 | | | 164,563 | | | 178,368 |
7.00%, 07/01/2032 - 04/01/2033 | | | 19,338 | | | 20,708 |
5.50%, 02/01/2035 | | | 8,970 | | | 9,618 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs.,
| | | | | | |
Series K734, Class X1, IO, 0.79%, 02/25/2026(l) | | | 1,659,567 | | | 32,263 |
Series K735, Class X1, IO, 1.10%, 05/25/2026(l) | | | 2,919,965 | | | 90,806 |
Series K093, Class X1, IO, 1.09%, 05/25/2029(l) | | | 19,994,764 | | | 1,072,105 |
Freddie Mac REMICs,
| | | | | | |
1.50%, 07/15/2023 | | | 432 | | | 432 |
5.00%, 09/15/2023 | | | 32,946 | | | 33,124 |
6.75%, 02/15/2024 | | | 14,104 | | | 14,345 |
7.00%, 09/15/2026 | | | 80,252 | | | 83,858 |
1.77%, 12/15/2028 - 02/15/2029(k) | | | 97,465 | | | 97,442 |
6.00%, 04/15/2029 | | | 50,624 | | | 53,259 |
6.50%, 10/15/2029 - 06/15/2032 | | | 133,400 | | | 143,542 |
1.87%, 06/15/2031 - 01/15/2032(k) | | | 85,577 | | | 85,789 |
2.32%, 02/15/2032 - 03/15/2032(k) | | | 56,443 | | | 57,201 |
3.50%, 05/15/2032 | | | 17,467 | | | 17,348 |
19.90% (24.75% - (3.67 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 08/15/2035(k) | | | 33,570 | | | 45,527 |
4.00%, 06/15/2038 | | | 15,309 | | | 15,332 |
3.00%, 05/15/2040 | | | 784 | | | 777 |
IO, | | | | | | |
4.68%, 03/15/2024 - 04/15/2038(k)(o) | | | 48,082 | | | 2,880 |
6.63% (7.95% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2026(k)(o) | | | 59,082 | | | 2,655 |
7.18%, 07/17/2028(k)(o) | | | 2,347 | | | 82 |
6.33% (7.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 03/15/2029(k)(o) | | | 121,323 | | | 9,443 |
6.78% (8.10% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 06/15/2029(k)(o) | | | 4,751 | | | 448 |
6.68% (8.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/15/2032(k)(o) | | | 222,103 | | | 14,556 |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
5.73% (7.05% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 10/15/2033(k)(o) | | $ | 56,544 | | | $ 5,517 |
5.38% (6.70% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 01/15/2035(k)(o) | | | 62,293 | | | 5,046 |
5.43% (6.75% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 02/15/2035(k)(o) | | | 9,853 | | | 805 |
5.40%, 05/15/2035(k)(o) | | | 201,542 | | | 17,995 |
5.68% (7.00% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2037(k)(o) | | | 38,672 | | | 5,359 |
4.75% (6.07% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 05/15/2038(k)(o) | | | 82,988 | | | 9,300 |
4.93% (6.25% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 12/15/2039(k)(o) | | | 22,318 | | | 2,350 |
Freddie Mac STRIPS, | | | | | | |
IO, | | | | | | |
6.50%, 02/01/2028(o) | | | 1,448 | | | 167 |
7.00%, 09/01/2029(o) | | | 10,961 | | | 1,639 |
6.00%, 12/15/2032(o) | | | 25,435 | | | 3,480 |
Government National Mortgage Association, | | | | | | |
ARM, 1.75% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 1.50%), 11/20/2025(k) | | | 566 | | | 565 |
8.00%, 05/15/2026 | | | 4,717 | | | 4,730 |
7.00%, 04/15/2028 - 07/15/2028 | | | 23,874 | | | 24,668 |
IO, | | | | | | |
5.04% (6.55% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2037(k)(o) | | | 97,760 | | | 11,151 |
5.14% (6.65% - (1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR)), 04/16/2041(k)(o) | | | 158,528 | | | 15,149 |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $4,192,706) | | | 3,267,392 |
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Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests–0.40%(p)(q) |
United States–0.40% | | | | | | |
Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan, 8.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 12/18/2026 | | | 71,151 | | | 69,905 |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), Term Loan, 4.87% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/06/2026 | | | 422,329 | | | 399,628 |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 6.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 03/27/2028 | | | 498,687 | | | 383,149 |
IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.24% (TSFR1M + 3.00%), 12/15/2027 | | | 408,964 | | | 384,938 |
Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/20/2028(j) | | | 954,101 | | | 906,396 |
PetSmart LLC, Term Loan, 4.50% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/11/2028 | | | 462,086 | | | 436,325 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.89% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/22/2025 | | $ | 462,381 | | | $ 446,776 |
Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (Cost $3,265,508) | | | 3,027,117 |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.19% |
Argentina–0.17% | | | | | | |
TMF Trust Co. S.A.(j) | | | 135,988,156 | | | 1,086,003 |
YPF S.A., Class D | | | 30,000 | | | 200,049 |
| | | | | | 1,286,052 |
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United States–0.02% | | | | | | |
ACNR Holdings, Inc. | | | 911 | | | 67,870 |
Claire’s Holdings LLC | | | 235 | | | 82,250 |
Cxloyalty Group, Inc., Wts., expiring 04/10/2024(j) | | | 775 | | | 0 |
McDermott International Ltd.(r) | | | 15,957 | | | 8,641 |
McDermott International Ltd., Series A, Wts., expiring 06/30/2027(j)(r) | | | 31,946 | | | 4,153 |
McDermott International Ltd., Series B, Wts., expiring 06/30/2027(j)(r) | | | 35,496 | | | 4,614 |
McDermott International Ltd., Wts.,expiring 12/31/2049(j) | | | 23,067 | | | 12,491 |
Party City Holdco, Inc.(r) | | | 3,212 | | | 4,239 |
Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc.(j)(r) | | | 837 | | | 569 |
Windstream Services LLC | | | 176 | | | 2,860 |
| | | | | | 187,687 |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $4,486,456) | | | 1,473,739 |
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Preferred Stocks–0.18% | | | | | | |
United States–0.18% | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc., 2.88%, Series B, Pfd.(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | 1,377,305 |
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| | Shares | | | Value |
United States–(continued) | | | | | | |
Claire’s Holdings LLC, Series A, Pfd. | | | 71 | | | $ 18,371 |
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $1,841,922) | | | 1,395,676 |
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Money Market Funds–6.56% | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(n)(s) | | | 17,134,115 | | | 17,134,115 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(n)(s) | | | 13,071,774 | | | 13,070,467 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(n)(s) | | | 19,581,846 | | | 19,581,846 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $49,785,943) | | | 49,786,428 |
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Options Purchased–1.61% | | | | | | |
(Cost $13,150,567)(t) | | | | | | 12,207,149 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-91.68% (Cost $789,550,269) | | | | | | 696,302,964 |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
Money Market Funds–3.71% | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(n)(s)(u) | | | 7,889,873 | | | 7,889,873 |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(n)(s)(u) | | | 20,288,245 | | | 20,288,245 |
Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $28,178,837) | | | 28,178,118 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–95.39% (Cost $817,729,106) | | | 724,481,082 |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–4.61% | | | 35,000,530 |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $759,481,612 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations: |
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ARM | | – Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
ARS | | – Argentina Peso |
AUD | | – Australian Dollar |
BRL | | – Brazilian Real |
CLP | | – Chile Peso |
CNY | | – Chinese Yuan Renminbi |
Conv. | | – Convertible |
COP | | – Colombia Peso |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
ETF | | – Exchange-Traded Fund |
EUR | | – Euro |
EURIBOR | | – Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
IO | | – Interest Only |
LIBOR | | – London Interbank Offered Rate |
MXN | | – Mexican Peso |
MYR | | – Malaysian Ringgit |
NZD | | – New Zealand Dollar |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
PIK | | – Pay-in-Kind |
PLN | | – Polish Zloty |
REMICs | | – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
RUB | | – Russian Ruble |
SOFR | | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SONIA | | – Sterling Overnight Index Average |
STACR® | | – Structured Agency Credit Risk |
STRIPS | | – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security |
TRY | | – Turkish Lira |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Wts. | | – Warrants |
ZAR | | – South African Rand |
Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:
(a) | 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 June 30, 2022 was $297,900,327, which represented 39.22% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(d) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(e) | Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date. |
(f) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. |
(g) | Defaulted security. Currently, the issuer is in default with respect to principal and/or interest payments. The value of this security at June 30, 2022 represented less than 1% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(h) | All or a portion of this security is Pay-in-Kind. Pay-in-Kind securities pay interest income in the form of securities. |
(i) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated. |
(j) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(k) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(l) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(m) | Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(n) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Invesco Senior Loan ETF | | | $ | 29,610,464 | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | (13,975,447 | ) | | | $ | (1,146,766 | ) | | | $ | (440,715 | ) | | | $ | 14,047,536 | | | $341,790 |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 36,238,696 | | | | | 89,287,057 | | | | | (108,391,638 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 17,134,115 | | | 43,442 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 26,717,080 | | | | | 63,776,469 | | | | | (77,422,599 | ) | | | | 2,613 | | | | | (3,096 | ) | | | | 13,070,467 | | | 31,679 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 41,415,653 | | | | | 102,042,350 | | | | | (123,876,157 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 19,581,846 | | | 38,569 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | $ | 13,176,631 | | | | $ | 31,720,560 | | | | $ | (37,007,318 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 7,889,873 | | | $ 15,405* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 30,745,471 | | | | | 58,325,001 | | | | | (68,775,349 | ) | | | | (372 | ) | | | | (6,506 | ) | | | | 20,288,245 | | | 44,148* |
Total | | | $ | 177,903,995 | | | | $ | 345,151,437 | | | | $ | (429,448,508 | ) | | | $ | (1,144,525 | ) | | | $ | (450,317 | ) | | | $ | 92,012,082 | | | $515,033 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(o) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. |
(p) | Variable rate senior loan interests often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with any accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, it is anticipated that the variable rate senior loan interests will have an expected average life of three to five years. |
(q) | Variable rate senior loan interests are, at present, not readily marketable, not registered under the 1933 Act and may be subject to contractual and legal restrictions on sale. Variable rate senior loan interests in the Fund’s portfolio generally have variable rates which adjust to a base, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on set dates, typically every 30 days, but not greater than one year, and/or have interest rates that float at margin above a widely recognized base lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank. |
(r) | Non-income producing security. |
(s) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(t) | The table below details options purchased. |
(u) | 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. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Purchased(a) | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AUD Versus USD | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 12/05/2022 | | | AUD | 0.80 | | | AUD | 2,175,000 | | | $ | 38,098 | |
EUR Versus CHF | | Call | | UBS AG | | | 09/06/2022 | | | CHF | 1.06 | | | EUR | 18,000,000 | | | | 3,867 | |
EUR Versus USD | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 10/31/2022 | | | USD | 1.15 | | | EUR | 1,800,000 | | | | 79,210 | |
USD Versus CNH | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 11/17/2022 | | | CNH | 7.15 | | | USD | 600,000 | | | | 25,633 | |
Subtotal – Foreign Currency Call Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 146,808 | |
Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EUR Versus CZK | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 07/17/2023 | | | CZK | 24.00 | | | EUR | 600,000 | | | | 45,860 | |
EUR Versus CZK | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 02/05/2024 | | | CZK | 24.30 | | | EUR | 1,000,000 | | | | 105,591 | |
EUR Versus CZK | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 12/07/2022 | | | CZK | 24.60 | | | EUR | 750,000 | | | | 155,089 | |
EUR Versus PLN | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 03/24/2023 | | | PLN | 4.50 | | | EUR | 1,500,000 | | | | 97,914 | |
EUR Versus PLN | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 03/24/2023 | | | PLN | 4.50 | | | EUR | 600,000 | | | | 39,165 | |
EUR Versus SEK | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 07/27/2022 | | | SEK | 10.20 | | | EUR | 15,000,000 | | | | 1,698 | |
EUR Versus SEK | | Put | | UBS AG | | | 09/09/2022 | | | SEK | 10.35 | | | EUR | 15,000,000 | | | | 8,284 | |
USD Versus BRL | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 09/23/2022 | | | BRL | 5.20 | | | USD | 24,000,000 | | | | 608,617 | |
USD Versus BRL | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 08/22/2022 | | | BRL | 4.60 | | | USD | 750,000 | | | | 17,921 | |
USD Versus BRL | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 09/22/2022 | | | BRL | 4.30 | | | USD | 1,800,000 | | | | 22,748 | |
USD Versus BRL | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 10/11/2022 | | | BRL | 4.75 | | | USD | 1,200,000 | | | | 117,426 | |
USD Versus CAD | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 08/12/2022 | | | CAD | 1.23 | | | USD | 15,000,000 | | | | 6,735 | |
USD Versus CLP | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 09/28/2022 | | | CLP | 825.00 | | | USD | 1,200,000 | | | | 84,558 | |
USD Versus CLP | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 07/11/2022 | | | CLP | 780.00 | | | USD | 900,000 | | | | 7 | |
USD Versus COP | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 10/27/2022 | | | COP | 4,050.00 | | | USD | 15,000,000 | | | | 287,385 | |
USD Versus INR | | Put | | Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | | 07/06/2022 | | | INR | 74.00 | | | USD | 13,000,000 | | | | 13 | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 07/18/2022 | | | JPY | 125.50 | | | USD | 1,500,000 | | | | 11,478 | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 07/22/2022 | | | JPY | 125.00 | | | USD | 30,000,000 | | | | 1,140 | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 08/15/2022 | | | JPY | 113.00 | | | USD | 1,500,000 | | | | 2,913 | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 07/08/2022 | | | JPY | 113.50 | | | USD | 29,000,000 | | | | 29 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Purchased(a)–(continued) | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 07/08/2022 | | | JPY | 114.00 | | | USD | 29,000,000 | | | $ | 29 | |
USD Versus JPY | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 09/28/2022 | | | JPY | 123.00 | | | USD | 1,200,000 | | | | 101,652 | |
USD Versus MXN | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 07/27/2022 | | | MXN | 19.25 | | | USD | 21,000,000 | | | | 6,258 | |
USD Versus MXN | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 09/09/2022 | | | MXN | 19.40 | | | USD | 21,000,000 | | | | 26,796 | |
USD Versus MXN | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 11/23/2022 | | | MXN | 19.40 | | | USD | 15,000,000 | | | | 104,280 | |
USD Versus MXN | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 09/01/2022 | | | MXN | 19.20 | | | USD | 18,000,000 | | | | 38,790 | |
USD Versus RUB | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 02/22/2023 | | | RUB | 70.00 | | | USD | 750,000 | | | | 298,968 | |
USD Versus RUB | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 02/16/2023 | | | RUB | 68.00 | | | USD | 900,000 | | | | 337,477 | |
USD Versus RUB | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 02/21/2023 | | | RUB | 68.00 | | | USD | 1,200,000 | | | | 445,344 | |
USD Versus THB | | Put | | Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | | 08/19/2022 | | | THB | 34.10 | | | USD | 18,000,000 | | | | 6,552 | |
USD Versus ZAR | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 09/09/2022 | | | ZAR | 14.85 | | | USD | 12,000,000 | | | | 5,340 | |
Subtotal – Foreign Currency Put Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,986,057 | |
Total Foreign Currency Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,132,865 | |
(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased(a) | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Exercise Rate | | | Pay/ Receive Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | | Payment Frequency | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 0.55% | | | | Pay | | | | TONAR | | | | Annually | | | | 05/26/2025 | | | JPY | 6,429,000,000 | | | $ | 1,625,203 | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.84 | | | | Pay | | | | SOFR | | | | Annually | | | | 12/07/2022 | | | USD | 87,000,000 | | | | 2,171,312 | |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.84 | | | | Pay | | | | SOFR | | | | Annually | | | | 06/07/2023 | | | USD | 106,200,000 | | | | 3,535,564 | |
2 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 7.75 | | | | Pay | | | | 6 Month WIBOR | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 12/12/2022 | | | PLN | 75,000,000 | | | | 67,477 | |
30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 1.93 | | | | Pay | | | | 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 06/12/2023 | | | EUR | 9,000,000 | | | | 875,726 | |
50 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 1.37 | | | | Pay | | | | 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | EUR | 4,500,000 | | | | 799,002 | |
Total Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9,074,284 | |
(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swaptions Written(a) | |
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Counterparty | | Type of Contract | | | Exercise Rate | | | Reference Entity | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Expiration Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(b) | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
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Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | Put | | | | 0.93% | | | Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 2 | | | 5.00% | | | | Quarterly | | | | 09/21/2022 | | | | 5.765% | | | | USD 45,000,000 | | | $ | (755,563 | ) |
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(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
(b) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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| | Open Over-The-Counter Foreign Currency Options Written(a) | | | | | | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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EUR Versus CZK | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | 07/07/2022 | | CZK | | | 27.30 | | | EUR | | | 7,500,000 | | | $ | (142 | ) |
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EUR Versus SEK | | Call | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | 07/27/2022 | | SEK | | | 10.70 | | | EUR | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (149,113 | ) |
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USD Versus BRL | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | 09/23/2022 | | BRL | | | 5.70 | | | USD | | | 24,000,000 | | | | (422,736 | ) |
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USD Versus BRL | | Call | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | 09/22/2022 | | BRL | | | 6.00 | | | USD | | | 600,000 | | | | (63,155 | ) |
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USD Versus BRL | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | 10/11/2022 | | BRL | | | 5.80 | | | USD | | | 600,000 | | | | (119,257 | ) |
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USD Versus CAD | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | 12/09/2022 | | CAD | | | 1.36 | | | USD | | | 2,400,000 | | | | (295,056 | ) |
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USD Versus CLP | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | 11/28/2022 | | CLP | | | 900.00 | | | USD | | | 18,000,000 | | | | (1,280,628 | ) |
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USD Versus COP | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | 10/27/2022 | | COP | | | 4,450.00 | | | USD | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (341,940 | ) |
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USD Versus MXN | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | 11/23/2022 | | MXN | | | 22.00 | | | USD | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (212,460 | ) |
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USD Versus MXN | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | 09/01/2022 | | MXN | | | 21.50 | | | USD | | | 18,000,000 | | | | (117,594 | ) |
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USD Versus ZAR | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | 11/10/2022 | | ZAR | | | 17.45 | | | USD | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (323,220 | ) |
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USD Versus ZAR | | Call | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | 07/07/2022 | | ZAR | | | 15.50 | | | USD | | | 9,000,000 | | | | (438,975 | ) |
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Subtotal - Foreign Currency Call Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,764,276 | ) |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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EUR Versus SEK | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | 07/27/2022 | | SEK | | | 9.90 | | | EUR | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (157 | ) |
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EUR Versus USD | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | 10/31/2022 | | USD | | | 0.95 | | | EUR | | | 900,000 | | | | (117,265 | ) |
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USD Versus BRL | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | 09/23/2022 | | BRL | | | 4.95 | | | USD | | | 24,000,000 | | | | (254,112 | ) |
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USD Versus COP | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | 10/27/2022 | | COP | | | 3,850.00 | | | USD | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (107,400 | ) |
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Subtotal – Foreign Currency Put Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (478,934 | ) |
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Total – Foreign Currency Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (4,243,210 | ) |
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(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written(a) | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | | Pay/ Receive Exercise Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 2.25% | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 06/13/2023 | | | | USD | | | | 30,000,000 | | | $ | (1,247,666 | ) |
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5 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 3.04 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | USD | | | | 131,250,000 | | | | (3,019,175 | ) |
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5 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 2.45 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 07/18/2022 | | | | USD | | | | 37,500,000 | | | | (35,150 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 1.76 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Receive | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 09/13/2022 | | | | EUR | | | | 30,000,000 | | | | (688,962 | ) |
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5 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 3.00 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | USD | | | | 114,750,000 | | | | (2,507,175 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 2.85 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | USD | | | | 99,000,000 | | | | (2,784,803 | ) |
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1 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2.82 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Straight | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | USD | | | | 225,000,000 | | | | (675,428 | ) |
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2 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2.25 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Receive | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 02/16/2023 | | | | EUR | | | | 150,000,000 | | | | (2,115,313 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 1.85 | | | | SONIA | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 07/20/2022 | | | | GBP | | | | 7,500,000 | | | | (54,076 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 1.85 | | | | SONIA | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 08/09/2022 | | | | GBP | | | | 15,000,000 | | | | (251,306 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.63 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 12/05/2022 | | | | USD | | | | 33,750,000 | | | | (1,755,864 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written(a)–(continued) | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | Counterparty | | Exercise Rate | | | Floating Rate Index | | | Pay/ Receive Exercise Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Value | | | Value | |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.84% | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 12/07/2022 | | | USD | | | 87,000,000 | | | $ | (2,369,736 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.84 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 06/07/2023 | | | USD | | | 106,200,000 | | | | (3,984,436 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Call | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 3.00 | | | | SOFR | | | | Receive | | | | Annually | | | | 09/14/2022 | | | USD | | | 30,000,000 | | | | (851,505 | ) |
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Subtotal-Interest Rate Call Swaptions Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (22,340,595 | ) |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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5 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 3.35 | | | | SOFR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 09/12/2022 | | | USD | | | 45,000,000 | | | | (165,491 | ) |
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2 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Bank of America, N.A. | | | 3.75 | | | | CDOR | | | | Pay | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/07/2022 | | | CAD | | | 75,000,000 | | | | (352,928 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 3.67 | | | | SOFR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 12/13/2022 | | | USD | | | 90,000,000 | | | | (563,750 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 3.25 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Pay | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 06/16/2023 | | | EUR | | | 80,640,000 | | | | (1,269,948 | ) |
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2 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 8.25 | | |
| 6 Month WIBOR | | | | Pay | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 12/12/2022 | | | PLN | | | 75,000,000 | | | | (27,338 | ) |
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20 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 0.53 | | | | TONAR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 08/22/2022 | | | JPY | | | 1,542,857,000 | | | | (679,180 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 2.75 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Pay | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 04/22/2024 | | | EUR | | | 45,000,000 | | | | (1,824,787 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2.39 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Pay | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 06/12/2023 | | | EUR | | | 24,300,000 | | | | (974,696 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 1.05 | | | | TONAR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 05/26/2025 | | | JPY | | | 6,429,000,000 | | | | (843,678 | ) |
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1 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2.82 | | | | SOFR | | | | Pay | | | | Straight | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | USD | | | 225,000,000 | | | | (1,512,322 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 2.16 | | |
| 6 Month EURIBOR | | | | Pay | | | | Semi-Annually | | | | 04/21/2023 | | | EUR | | | 18,000,000 | | | | (867,658 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.10 | | | | SONIA | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 08/08/2022 | | | GBP | | | 7,500,000 | | | | (419,528 | ) |
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10 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 3.75 | | | | SOFR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 04/22/2024 | | | USD | | | 225,000,000 | | | | (4,651,429 | ) |
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30 Year Interest Rate Swap | | Put | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2.25 | | | | SOFR | | | | Pay | | | | Annually | | | | 12/05/2022 | | | USD | | | 21,750,000 | | | | (2,121,132 | ) |
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Subtotal-Interest Rate Put Swaptions Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (16,273,865 | ) |
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Total Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swaptions Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (38,614,460 | ) |
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(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
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Open Futures Contracts(a) | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Euro-BTP | | | 57 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 7,354,345 | | | $ | (11,947 | ) | | $ | (11,947 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 86 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 18,061,344 | | | | (102,797 | ) | | | (102,797 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 297 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 35,203,781 | | | | 512,016 | | | | 512,016 | |
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Subtotal-Long Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 397,272 | | | | 397,272 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Futures Contracts(a)–(continued) | |
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Short Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Euro-Bobl | | | 600 | | | | August-2022 | | | $ | (968,306 | ) | | $ | (214,675 | ) | | $ | (214,675 | ) |
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Euro-Bobl | | | 300 | | | | August-2022 | | | | (575,324 | ) | | | (275,087 | ) | | | (275,087 | ) |
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Euro-Bund | | | 12 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (1,870,968 | ) | | | 33,325 | | | | 33,325 | |
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U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 87 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (9,765,750 | ) | | | 95,078 | | | | 95,078 | |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes | | | 103 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (13,119,625 | ) | | | 183,704 | | | | 183,704 | |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 24 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (3,327,000 | ) | | | 52,500 | | | | 52,500 | |
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U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 106 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (16,360,437 | ) | | | 439,647 | | | | 439,647 | |
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Subtotal-Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 314,492 | | | | 314,492 | |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 711,764 | | | $ | 711,764 | |
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(a) | Futures contracts collateralized by $3,129,843 cash held with Merrill Lynch, the futures commission merchant. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
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Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | BRL | | | 289,765,000 | | | USD | | | 59,147,181 | | | $ | 3,779,308 | |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 55,319,779 | | | BRL | | | 289,765,000 | | | | 48,096 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | CAD | | | 3,707,969 | | | USD | | | 2,941,781 | | | | 60,807 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | EUR | | | 3,658,000 | | | USD | | | 3,933,082 | | | | 84,681 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | GBP | | | 6,782,649 | | | USD | | | 8,516,633 | | | | 251,514 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | NOK | | | 108,230,740 | | | USD | | | 11,398,709 | | | | 397,280 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | NZD | | | 7,013,911 | | | USD | | | 4,499,073 | | | | 121,151 | |
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08/31/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | CLP | | | 1,266,300,000 | | | USD | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 136,159 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | EUR | | | 11,271,756 | | | USD | | | 12,102,823 | | | | 244,365 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | GBP | | | 1,422,000 | | | USD | | | 1,784,328 | | | | 51,524 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | MXN | | | 600,000 | | | USD | | | 30,193 | | | | 660 | |
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07/05/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | BRL | | | 144,115,242 | | | USD | | | 27,566,037 | | | | 28,707 | |
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07/05/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | USD | | | 27,513,410 | | | BRL | | | 144,115,242 | | | | 23,920 | |
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08/02/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | BRL | | | 308,089,155 | | | USD | | | 58,495,575 | | | | 130,778 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | AUD | | | 12,334,000 | | | USD | | | 8,816,097 | | | | 298,566 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | CAD | | | 14,438,916 | | | USD | | | 11,464,643 | | | | 246,060 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | EUR | | | 52,617,189 | | | USD | | | 56,354,227 | | | | 998,282 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | GBP | | | 9,996,000 | | | USD | | | 12,552,977 | | | | 372,170 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | JPY | | | 945,136,850 | | | USD | | | 7,096,155 | | | | 104,609 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | MXN | | | 308,347,209 | | | USD | | | 15,518,229 | | | | 340,547 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | NOK | | | 14,692,250 | | �� | USD | | | 1,547,041 | | | | 53,605 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | NZD | | | 7,250,000 | | | USD | | | 4,651,600 | | | | 126,316 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | PLN | | | 38,779,000 | | | USD | | | 8,929,698 | | | | 343,894 | |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 21,911,537 | | | CNY | | | 146,905,900 | | | | 23,188 | |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 8,629,399 | | | EUR | | | 8,225,000 | | | | 23,718 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | ZAR | | | 165,955,028 | | | USD | | | 10,702,634 | | | | 560,486 | |
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09/16/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 6,090,000 | | | RUB | | | 500,293,500 | | | | 1,918,148 | |
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02/27/2023 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 2,053,589 | | | RUB | | | 160,488,000 | | | | 95,848 | |
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07/11/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | ZAR | | | 44,848,500 | | | USD | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 244,925 | |
| |
07/29/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | SEK | | | 24,192,090 | | | USD | | | 2,612,282 | | | | 245,509 | |
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08/22/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 1,052,699 | | | RUB | | | 72,855,000 | | | | 167,028 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | AUD | | | 9,622,000 | | | USD | | | 6,873,110 | | | | 228,413 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | EUR | | | 16,134,083 | | | USD | | | 17,330,023 | | | | 356,149 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | GBP | | | 9,493,510 | | | USD | | | 11,828,971 | | | | 260,482 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts–(continued) | |
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Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | (Depreciation) | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | MXN | | | 441,872,975 | | | USD | | | 22,242,663 | | | $ | 492,482 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | PLN | | | 9,520,000 | | | USD | | | 2,189,472 | | | | 81,711 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | SEK | | | 34,076,018 | | | USD | | | 3,475,559 | | | | 137,038 | |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | ZAR | | | 392,325,000 | | | USD | | | 25,307,208 | | | | 1,330,727 | |
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02/17/2023 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 1,223,373 | | | RUB | | | 93,037,500 | | | | 30,671 | |
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02/22/2023 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 1,305,643 | | | RUB | | | 99,555,300 | | | | 31,970 | |
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07/13/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | CLP | | | 1,000,440,000 | | | USD | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 111,466 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | GBP | | | 1,913,000 | | | USD | | | 2,402,592 | | | | 71,471 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | JPY | | | 861,819,143 | | | USD | | | 6,471,387 | | | | 96,175 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | NZD | | | 7,908,000 | | | USD | | | 5,074,943 | | | | 138,951 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | PLN | | | 29,990,000 | | | USD | | | 6,904,570 | | | | 264,680 | |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | CLP | | | 3,765,000,000 | | | USD | | | 4,467,252 | | | | 430,237 | |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | COP | | | 74,852,000,000 | | | USD | | | 19,205,624 | | | | 1,408,760 | |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | INR | | | 18,160,350 | | | USD | | | 230,403 | | | | 2,055 | |
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10/14/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | BRL | | | 12,709,110 | | | USD | | | 2,445,000 | | | | 84,187 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | CAD | | | 479,000 | | | USD | | | 380,449 | | | | 8,282 | |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | EUR | | | 24,076,281 | | | USD | | | 25,877,668 | | | | 548,203 | |
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08/30/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | GBP | | | 4,290,000 | | | USD | | | 5,388,068 | | | | 160,411 | |
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Subtotal–Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,796,370 | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | BRL | | | 144,115,242 | | | USD | | | 27,513,410 | | | | (23,920 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 29,416,977 | | | BRL | | | 144,115,242 | | | | (1,879,647 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 17,255,401 | | | AUD | | | 24,143,558 | | | | (582,505 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 8,882,061 | | | CZK | | | 207,858,000 | | | | (142,266 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 11,314,352 | | | EUR | | | 10,523,021 | | | | (243,601 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 13,924,287 | | | JPY | | | 1,855,689,724 | | | | (197,027 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 15,778,044 | | | PLN | | | 68,749,670 | | | | (556,629 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 12,333,763 | | | SEK | | | 120,790,708 | | | | (499,565 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 4,144,798 | | | ZAR | | | 64,234,000 | | | | (219,212 | ) |
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08/31/2022 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | USD | | | 1,650,000 | | | CLP | | | 1,504,470,000 | | | | (29,643 | ) |
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02/27/2023 | | Bank of America, N.A. | | RUB | | | 160,488,000 | | | USD | | | 1,800,000 | | | | (349,437 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Citibank, N.A. | | USD | | | 1,841,447 | | | EUR | | | 1,715,000 | | | | (37,180 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | BRL | | | 289,765,000 | | | USD | | | 55,319,779 | | | | (48,096 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | USD | | | 55,425,593 | | | BRL | | | 289,765,000 | | | | (57,719 | ) |
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08/02/2022 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | USD | | | 27,346,605 | | | BRL | | | 144,115,242 | | | | (45,233 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 622,343 | | | EUR | | | 588,000 | | | | (3,737 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | USD | | | 3,410,753 | | | GBP | | | 2,716,000 | | | | (101,122 | ) |
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09/16/2022 | | Goldman Sachs International | | RUB | | | 478,890,000 | | | USD | | | 6,208,217 | | | | (1,457,327 | ) |
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07/29/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 2,612,282 | | | EUR | | | 2,340,000 | | | | (156,228 | ) |
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08/25/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | EUR | | | 2,520,000 | | | NOK | | | 25,527,600 | | | | (55,672 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | CNY | | | 189,878,981 | | | USD | | | 28,332,070 | | | | (19,025 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 10,844,525 | | | AUD | | | 15,185,538 | | | | (357,798 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 9,397,051 | | | CAD | | | 11,839,062 | | | | (198,472 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 35,345,336 | | | EUR | | | 32,906,166 | | | | (726,384 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 11,532,959 | | | GBP | | | 9,191,000 | | | | (333,099 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 12,153,100 | | | JPY | | | 1,618,197,418 | | | | (182,663 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 3,322,257 | | | MXN | | | 66,000,000 | | | | (73,559 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 8,855,111 | | | NOK | | | 84,236,367 | | | | (292,660 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 8,047,059 | | | NZD | | | 12,555,481 | | | | (210,216 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 5,606,422 | | | ZAR | | | 86,913,557 | | | | (294,802 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts–(continued) | |
Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | (Depreciation) | |
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09/16/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | RUB | | | 21,403,500 | | | USD | | | 290,414 | | | $ | (52,190 | ) |
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09/21/2022 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | USD | | | 2,799,181 | | | KRW | | | 3,578,360,900 | | | | (17,893 | ) |
| |
02/17/2023 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | RUB | | | 93,037,500 | | | USD | | | 1,125,000 | | | | (129,044 | ) |
| |
02/22/2023 | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | RUB | | | 99,555,300 | | | USD | | | 1,170,000 | | | | (167,613 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 1,167,805 | | | AUD | | | 1,633,649 | | | | (39,650 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 5,001,461 | | | CAD | | | 6,297,333 | | | | (108,632 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 4,903,978 | | | EUR | | | 4,562,820 | | | | (103,661 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 671,290 | | | GBP | | | 534,497 | | | | (19,969 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 22,870,057 | | | MXN | | | 454,126,150 | | | | (516,742 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 8,564,518 | | | NOK | | | 81,359,664 | | | | (294,477 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 9,153,836 | | | NZD | | | 14,263,911 | | | | (250,631 | ) |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 114,434 | | | SEK | | | 1,119,795 | | | | (4,725 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 8,527,439 | | | ZAR | | | 132,144,600 | | | | (451,577 | ) |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 8,719,026 | | | CLP | | | 7,348,394,800 | | | | (839,721 | ) |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 1,271,489 | | | COP | | | 4,955,500,000 | | | | (93,266 | ) |
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09/21/2022 | | Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | USD | | | 5,477,474 | | | INR | | | 431,734,504 | | | | (48,866 | ) |
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08/30/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | USD | | | 1,119,962 | | | EUR | | | 1,042,000 | | | | (23,725 | ) |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | USD | | | 968,423 | | | JPY | | | 128,968,342 | | | | (14,394 | ) |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | CNY | | | 286,338,324 | | | USD | | | 42,721,122 | | | | (32,452 | ) |
| |
08/30/2022 | | Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | USD | | | 13,628,704 | | | THB | | | 473,679,250 | | | | (197,729 | ) |
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08/22/2022 | | UBS AG | | RUB | | | 72,855,000 | | | USD | | | 900,000 | | | | (319,727 | ) |
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Subtotal–Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,101,128 | ) |
| |
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,695,242 | |
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Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a) | |
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Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Maturity Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(b) | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
South Africa Republic International Bonds | | | Buy | | | | (1.00)% | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 2.042 | % | | USD | | | 1,500,000 | | | | $119,481 | | | $ | 138,549 | | | $ | 19,068 | |
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Markit iTraxx Europe Index, Series 37, Version 1 | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 1.190 | | | EUR | | | 6,450,000 | | | | (71,137 | ) | | | 59,745 | | | | 130,882 | |
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Markit iTraxx Europe Sub Financials, Series 37, Version 1 | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 2.473 | | | EUR | | | 6,375,000 | | | | 216,830 | | | | 442,114 | | | | 225,284 | |
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Brazil Government International Bonds | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 2.923 | | | USD | | | 750,000 | | | | 41,634 | | | | 62,937 | | | | 21,303 | |
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Brazil Government International Bonds | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2025 | | | | 2.042 | | | USD | | | 825,000 | | | | 12,712 | | | | 23,966 | | | | 11,254 | |
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Credit Suisse Group AG | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 2.095 | | | EUR | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 16,887 | | | | 75,302 | | | | 58,415 | |
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Subtotal - Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 336,407 | | | | 802,613 | | | | 466,206 | |
| |
Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 37, Version 1 | | | Buy | | | | (5.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 5.802 | | | EUR | | | 24,000,000 | | | | 176,871 | | | | (781,694 | ) | | | (958,565 | ) |
| |
Peru Government International Bonds | | | Buy | | | | (1.00) | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 1.243 | | | USD | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 50,328 | | | | 49,713 | | | | (615 | ) |
| |
Societe Generale | | | Sell | | | | 1.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 1.481 | | | EUR | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,769 | | | | (105,608 | ) | | | (110,377 | ) |
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Panama Government International Bonds | | | Sell | | | | 1.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 1.328 | | | USD | | | 4,500,000 | | | | (64,916 | ) | | | (66,986 | ) | | | (2,070 | ) |
| |
Subtotal - Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 167,052 | | | | (904,575 | ) | | | (1,071,627 | ) |
| |
Total Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $503,459 | | | $ | (101,962 | ) | | $ | (605,421 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
(a) | Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $22,157,876 cash held with Counterparties. |
(b) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement 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. |
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Open Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a) | |
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Pay/ Receive Floating Rate | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | Maturity Date | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
|
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Pay | | 6 Month EURIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | 2.21 | % | | Annually | | | 07/11/2032 | | | EUR | | | 20,415,000 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.62 | | | Annually | | | 07/05/2052 | | | USD | | | 3,682,500 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.80 | | | Annually | | | 07/05/2027 | | | USD | | | 16,099,500 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.84 | | | Annually | | | 07/05/2032 | | | USD | | | 34,470,000 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
|
Receive | | COOVIBR | | Quarterly | | | (8.88 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 05/09/2032 | | | COP | | | 11,600,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 8,230 | | | | 8,230 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month THBFIX | | Semi-Annually | | | (2.11 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 05/11/2024 | | | THB | | | 255,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 12,980 | | | | 12,980 | |
|
Pay | | 6 Month CZK PRIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | 4.87 | | | Annually | | | 05/31/2032 | | | CZK | | | 87,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 18,301 | | | | 18,301 | |
|
Receive | | COOVIBR | | Quarterly | | | (8.54 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 05/27/2032 | | | COP | | | 4,050,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 26,623 | | | | 26,623 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month WIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | (7.61 | ) | | Annually | | | 09/21/2024 | | | PLN | | | 37,800,000 | | | �� | – | | | | 28,492 | | | | 28,492 | |
|
Pay | | 3 Month ADBB | | Quarterly | | | 3.56 | | | Quarterly | | | 06/09/2025 | | | AUD | | | 14,490,000 | | | | – | | | | 29,775 | | | | 29,775 | |
|
Pay | | 6 Month THBFIX | | Semi-Annually | | | (1.97 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 05/13/2024 | | | THB | | | 262,500,000 | | | | – | | | | 29,862 | | | | 29,862 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month THBFIX | | Semi-Annually | | | (1.95 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 05/13/2024 | | | THB | | | 255,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 31,648 | | | | 31,648 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month THBFIX | | Semi-Annually | | | (1.71 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 04/18/2025 | | | THB | | | 172,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 40,480 | | | | 40,480 | |
|
Pay | | 6 Month EURIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | 2.03 | | | Annually | | | 09/15/2052 | | | EUR | | | 7,305,000 | | | | (4,183 | ) | | | 55,962 | | | | 60,145 | |
|
Pay | | 28 Day MXN TIIE | | At Maturity | | | 8.98 | | | At Maturity | | | 09/08/2032 | | | MXN | | | 323,750,000 | | | | – | | | | 63,411 | | | | 63,411 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month THBFIX | | Semi-Annually | | | (1.66 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 05/26/2024 | | | THB | | | 255,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 70,261 | | | | 70,261 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month CZK PRIBOR | | Quarterly | | | (5.46 | ) | | Annually | | | 05/24/2024 | | | CZK | | | 380,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 75,812 | | | | 75,812 | |
|
Receive | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | (12.25 | ) | | At Maturity | | | 01/02/2025 | | | BRL | | | 59,609,829 | | | | – | | | | 111,150 | | | | 111,150 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (7.15 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 02/24/2031 | | | ZAR | | | 17,550,000 | | | | 101 | | | | 115,401 | | | | 115,300 | |
|
Pay | | 6 Month CZK PRIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | 5.20 | | | Annually | | | 06/10/2032 | | | CZK | | | 95,250,000 | | | | – | | | | 116,471 | | | | 116,471 | |
|
Pay | | 3 Month ADBB | | Quarterly | | | 3.91 | | | Quarterly | | | 06/23/2025 | | | AUD | | | 15,225,000 | | | | – | | | | 129,983 | | | | 129,983 | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.94 | | | Annually | | | 06/24/2032 | | | USD | | | 8,955,000 | | | | (3,208 | ) | | | 136,416 | | | | 139,624 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (6.61 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 10/19/2026 | | | ZAR | | | 48,800,000 | | | | 234 | | | | 153,300 | | | | 153,066 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (7.98 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 03/07/2032 | | | ZAR | | | 37,300,000 | | | | – | | | | 156,424 | | | | 156,424 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (6.65 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 10/11/2026 | | | ZAR | | | 50,750,000 | | | | – | | | | 161,033 | | | | 161,033 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (7.95 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 03/07/2032 | | | ZAR | | | 38,500,000 | | | | – | | | | 166,143 | | | | 166,143 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month CZK PRIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | (3.95 | ) | | Annually | | | 01/17/2027 | | | CZK | | | 70,500,000 | | | | – | | | | 188,073 | | | | 188,073 | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.84 | | | Annually | | | 12/09/2032 | | | USD | | | 58,740,000 | | | | – | | | | 243,785 | | | | 243,785 | |
|
Receive | | 28 Day MXN TIIE | | At Maturity | | | (8.35 | ) | | At Maturity | | | 03/06/2025 | | | MXN | | | 236,250,000 | | | | – | | | | 281,357 | | | | 281,357 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (6.63 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 02/11/2031 | | | ZAR | | | 48,500,000 | | | | – | | | | 409,796 | | | | 409,796 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (6.70 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 01/29/2031 | | | ZAR | | | 51,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 415,894 | | | | 415,894 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (6.70 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 01/27/2031 | | | ZAR | | | 52,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 423,886 | | | | 423,886 | |
|
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.84 | | | Annually | | | 06/09/2033 | | | USD | | | 81,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 492,153 | | | | 492,153 | |
|
Receive | | SONIA | | Semi-Annually | | | (5.65 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 02/17/2027 | | | INR | | | 787,500,000 | | | | – | | | | 499,927 | | | | 499,927 | |
|
Receive | | 3 Month JIBAR | | Quarterly | | | (7.32 | ) | | Quarterly | | | 07/15/2031 | | | ZAR | | | 86,900,000 | | | | – | | | | 545,876 | | | | 545,876 | |
|
Receive | | 28 Day MXN TIIE | | At Maturity | | | (5.53 | ) | | At Maturity | | | 05/29/2031 | | | MXN | | | 108,750,000 | | | | – | | | | 1,127,741 | | | | 1,127,741 | |
|
Receive | | 6 Month CLICP | | Semi-Annually | | | (2.35 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | | 03/11/2026 | | | CLP | | | 7,500,000,000 | | | | – | | | | 1,285,205 | | | | 1,285,205 | |
|
Subtotal – Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,056 | ) | | | 7,651,851 | | | | 7,658,907 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a)–(continued) | |
| |
Pay/ Receive Floating Rate | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | Maturity Date | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Interest Rate Risk | |
| |
Pay | | 6 Month EURIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | 0.64 | % | | Annually | | 03/03/2032 | | EUR | | | 23,134,000 | | | $ | (2,862 | ) | | $ | (3,206,679 | ) | | $ | (3,203,817 | ) |
| |
Pay | | SONIA | | Annually | | | 1.03 | | | Annually | | 09/02/2052 | | GBP | | | 3,675,000 | | | | – | | | | (1,100,233 | ) | | | (1,100,233 | ) |
| |
Pay | | SOFR | | Annually | | | 2.41 | | | Annually | | 06/02/2052 | | USD | | | 20,490,000 | | | | – | | | | (817,067 | ) | | | (817,067 | ) |
| |
Pay | | SONIA | | Annually | | | 1.75 | | | Annually | | 06/09/2032 | | GBP | | | 7,500,000 | | | | (205 | ) | | | (459,419 | ) | | | (459,214 | ) |
| |
Pay | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | 11.07 | | | At Maturity | | 01/04/2027 | | BRL | | | 35,447,847 | | | | – | | | | (434,270 | ) | | | (434,270 | ) |
| |
Pay | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | 11.21 | | | At Maturity | | 01/02/2031 | | BRL | | | 15,774,178 | | | | – | | | | (376,772 | ) | | | (376,772 | ) |
| |
Pay | | SONIA | | Annually | | | 2.09 | | | Annually | | 05/25/2027 | | GBP | | | 14,400,000 | | | | (191 | ) | | | (315,120 | ) | | | (314,929 | ) |
| |
Pay | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | 8.68 | | | At Maturity | | 01/04/2027 | | BRL | | | 24,429,011 | | | | – | | | | (302,463 | ) | | | (302,463 | ) |
| |
Pay | | 3 Month CZK PRIBOR | | Quarterly | | | 4.75 | | | Annually | | 01/17/2023 | | CZK | | | 329,000,000 | | | | – | | | | (188,889 | ) | | | (188,889 | ) |
| |
Pay | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | 12.11 | | | At Maturity | | 01/02/2029 | | BRL | | | 23,633,536 | | | | – | | | | (153,327 | ) | | | (153,327 | ) |
| |
Receive | | MUTKCALM | | Annually | | | (0.63 | ) | | Annually | | 06/20/2032 | | JPY | | | 1,018,500,000 | | | | – | | | | (134,500 | ) | | | (134,500 | ) |
| |
Receive | | SOFR | | Annually | | | (3.24 | ) | | Annually | | 06/24/2025 | | USD | | | 10,515,000 | | | | – | | | | (125,317 | ) | | | (125,317 | ) |
| |
Pay | | BZDIOVRA | | At Maturity | | | 12.24 | | | At Maturity | | 01/02/2029 | | BRL | | | 25,316,771 | | | | – | | | | (119,976 | ) | | | (119,976 | ) |
| |
Receive | | 28 Day MXN TIIE | | At Maturity | | | (9.75 | ) | | At Maturity | | 09/18/2024 | | MXN | | | 510,000,000 | | | | – | | | | (65,129 | ) | | | (65,129 | ) |
| |
Receive | | SONIA | | Semi-Annually | | | (7.02 | ) | | Semi-Annually | | 05/25/2027 | | INR | | | 562,500,000 | | | | – | | | | (55,051 | ) | | | (55,051 | ) |
| |
Receive | | 6 Month WIBOR | | Semi-Annually | | | (8.05 | ) | | Annually | | 09/21/2024 | | PLN | | | 38,250,000 | | | | – | | | | (36,658 | ) | | | (36,658 | ) |
| |
Receive | | COOVIBR | | Quarterly | | | (9.06 | ) | | Quarterly | | 05/16/2032 | | COP | | | 11,100,000,000 | | | | – | | | | (23,719 | ) | | | (23,719 | ) |
| |
Receive | | COOVIBR | | Quarterly | | | (9.01 | ) | | Quarterly | | 05/24/2032 | | COP | | | 10,900,000,000 | | | | – | | | | (11,440 | ) | | | (11,440 | ) |
| |
Receive | | TTHORON | | Quarterly | | | (2.59 | ) | | Quarterly | | 06/13/2027 | | THB | | | 106,500,000 | | | | – | | | | (2,800 | ) | | | (2,800 | ) |
| |
Receive | | SOFR | | Annually | | | (2.83 | ) | | Annually | | 06/10/2025 | | USD | | | 10,500,000 | | | | – | | | | (1,403 | ) | | | (1,403 | ) |
| |
Subtotal – Depreciation | | | | (3,258 | ) | | | (7,930,232 | ) | | | (7,926,974 | ) |
| |
Total Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | | $ | (10,314 | ) | | $ | (278,381 | ) | | $ | (268,067 | ) |
| |
(a) | Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $22,157,876 cash held with Counterparties. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements(a) | |
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Counterparty | | Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | Maturity Date | | Implied Credit Spread(b) | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Citibank, N.A. | | Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. | | Buy | | | (1.00)% | | | Quarterly | | 12/20/2024 | | | 1.569% | | | EUR | | | 1,250,000 | | | $ | 7,813 | | | $ | 18,113 | | | $ | 10,300 | |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 28, Version 9 | | Sell | | | 5.00 | | | Quarterly | | 12/20/2022 | | | 0.245 | | | EUR | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 283,849 | | | | 359,209 | | | | 75,360 | |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (The) | | Buy | | | (1.00) | | | Quarterly | | 06/20/2027 | | | 2.315 | | | EUR | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 77,366 | | | | 142,861 | | | | 65,495 | |
| |
Subtotal–Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 369,028 | | | | 520,183 | | | | 151,155 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements(a)–(continued) | |
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Counterparty | | Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Maturity Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(b) | | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| |
Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Citibank, N.A. | | Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. | | | Sell | | | | 1.00% | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2024 | | | | 0.937 | % | | EUR | | | 1,250,000 | | | | $ 12,027 | | | | $ 2,007 | | | | $ (10,020 | ) |
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 35, Version 1 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2025 | | | | 3.349 | | | USD | | | 18,200,000 | | | | 2,300,788 | | | | 971,752 | | | | (1,329,036 | ) |
| |
Goldman Sachs International | | Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 32, Version 5 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2024 | | | | 10.607 | | | EUR | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 179,783 | | | | (385,029 | ) | | | (564,812 | ) |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 35, Version 1 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2025 | | | | 3.349 | | | USD | | | 5,400,000 | | | | 642,552 | | | | 288,322 | | | | (354,230 | ) |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2023 | | | | 17.885 | | | EUR | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 13,344 | | | | (453,346 | ) | | | (466,690 | ) |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2023 | | | | 17.885 | | | EUR | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 49,410 | | | | (525,882 | ) | | | (575,292 | ) |
| |
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover Index, Series 30, Version 8 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00 | | | | Quarterly | | | | 12/20/2023 | | | | 17.885 | | | EUR | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 18,633 | | | | (262,941 | ) | | | (281,574 | ) |
| |
Subtotal–Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | 3,216,537 | | | | (365,117 | ) | | | (3,581,654 | ) |
| |
Total Open Over-The-Counter Credit Default Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | $3,585,565 | | | | $155,066 | | | | $(3,430,499 | ) |
| |
(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
(b) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement 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. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swap Agreements(a) | |
| |
Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive Floating Rate | | Floating Rate Index | | Payment Frequency | | (Pay)/ Received Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | Maturity Date | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
| |
Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Bank of America, N.A. | | Receive | | 3 Month MYR KLIBOR | | Quarterly | | | (2.70)% | | | Quarterly | | 03/16/2024 | | | MYR | | | | 30,600,000 | | | $– | | $ | 84,952 | | | | $ 84,952 | |
| |
Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | Receive | | 3 Month MYR KLIBOR | | Quarterly | | | (2.97) | | | Quarterly | | 04/11/2024 | | | MYR | | | | 65,000,000 | | | – | | | 125,932 | | | | 125,932 | |
| |
Bank of America, N.A. | | Receive | | 3 Month MYR KLIBOR | | Quarterly | | | (3.62) | | | Quarterly | | 05/24/2025 | | | MYR | | | | 22,500,000 | | | – | | | 6,935 | | | | 6,935 | |
| |
Total Over-The-Counter Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | $– | | $ | 217,819 | | | | $217,819 | |
| |
(a) | Over-The-Counter options purchased, options written and swap agreements are collateralized by cash held with Counterparties in the amount of $28,182,000. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
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Abbreviations: |
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AUD | | –Australian Dollar |
BRL | | –Brazilian Real |
BZDIOVRA | | –Brazil Ceptip DI Interbank Deposit Rate |
CAD | | –Canadian Dollar |
CDOR | | –Canadian Dealer Offered Rate |
CHF | | –Swiss Franc |
CLICP | | –Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Avg (CAMARA) |
CLP | | –Chile Peso |
CNH | | –Chinese Renminbi |
CNY | | –Chinese Yuan Renminbi |
COOVIBR | | –Colombia IBR Overnight Nominal Interbank Reference Rate |
COP | | –Colombia Peso |
CZK | | –Czech Koruna |
EUR | | –Euro |
EURIBOR | | –Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
GBP | | –British Pound Sterling |
INR | | –Indian Rupee |
JIBAR | | –Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate |
JPY | | –Japanese Yen |
KLIBOR | | –Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate |
KRW | | –South Korean Won |
MXN | | –Mexican Peso |
MYR | | –Malaysian Ringgit |
NOK | | –Norwegian Krone |
NZD | | –New Zealand Dollar |
PLN | | –Polish Zloty |
PRIBOR | | –Prague Interbank Offerred Rate |
RUB | | –Russian Ruble |
SEK | | –Swedish Krona |
SOFR | | –Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SONIA | | –Sterling Overnight Index Average |
THB | | –Thai Baht |
THBFIX | | –Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing |
TIIE | | –Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate |
TONAR | | –Tokyo Overnight Average Rate |
USD | | –U.S. Dollar |
WIBOR | | –Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate |
ZAR | | –South African Rand |
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | 38.53 | % |
| |
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | 31.91 | |
| |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 8.24 | |
| |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 1.85 | |
| |
Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | 1.78 | |
| |
Options Purchased | | | 1.61 | |
| |
Security Types Each Less Than 1% of Portfolio | | | 1.20 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 14.88 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $724,421,155)* | | $ | 632,469,000 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $93,307,951) | | | 92,012,082 | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin receivable – futures contracts | | | 2,715,387 | |
Variation margin receivable–centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 4,732,333 | |
Swaps receivable – OTC | | | 72,970 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 368,974 | |
Premiums paid on swap agreements – OTC | | | 3,585,565 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 17,796,370 | |
Deposits with brokers: | | | | |
Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts | | | 3,129,843 | |
Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 22,157,876 | |
Cash collateral – OTC Derivatives | | | 28,182,000 | |
Cash | | | 24,451,913 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $3,284,782) | | | 3,026,060 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 10,471,049 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 8,716 | |
Dividends | | | 80,596 | |
Interest | | | 10,482,549 | |
Principal paydowns | | | 77,260 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 146,679 | |
Other assets | | | 553 | |
Total assets | | | 855,967,775 | |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $34,826,605) | | | 43,613,233 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 13,101,128 | |
Swaps payable – OTC | | | 42,538 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements–OTC | | | 3,581,654 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,213,444 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 3,533,283 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 28,178,837 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 443,359 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,049 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 2,628,959 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 146,679 | |
Total liabilities | | | 96,486,163 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 759,481,612 | |
| | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
| |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,130,214,496 | |
| |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (370,732,884 | ) |
| |
| | $ | 759,481,612 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 268,382,194 | |
| |
Series II | | $ | 491,099,418 | |
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 70,450,758 | |
| |
Series II | | | 124,687,260 | |
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 3.81 | |
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 3.94 | |
| |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $27,732,261 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $84,400) | | $ | 15,049,710 | |
| |
Dividends | | | 2,027 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliates (includes securities lending income of $212,238) | | | 667,718 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 15,719,455 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,926,420 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 703,257 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 135,698 | |
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 691,429 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 23,329 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,064 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 51,992 | |
| |
Other | | | 235,795 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 4,778,984 | |
| |
Less: Expenses reimbursed | | | (90,042 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 4,688,942 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 11,030,513 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (35,392,566 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (450,317 | ) |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (1,294,348 | ) |
| |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (2,605,640 | ) |
| |
Futures contracts | | | 8,770,957 | |
| |
Option contracts written | | | (5,770,523 | ) |
| |
Swap agreements | | | (22,628,521 | ) |
| |
| | | (59,370,958 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (76,188,706 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,144,525 | ) |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (891,087 | ) |
| |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 5,964,566 | |
| |
Futures contracts | | | (423,058 | ) |
| |
Option contracts written | | | (9,516,730 | ) |
| |
Swap agreements | | | (3,357,213 | ) |
| |
| | | (85,556,753 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (144,927,711 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (133,897,198 | ) |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 11,030,513 | | | $ | 23,756,515 | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (59,370,958 | ) | | | (17,887,423 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (85,556,753 | ) | | | (39,499,750 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (133,897,198 | ) | | | (33,630,658 | ) |
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| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (16,089,003 | ) |
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (27,017,441 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (43,106,444 | ) |
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (20,684,627 | ) | | | 303,104 | |
| |
Series II | | | (35,259,538 | ) | | | 1,076,421 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (55,944,165 | ) | | | 1,379,525 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (189,841,363 | ) | | | (75,357,577 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 949,322,975 | | | | 1,024,680,552 | |
| |
End of period | | $ | 759,481,612 | | | $ | 949,322,975 | |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d)(e) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 4.46 | | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | $ | (0.71 | ) | | | $ | (0.65 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 3.81 | | | | | (14.57 | )% | | | $ | 268,382 | | | | | 0.93 | %(f) | | | | 0.95 | %(f) | | | | 2.74 | %(f) | | | | 47 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 4.83 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | 4.46 | | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | 336,327 | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | 2.59 | | | | | 209 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 4.97 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.14 | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | 4.83 | | | | | 3.19 | | | | | 363,404 | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 3.10 | | | | | 324 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 4.66 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 4.97 | | | | | 10.80 | | | | | 395,324 | | | | | 0.77 | (g) | | | | 0.82 | (g) | | | | 4.86 | (h) | | | | 134 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 5.13 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | 4.66 | | | | | (4.40 | ) | | | | 346,707 | | | | | 0.81 | (g) | | | | 0.88 | (g) | | | | 5.07 | (h) | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 4.94 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 5.13 | | | | | 6.27 | | | | | 393,337 | | | | | 0.76 | (g) | | | | 0.82 | (g) | | | | 4.40 | (h) | | | | 74 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 4.61 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | - | | | | | 3.94 | | | | | (14.53 | ) | | | | 491,099 | | | | | 1.18 | (f) | | | | 1.20 | (f) | | | | 2.49 | (f) | | | | 47 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 4.99 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | 4.61 | | | | | (3.37 | ) | | | | 612,996 | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | 209 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 5.13 | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.13 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 4.99 | | | | | 2.79 | | | | | 661,276 | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | 2.85 | | | | | 324 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 4.80 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | 5.13 | | | | | 10.61 | | | | | 736,339 | | | | | 1.02 | (g) | | | | 1.08 | (g) | | | | 4.60 | (h) | | | | 134 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 5.27 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 4.80 | | | | | (4.54 | ) | | | | 1,081,833 | | | | | 1.06 | (g) | | | | 1.13 | (g) | | | | 4.82 | (h) | | | | 68 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 5.07 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | | 5.27 | | | | | 6.04 | | | | | 1,277,689 | | | | | 1.01 | (g) | | | | 1.07 | (g) | | | | 4.15 | (h) | | | | 74 | |
(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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.04%, 0.02% and 0.01% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities of $2,177,497,748 and $2,279,114,634, $2,370,164,194 and $2,399,236,376 and $2,271,944,419 and $2,153,905,799 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(e) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(g) | Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses from Invesco Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund and Invesco Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund. |
(h) | Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated net investment income from Invesco Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund and Invesco Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
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NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic 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. Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund and the Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary by the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Regulation S securities primarily through investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in Regulation S securities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income |
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and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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.
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 the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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 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 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. |
J. | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – The Fund may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The principal value of TIPS will be adjusted upward or downward, and any increase or decrease in the principal amount of TIPS will be included as interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. |
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. | 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 |
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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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $9,537 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
M. | 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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
N. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
O. | Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings or to manage exposure to interest rate, equity, commodity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties 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 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. |
P. | Call Options Purchased and Written – 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 or foreign currency 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. |
Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.
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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 Consolidated 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 call options written are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written. 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 Consolidated 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 call options purchased are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities. 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.
Q. | Put Options Purchased and Written – The Fund may purchase and write put options including options on securities indexes, or foreign currency 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. |
Additionally, the Fund may enter into an option on a swap agreement, also called a “swaption”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based premium. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the Counterparties.
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 underlying portfolio securities. The Fund may write put options to earn additional income in the form of option premiums if it expects the price of the underlying instrument to remain stable or rise during the option period so that the option will not be exercised. The risk in this strategy is that the price of the underlying securities may decline by an amount greater than the premium received. Put options written are reported as a liability in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on put options purchased and put options written are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities and Option contracts written, respectively. 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.
R. | Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency, commodity or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. A swap agreement may be negotiated bilaterally and traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) between two parties (“uncleared/OTC”) or, in some instances, must be transacted through a future commission merchant (“FCM”) and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central Counterparty (“centrally cleared swap”). 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 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.
In a centrally cleared swap, the Fund’s ultimate Counterparty is a central clearinghouse. The Fund initially will enter into centrally cleared swaps through an executing broker. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central Counterparty (via the FCM) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the central Counterparty, but an FCM may require additional initial margin above the amount required by the central Counterparty. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into centrally cleared swaps are satisfied by cash or securities as collateral at the FCM. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of a cleared swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the Fund or may be received by the Fund, based on the daily change in price of the underlying reference instrument subject to the swap agreement and is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities until the centrally cleared swap is terminated at which time a realized gain or loss is recorded.
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
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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.
An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.
A total return swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income generated and capital gains, if any. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total return swaps includes dividends on the underlying securities and financing rate payable from the Counterparty. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.
Changes in the value of centrally cleared and OTC 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 cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. 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.
Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of June 30, 2022, if any, for which the Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the open swap agreements table. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.
S. | 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 involve the risk that a Counterparty 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 roll 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. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on senior securities and borrowings.
T. | LIBOR Risk – The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates. |
There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.
U. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
V. | 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. |
W. | Other Risks – 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. |
Active trading of portfolio securities may result in added expenses, a lower return and increased tax liability.
The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in commodity futures and swaps, commodity related exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes and commodity linked notes, some or all of which will be owned through the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded and commodity-linked notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments.
The Fund 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. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively
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impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted.
X. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | | | 0.750 | % |
Next $200 million | | | 0.720 | % |
Next $200 million | | | 0.690 | % |
Next $200 million | | | 0.660 | % |
Next $200 million | | | 0.600 | % |
Next $4 billion | | | 0.500 | % |
Over $5 billion | | | 0.480 | % |
* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.
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.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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. 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 June 30, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $90,042.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $61,660 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $641,597 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | $ | – | | | $ | 292,625,767 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 292,625,767 | |
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 242,333,829 | | | | 0 | | | | 242,333,829 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 62,606,694 | | | | – | | | | 62,606,694 | |
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Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 14,047,536 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 14,047,536 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | – | | | | 13,531,637 | | | | – | | | | 13,531,637 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 3,267,392 | | | | – | | | | 3,267,392 | |
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Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests | | | – | | | | 2,120,721 | | | | 906,396 | | | | 3,027,117 | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | 212,929 | | | | 152,980 | | | | 1,107,830 | | | | 1,473,739 | |
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Preferred Stocks | | | – | | | | 1,395,676 | | | | – | | | | 1,395,676 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 49,786,428 | | | | 28,178,118 | | | | – | | | | 77,964,546 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 12,207,149 | | | | – | | | | 12,207,149 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 64,046,893 | | | | 658,419,963 | | | | 2,014,226 | | | | 724,481,082 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 1,316,270 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,316,270 | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | 17,796,370 | | | | – | | | | 17,796,370 | |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | 8,494,087 | | | | – | | | | 8,494,087 | |
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| | | 1,316,270 | | | | 26,290,457 | | | | – | | | | 27,606,727 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (604,506 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (604,506 | ) |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | (13,101,128 | ) | | | – | | | | (13,101,128 | ) |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (43,613,233 | ) | | | – | | | | (43,613,233 | ) |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | (12,580,255 | ) | | | – | | | | (12,580,255 | ) |
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| | | (604,506 | ) | | | (69,294,616 | ) | | | – | | | | (69,899,122 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | 711,764 | | | | (43,004,159 | ) | | | – | | | | (42,292,395 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 64,758,657 | | | $ | 615,415,804 | | | $ | 2,014,226 | | | $ | 682,188,687 | |
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* | Forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Credit Risk | | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,316,270 | | | $ | 1,316,270 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a) | | | 466,206 | | | | – | | | | 7,658,907 | | | | 8,125,113 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | – | | | | 17,796,370 | | | | – | | | | 17,796,370 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 151,155 | | | | – | | | | 217,819 | | | | 368,974 | |
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Options purchased, at value – OTC(b) | | | – | | | | 3,132,865 | | | | 9,074,284 | | | | 12,207,149 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 617,361 | | | | 20,929,235 | | | | 18,267,280 | | | | 39,813,876 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (466,206 | ) | | | – | | | | (8,975,177 | ) | | | (9,441,383 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 151,155 | | | $ | 20,929,235 | | | $ | 9,292,103 | | | $ | 30,372,493 | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Credit Risk | | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | (604,506 | ) | | $ | (604,506 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a) | | | (1,071,627 | ) | | | – | | | | (7,926,974 | ) | | | (8,998,601 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | – | | | | (13,101,128 | ) | | | – | | | | (13,101,128 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | (3,581,654 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (3,581,654 | ) |
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Options written, at value – OTC | | | (755,563 | ) | | | (4,243,210 | ) | | | (38,614,460 | ) | | | (43,613,233 | ) |
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Total Derivative Liabilities | | | (5,408,844 | ) | | | (17,344,338 | ) | | | (47,145,940 | ) | | | (69,899,122 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,071,627 | | | | – | | | | 8,531,480 | | | | 9,603,107 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | (4,337,217 | ) | | $ | (17,344,338 | ) | | $ | (38,614,460 | ) | | $ | (60,296,015 | ) |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(b) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Currency | | | Options | | | Swap | | | Total | | | | | | Currency | | | Options | | | Swap | | | Total | | | Net Value of | | | | | | | | Net | |
Counterparty | | Contracts | | | Purchased | | | Agreements | | | Assets | | | | | | Contracts | | | Written | | | Agreements | | | Liabilities | | | Derivatives | | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | | Amount | |
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Bank of America, N.A. | | | $ 4,878,996 | | | | $ 659,702 | | | | $ 91,887 | | | | $ 5,630,585 | | | | | | | | $ (4,723,452 | ) | | | $ (6,478,209 | ) | | | $ (8,229 | ) | | | $(11,209,890 | ) | | | $ (5,579,305 | ) | | $– | | | $ 5,340,000 | | | | $ (239,305 | ) |
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Citibank, N.A. | | | 296,549 | | | | – | | | | 10,702 | | | | 307,251 | | | | | | | | (37,180 | ) | | | – | | | | (10,422 | ) | | | (47,602 | ) | | | 259,649 | | | – | | | (259,649 | ) | | | – | |
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Deutsche Bank AG | | | 183,405 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 183,405 | | | | | | | | (151,048 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (151,048 | ) | | | 32,357 | | | – | | | – | | | | 32,357 | |
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Goldman Sachs International | | | 5,505,437 | | | | 941,248 | | | | 29,940 | | | | 6,476,625 | | | | | | | | (1,562,186 | ) | | | (11,593,621 | ) | | | (1,893,848 | ) | | | (15,049,655 | ) | | | (8,573,030 | ) | | – | | | 8,460,000 | | | | (113,030 | ) |
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J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 3,607,105 | | | | 4,281,910 | | | | 183,483 | | | | 8,072,498 | | | | | | | | (3,267,318 | ) | | | (8,396,058 | ) | | | (1,678,509 | ) | | | (13,341,885 | ) | | | (5,269,387 | ) | | – | | | 3,662,000 | | | | (1,607,387 | ) |
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Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC | | | 2,607,982 | | | | 6,305,573 | | | | – | | | | 8,913,555 | | | | | | | | (2,771,917 | ) | | | (17,145,345 | ) | | | – | | | | (19,917,262 | ) | | | (11,003,707 | ) | | – | | | 4,910,000 | | | | (6,093,707 | ) |
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Royal Bank of Canada | | | 716,896 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 716,896 | | | | | | | | (38,119 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (38,119 | ) | | | 678,777 | | | – | | | (678,777 | ) | | | – | |
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Standard Chartered Bank PLC | | | – | | | | 6,565 | | | | 125,932 | | | | 132,497 | | | | | | | | (230,181 | ) | | | – | | | | (33,184 | ) | | | (263,365 | ) | | | (130,868 | ) | | – | | | – | | | | (130,868 | ) |
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UBS AG | | | – | | | | 12,151 | | | | – | | | | 12,151 | | | | | | | | (319,727 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (319,727 | ) | | | (307,576 | ) | | – | | | 270,000 | | | | (37,576 | ) |
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Total | | | $17,796,370 | | | | $12,207,149 | | | | $441,944 | | | | $30,445,463 | | | | | | | | $(13,101,128 | ) | | | $(43,613,233 | ) | | | $(3,624,192 | ) | | | $(60,338,553 | ) | | | $(29,893,090 | ) | | $– | | | $21,703,574 | | | | $(8,189,516 | ) |
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Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 | |
| | Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
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| | Credit Risk | | | Currency Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,605,640 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,605,640 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,770,957 | | | | 8,770,957 | |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | (339,766 | ) | | | 337,770 | | | | (1,996 | ) |
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Options written | | | - | | | | (6,592,114 | ) | | | 821,591 | | | | (5,770,523 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | 4,085,569 | | | | - | | | | (26,714,090 | ) | | | (22,628,521 | ) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | - | | | | 5,964,566 | | | | - | | | | 5,964,566 | |
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Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | (423,058 | ) | | | (423,058 | ) |
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Options purchased(a) | | | - | | | | 223,839 | | | | 657,048 | | | | 880,887 | |
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Options written | | | (408,196 | ) | | | 359,285 | | | | (9,467,819 | ) | | | (9,516,730 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (4,441,693 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,084,480 | | | | (3,357,213 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (764,320 | ) | | $ | (2,989,830 | ) | | $ | (24,933,121 | ) | | $ | (28,687,271 | ) |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | Futures Contracts | | | Swaptions Purchased | | | Foreign Currency Options Purchased | | | Swaptions Written | | | Foreign Currency Options Written | | | Swap Agreements | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 1,356,092,936 | | | $ | 155,957,715 | | | $ | 116,465,616 | | | $ | 342,142,717 | | | $ | 1,545,855,408 | | | $ | 176,888,291 | | | $ | 1,598,506,671 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
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Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Not subject to expiration | | $ | 93,721,923 | | | $ | 119,350,141 | | | $ | 213,072,064 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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. |
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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $316,953,807 and $353,025,583, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | | | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | | $ 40,205,428 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (149,117,654 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | $(108,912,226 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $791,100,913.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2022(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,886,787 | | | $ | 7,793,266 | | | | 7,410,911 | | | $ | 34,410,387 | |
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Series II | | | 2,042,248 | | | | 8,666,602 | | | | 6,876,383 | | | | 33,223,398 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,640,046 | | | | 16,089,003 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,899,005 | | | | 27,017,441 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,920,414 | ) | | | (28,477,893 | ) | | | (10,741,994 | ) | | | (50,196,286 | ) |
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Series II | | | (10,257,219 | ) | | | (43,926,140 | ) | | | (12,265,619 | ) | | | (59,164,418 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (13,248,598 | ) | | $ | (55,944,165 | ) | | | 818,732 | | | $ | 1,379,525 | |
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(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. |
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic 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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $856.20 | | $4.28 | | $1,020.18 | | $4.66 | | 0.93% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 854.70 | | 5.43 | | 1,018.94 | | 5.91 | | 1.18 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the
way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds,
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Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s negative duration exposure to the U.S. detracted from short-term performance and that the Fund’s duration, credit, and exposure to emerging markets currencies and the energy sector detracted from longer-term performance. The Board also considered that, effective February 28, 2022, the Fund changed its primary benchmark to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Board considered that the Fund’s performance universe was expected to change in connection with the primary benchmark change, and requested and considered comparative data showing the Fund’s performance compared to the anticipated new performance universe. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and actual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees, actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees in light of current asset levels, as well as the Fund’s total expenses relative to peers. The Board considered the Fund’s current utilization of breakpoints, that the Fund’s peer group is narrowly priced, and the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. The Board considered that the Fund’s expense group was expected to change in connection with the change in the Fund’s benchmark described above under “Fund Investment Performance,” and requested and considered comparative data showing how the Fund’s actual management fees, contractual management fees and total expense ratio compared against the anticipated new expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered
information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco
Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund
Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) monthly on Form N-MFP. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund’s Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC website, 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-MFP, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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About your Fund
Invesco V.I. Government Money Market 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 monthend performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. The Fund is subject to certain other risks. Please see the current prospectus for more information regarding the risks associated with an investment in the Fund. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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U.S. Treasury Securities-39.13% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills-28.39%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.65 | % | | | 07/19/2022 | | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ | 14,995,125 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.97 | % | | | 08/16/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,969,174 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.71 | % | | | 08/18/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,990,533 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.07 | % | | | 08/23/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,984,247 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.61%-0.71 | % | | | 08/25/2022 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,980,563 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.11 | % | | | 08/30/2022 | | | | 27,000 | | | | 26,950,050 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.73 | % | | | 09/08/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,993,004 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.16 | % | | | 09/13/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,940,302 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.82 | % | | | 09/15/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,991,334 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.26 | % | | | 09/20/2022 | | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,901,563 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.68 | % | | | 09/22/2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,807,486 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.29 | % | | | 09/27/2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,843,556 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.40 | % | | | 10/04/2022 | | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,948,647 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.09 | % | | | 10/06/2022 | | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,995,554 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.52 | % | | | 10/11/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,957,217 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 2.18 | % | | | 11/01/2022 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,891,660 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.18 | % | | | 02/23/2023 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,969,190 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes-9.05% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 07/31/2022 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,000,080 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 10/31/2022 | | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,999,943 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 01/31/2023 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,000,071 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.89 | % | | | 04/30/2023 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,336 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.89 | % | | | 07/31/2023 | | | | 16,000 | | | | 16,000,274 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.89 | % | | | 10/31/2023 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,999,797 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.08%)(b) | | | 1.78 | % | | | 04/30/2024 | | | | 42,500 | | | | 42,443,831 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes-1.69% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 2.00 | % | | | 07/31/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,007,848 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 1.88 | % | | | 08/31/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,009,703 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 1.50 | % | | | 09/15/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,029,161 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $464,600,249) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 464,600,249 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities-28.41% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-6.75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.15%)(b) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 07/28/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank | | | 1.55 | % | | | 08/22/2022 | | | | 2,650 | | | | 2,653,134 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.17 | % | | | 08/26/2022 | | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,499,980 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 10/12/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,957 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b) | | | 1.06 | % | | | 11/16/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,962 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 07/07/2023 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 09/18/2023 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 09/20/2023 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 09/27/2023 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.06 | % | | | 11/07/2023 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 01/25/2024 | | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 02/05/2024 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.13 | % | | | 02/23/2024 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.46 | % | | | 03/15/2024 | | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.52 | % | | | 03/18/2024 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 04/25/2024 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.06 | % | | | 05/09/2024 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)-19.96% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 07/15/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,996,772 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 07/20/2022 | | | | 8,626 | | | | 8,622,130 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 07/29/2022 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,986,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.13%)(b) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 08/05/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 08/09/2022 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,983,750 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 08/10/2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,944,056 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 08/22/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,938,611 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 09/09/2022 | | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,921,250 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 09/14/2022 | | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,987,604 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,898,403 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00 | % | | | 10/14/2022 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,766,667 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.31 | % | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)-0.42% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (SOFR + 0.09%)(b) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC)-1.28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 07/13/2022 | | | | 168 | | | | 168,278 | |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 07/13/2022 | | | | 6,389 | | | | 6,388,889 | |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d) | | | 1.68 | % | | | 07/13/2022 | | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,800,000 | |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp. VRD Bonds (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate)(d) | | | 1.83 | % | | | 07/13/2022 | | | | 6,857 | | | | 6,857,190 | |
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Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $337,412,633) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 337,412,633 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Repurchase Agreements)-67.54% (Cost $802,012,882) | | | | | | | | | | | | 802,012,882 | |
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Repurchase Agreements-31.21%(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BofA Securities, Inc., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $945,040,688 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $963,900,001; 0.76% - 8.00%; 02/25/2023 - 03/20/2052) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 50,002,153 | | | | 50,000,000 | |
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, joint open agreement dated 04/27/2022 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $918,000,000; 0.97% - 7.31%; 07/25/2025 - 06/16/2063)(f) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 10,009,750 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., joint term agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $350,115,362 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $362,980,112; 0.00%; 08/15/2027 - 11/15/2045)(g) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 07/07/2022 | | | | 15,006,230 | | | | 15,001,650 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $500,021,528 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $510,000,000; 1.48% - 6.00%; 01/25/2023 - 07/01/2052) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 62,679,000 | | | | 62,676,301 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., joint term agreement dated 06/29/2022, aggregate maturing value of $1,343,222,431 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $1,387,409,665; 0.50% - 1.38%; 02/28/2025 - 11/15/2040)(g) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 07/06/2022 | | | | 27,983,540 | | | | 27,975,000 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Interest | | | Maturity | | | Repurchase | | | | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $1,759,076,223 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $1,794,180,000; 2.50% - 5.50%; 09/20/2039 - 10/20/2051) | | | 1.56 | % | | | 07/01/2022 | | | $ | 100,004,333 | | | $ | 100,000,000 | |
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, joint agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $200,008,667 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $204,000,001; 2.50% - 5.50%; 02/01/2034 - 07/01/2052) | | | 1.56 | % | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 105,004,550 | | | | 105,000,000 | |
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Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $370,652,951) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 370,652,951 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES(h)-98.75% (Cost $1,172,665,833) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,172,665,833 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-1.25% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,805,230 | |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,187,471,063 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
SOFR -Secured Overnight Financing Rate
VRD -Variable Rate Demand
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. The interest rate shown represents the yield to maturity at issue. |
(d) | Demand security payable upon demand by the Fund at specified time intervals no greater than thirteen months. Interest rate is redetermined periodically by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(e) | Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I. |
(f) | Either party may terminate the agreement upon demand. Interest rate, principal amount and collateral are redetermined periodically. The Maturity Date represents the next reset date, and the Repurchase Amount is calculated based on the next reset date. |
(g) | The Fund may demand payment of the term repurchase agreement upon one to seven business days’ notice depending on the timing of the demand. |
(h) | Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes. |
Portfolio Composition by Maturity*
In days, as of 06/30/2022
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1-7 | | | | 32.0 | % |
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8-30 | | | | 5.1 | |
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31-60 | | | | 15.3 | |
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61-90 | | | | 24.0 | |
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91-180 | | | | 10.8 | |
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181+ | | | | 12.8 | |
* | The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, excluding repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | $ | 802,012,882 | |
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Repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | | 370,652,951 | |
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Cash | | | 23,707 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 30,659,462 | |
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Interest | | | 505,142 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 31,720 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,203,885,864 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 14,891,660 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 139,058 | |
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Dividends | | | 716,406 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 568,106 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,684 | |
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Accrued operating expenses | | | 53,168 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 41,719 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 16,414,801 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,187,471,063 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,187,562,551 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (91,488 | ) |
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| | $ | 1,187,471,063 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,073,114,290 | |
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Series II | | $ | 114,356,773 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited number of shares authorized: | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,073,155,603 | |
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Series II | | | 114,361,086 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 2,470,130 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 742,011 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 508,190 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 122,637 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,410 | |
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Other | | | (156,982 | ) |
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Total expenses | | | 1,227,266 | |
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Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed | | | (127,085 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,100,181 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1,369,949 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) from unaffiliated investment securities | | | (92,963 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 1,276,986 | |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,369,949 | | | $ | 54,794 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (92,963 | ) | | | - | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,276,986 | | | | 54,794 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,303,010 | ) | | | (48,851 | ) |
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Series II | | | (66,939 | ) | | | (5,943 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | (1,369,949 | ) | | | (54,794 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 384,418,425 | | | | (22,868,753 | ) |
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Series II | | | 35,827,091 | | | | (12,306,552 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 420,245,516 | | | | (35,175,305 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 420,152,553 | | | | (35,175,305 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 767,318,510 | | | | 802,493,815 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,187,471,063 | | | $ | 767,318,510 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 (realized) | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 0.00 | | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | $ | 0.00 | | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | | 0.13 | % | | | $ | 1,073,114 | | | | | 0.21 | %(c) | | | | 0.22 | %(c) | | | | 0.29 | %(c) |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | - | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 688,779 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 0.01 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 711,648 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.35 | | | | | 0.26 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | 598,670 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 1.90 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.55 | | | | | 900,901 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 1.55 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 656,368 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | 0.40 | | | | | 0.56 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 114,357 | | | | | 0.36 | (c) | | | | 0.47 | (c) | | | | 0.14 | (c) |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | - | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 78,539 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 0.01 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 90,846 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 0.19 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | 71,978 | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | 1.65 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | 96,339 | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | 0.61 | | | | | 1.30 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | 85,541 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | 0.31 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Government 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 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 net investment income, if any, 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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 |
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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. 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 adviser 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. |
J. | Other Risks - Investments in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government 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. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of the Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted. |
K. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 0.15% 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $80,730 and IDI reimbursed $46,355 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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $217,657 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $290,533 for fees paid to insurance companies. Also, Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as custodian and 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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. 12b-1 fees before fee waivers are shown as Distribution fees in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 12b-1 fees incurred for Series II shares were $76,282, after waivers of $46,355.
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
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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:
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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 June 30, 2022, 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–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 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 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have any capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,308,503,701 | | | $ | 1,308,503,701 | | | | 1,772,925,010 | | | $ | 1,772,925,010 | |
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Series II | | | 48,420,692 | | | | 48,420,692 | | | | 39,161,882 | | | | 39,161,882 | |
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Series I | | | 1,280,447 | | | | 1,280,447 | | | | 47,696 | | | | 47,696 | |
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Series II | | | 66,936 | | | | 66,936 | | | | 5,943 | | | | 5,943 | |
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Series I | | | (925,365,723 | ) | | | (925,365,723 | ) | | | (1,795,841,459 | ) | | | (1,795,841,459 | ) |
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Series II | | | (12,660,537 | ) | | | (12,660,537 | ) | | | (51,474,377 | ) | | | (51,474,377 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 420,245,516 | | | $ | 420,245,516 | | | | (35,175,305 | ) | | $ | (35,175,305 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 87% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,001.30 | | $1.04 | | $1,023.75 | | $1.05 | | 0.21% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.60 | | 1.79 | | 1,023.01 | | 1.81 | | 0.36 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Government Money Market Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board
reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the T-Bill 3 Month Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund
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was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board further noted that Invesco Advisers has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in attempting to maintain a positive yield.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that the Fund does not benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints, but does share in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’
investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -6.97 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -7.12 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -10.35 | |
Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | -5.77 | |
Lipper VUF Intermediate U.S. Government Funds Classification Average∎ (Peer Group) | | | -7.60 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
The Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Index is comprised of the Intermediate U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency Indices. | |
The Lipper VUF Intermediate U.S. Government Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper Intermediate U.S. Government 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. | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/5/93) | | | 3.67 | % |
10 Years | | | 0.86 | |
5 Years | | | 0.72 | |
1 Year | | | -8.09 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/19/01) | | | 2.63 | % |
10 Years | | | 0.60 | |
5 Years | | | 0.46 | |
1 Year | | | -8.31 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities–53.72% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.11% | |
Fannie Mae ACES, | | | | | | | | |
2.76% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.59%), 09/25/2023(a) | | $ | 232,507 | | | $ | 232,773 | |
|
| |
3.27%, 02/25/2029 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,870,634 | |
|
| |
Fannie Mae REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 03/25/2026 | | | 15 | | | | 15 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 09/18/2027 | | | 58,525 | | | | 60,913 | |
|
| |
1.50%, 01/25/2028 | | | 1,089,357 | | | | 1,049,888 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 03/25/2032 | | | 289,810 | | | | 313,746 | |
|
| |
5.75%, 10/25/2035 | | | 79,674 | | | | 83,192 | |
|
| |
1.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 05/25/2036(a) | | | 1,027,438 | | | | 1,019,348 | |
|
| |
2.07% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 03/25/2037(a) | | | 564,082 | | | | 563,468 | |
|
| |
6.61%, 06/25/2039(b) | | | 1,381,951 | | | | 1,510,197 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 07/25/2040 | | | 769,457 | | | | 773,245 | |
|
| |
2.17% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.55%), 02/25/2041(a) | | | 361,350 | | | | 361,947 | |
|
| |
2.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 05/25/2041(a) | | | 386,207 | | | | 386,609 | |
|
| |
2.14% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.52%), 11/25/2041(a) | | | 559,339 | | | | 560,097 | |
|
| |
1.12% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 08/25/2044(a) | | | 802,538 | | | | 796,447 | |
|
| |
1.28% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 02/25/2056(a) | | | 1,615,651 | | | | 1,604,701 | |
|
| |
1.22% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.42%), 12/25/2056(a) | | | 1,929,759 | | | | 1,916,185 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-11, Class MI, IO, 2.00%, 03/25/2051(c) | | | 2,715,949 | | | | 377,228 | |
|
| |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Ctfs., | | | | | |
Series KLU1, Class A2, 2.51%, 12/25/2025 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,869,286 | |
|
| |
Series KG01, Class A7, 2.88%, 04/25/2026 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,923,299 | |
|
| |
Series KS11, Class AFX1, 2.15%, 12/25/2028 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,700,589 | |
|
| |
Series K093, Class A1, 2.76%, 12/25/2028 | | | 1,834,178 | | | | 1,791,233 | |
|
| |
Series K092, Class AM, 3.02%, 04/25/2029 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,793,033 | |
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| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–(continued) | |
Freddie Mac REMICs, | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 04/15/2026 | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | |
|
| |
1.82% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 12/15/2035 to 03/15/2040(a) | | | 1,039,933 | | | | 1,041,308 | |
|
| |
1.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 03/15/2036 to 09/15/2044(a) | | | 1,157,505 | | | | 1,152,540 | |
|
| |
1.15% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 11/15/2036(a) | | | 1,203,876 | | | | 1,198,715 | |
|
| |
1.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.37%), 03/15/2037(a) | | | 559,383 | | | | 556,763 | |
|
| |
2.18% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.86%), 11/15/2039(a) | | | 279,904 | | | | 284,878 | |
|
| |
1.77% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%), 03/15/2040 to 02/15/2042(a) | | | 2,499,086 | | | | 2,496,468 | |
|
| |
Series 331, Class AF, 1.72% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 06/15/2037(a) | | | 803,690 | | | | 800,781 | |
|
| |
Freddie Mac STRIPS, | | | | | | | | |
1.15% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 10/15/2037(a) | | | 923,896 | | | | 929,085 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 46,018,614 | |
|
| |
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–9.51% | |
7.50%, 09/01/2022 to 06/01/2035 | | | 414,541 | | | | 442,042 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 01/01/2023 to 11/01/2035 | | | 1,219,503 | | | | 1,304,048 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 07/01/2023 to 12/01/2035 | | | 913,637 | | | | 977,339 | |
|
| |
8.00%, 10/01/2023 to 02/01/2035 | | | 143,650 | | | | 147,765 | |
|
| |
8.50%, 05/01/2026 to 08/01/2031 | | | 74,863 | | | | 77,057 | |
|
| |
7.05%, 05/20/2027 | | | 20,881 | | | | 21,491 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 09/01/2029 to 07/01/2038 | | | 122,846 | | | | 130,259 | |
|
| |
6.03%, 10/20/2030 | | | 351,473 | | | | 370,044 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 02/01/2032 to 01/01/2050 | | | 10,810,171 | | | | 10,251,828 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 09/01/2034 to 12/01/2050 | | | 15,602,732 | | | | 14,746,055 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 01/01/2037 to 01/01/2040 | | | 417,957 | | | | 440,758 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 01/01/2040 to 08/01/2041 | | | 2,068,747 | | | | 2,122,781 | |
|
| |
ARM, 2.13% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.88%), 09/01/2035(a) | | | 1,143,228 | | | | 1,176,856 | |
|
| |
2.69% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.87%), 07/01/2036(a) | | | 1,071,305 | | | | 1,100,501 | |
|
| |
1.81% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.56%), 10/01/2036(a) | | | 532,132 | | | | 545,579 | |
|
| |
2.16% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.91%), 10/01/2036(a) | | | 52,714 | | | | 54,441 | |
|
| |
2.28% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.97%), 11/01/2037(a) | | | 216,178 | | | | 224,760 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–(continued) | |
2.45% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 2.08%), 01/01/2038(a) | | $ | 18,095 | | | $ | 18,533 | |
|
| |
2.87% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.84%), 07/01/2038(a) | | | 319,845 | | | | 330,280 | |
|
| |
2.32% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.78%), 06/01/2043(a) | | | 358,361 | | | | 366,672 | |
|
| |
2.90%, 01/01/2048(d) | | | 1,314,020 | | | | 1,310,704 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 36,159,793 | |
|
| |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–14.48% | |
7.00%, 08/01/2022 to 03/01/2036 | | | 607,744 | | | | 632,869 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 09/01/2022 to 10/01/2038 | | | 567,168 | | | | 616,031 | |
|
| |
7.50%, 11/01/2022 to 08/01/2037 | | | 1,755,598 | | | | 1,874,252 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 11/01/2023 to 05/01/2035 | | | 648,355 | | | | 695,389 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 12/01/2023 to 11/01/2037 | | | 743,370 | | | | 787,964 | |
|
| |
6.75%, 07/01/2024 | | | 24,810 | | | | 26,036 | |
|
| |
8.50%, 09/01/2024 to 08/01/2037 | | | 242,044 | | | | 261,048 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 11/01/2024 to 08/01/2041 | | | 2,063,236 | | | | 2,124,907 | |
|
| |
6.95%, 10/01/2025 | | | 6,162 | | | | 6,203 | |
|
| |
0.50%, 11/07/2025 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,673,592 | |
|
| |
8.00%, 09/01/2026 to 10/01/2037 | | | 1,019,387 | | | | 1,113,521 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 05/01/2027 to 08/01/2027 | | | 1,266,314 | | | | 1,265,665 | |
|
| |
0.75%, 10/08/2027 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,310,257 | |
|
| |
3.59%, 10/01/2028 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,029,641 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 12/01/2031 to 03/01/2050 | | | 6,088,713 | | | | 5,902,470 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 08/01/2033 to 12/01/2033 | | | 127,841 | | | | 129,675 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 12/01/2034 to 07/01/2035 | | | 12,488,589 | | | | 11,971,291 | |
|
| |
2.00%, 09/01/2035 to 01/01/2051 | | | 8,314,683 | | | | 7,492,923 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 09/01/2043 to 12/01/2048 | | | 5,226,571 | | | | 5,247,568 | |
|
| |
ARM, 2.57% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.36%), 10/01/2034(a) | | | 908,973 | | | | 943,841 | |
|
| |
2.77% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 2.19%), 05/01/2035(a) | | | 68,659 | | | | 70,944 | |
|
| |
2.34% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.70%), 03/01/2038(a) | | | 16,649 | | | | 17,080 | |
|
| |
2.25% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.77%), 02/01/2042(a) | | | 160,212 | | | | 159,650 | |
|
| |
1.77% (1 yr. USD LIBOR + 1.52%), 08/01/2043(a) | | | 342,687 | | | | 345,936 | |
|
| |
1.95% (1 yr. U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate + 1.88%), 05/01/2044(a) | | | 341,767 | | | | 346,831 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 55,045,584 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)–12.59% | |
7.50%, 11/15/2022 to 10/15/2035 | | $ | 705,199 | | | $ | 749,449 | |
|
| |
8.00%, 01/15/2023 to 01/15/2037 | | | 512,961 | | | | 547,016 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 09/15/2023 to 12/15/2036 | | | 342,977 | | | | 356,939 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 12/15/2023 to 09/15/2034 | | | 1,274,410 | | | | 1,336,223 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 01/16/2025 to 08/15/2033 | | | 238,054 | | | | 250,350 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 02/15/2025 | | | 35,564 | | | | 36,863 | |
|
| |
6.95%, 08/20/2025 to 09/20/2026 | | | 40,676 | | | | 40,756 | |
|
| |
6.38%, 10/20/2027 to 12/20/2027 | | | 60,736 | | | | 62,432 | |
|
| |
6.10%, 12/20/2033 | | | 2,047,977 | | | | 2,221,876 | |
|
| |
5.69%, 08/20/2034(b) | | | 507,132 | | | | 538,165 | |
|
| |
8.50%, 10/15/2036 to 01/15/2037 | | | 113,327 | | | | 116,547 | |
|
| |
5.90%, 01/20/2039(b) | | | 1,870,813 | | | | 2,003,729 | |
|
| |
2.31% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.80%), 09/16/2039(a) | | | 486,305 | | | | 492,598 | |
|
| |
2.30% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 05/20/2040(a) | | | 1,000,298 | | | | 1,009,658 | |
|
| |
4.51%, 07/20/2041(b) | | | 287,613 | | | | 294,529 | |
|
| |
1.98%, 09/20/2041 | | | 1,076,340 | | | | 1,093,432 | |
|
| |
1.85% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.25%), 01/20/2042(a) | | | 12,840 | | | | 12,746 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 10/20/2042 to 06/20/2050 | | | 6,183,597 | | | | 6,103,431 | |
|
| |
1.36% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.30%), 08/20/2047(a) | | | 1,917,447 | | | | 1,899,925 | |
|
| |
2.50%, 07/20/2049 | | | 3,279,548 | | | | 3,114,350 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 10/20/2049 to 11/20/2049 | | | 5,899,941 | | | | 5,576,072 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-29, Class PE, 3.00%, 10/20/2048 | | | 1,882,734 | | | | 1,838,597 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-52, Class JL, 3.00%, 11/20/2048 | | | 2,203,139 | | | | 2,135,406 | |
|
| |
Series 2019-30, Class MA, 3.50%, 03/20/2049 | | | 398,553 | | | | 389,143 | |
|
| |
TBA, 3.00%, 07/01/2052(e) | | | 5,490,000 | | | | 5,177,327 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 07/01/2052(e) | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 3,824,325 | |
|
| |
4.50%, 07/01/2052(e) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,857,000 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-137, Class A, 1.50%, 04/16/2062 | | | 3,201,670 | | | | 2,785,752 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 47,864,636 | |
|
| |
|
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities–5.03% | |
TBA, 4.50%, 07/01/2052(e) | | | 10,210,000 | | | | 10,251,877 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 08/01/2052(e) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 8,862,363 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 19,114,240 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $213,556,979) | | | | 204,202,867 | |
|
| |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities–33.21% | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.21%(f)(g) | |
1.46% - 2.10%, 11/17/2022 | | | 806,000 | | | | 799,632 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
U.S. Treasury Bonds–1.18% | |
5.38%, 02/15/2031 | | $ | 3,800,000 | | | $ | 4,477,469 | |
|
| |
U.S. Treasury Notes–31.82% | |
2.00%, 11/30/2022 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,695,837 | |
|
| |
0.13% - 2.38%, 01/31/2023 | | | 7,557,000 | | | | 7,476,353 | |
|
| |
0.13%, 02/28/2023 | | | 5,557,000 | | | | 5,462,754 | |
|
| |
1.63%, 04/30/2023 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,959,693 | |
|
| |
2.75%, 05/31/2023 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,291,915 | |
|
| |
1.63%, 10/31/2023 | | | 625,000 | | | | 614,331 | |
|
| |
2.63%, 12/31/2023 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,890,834 | |
|
| |
0.25%, 03/15/2024 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,684,727 | |
|
| |
0.25%, 05/15/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,851,758 | |
|
| |
2.00%, 05/31/2024(h) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,455,078 | |
|
| |
2.25%, 11/15/2024 | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,113,570 | |
|
| |
2.13%, 05/15/2025 | | | 5,480,000 | | | | 5,347,067 | |
|
| |
2.25%, 11/15/2025 | | | 8,300,000 | | | | 8,086,664 | |
|
| |
0.38% - 2.88%, 11/30/2025 | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 10,708,086 | |
|
| |
0.38%, 12/31/2025 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,380,254 | |
|
| |
0.88%, 06/30/2026 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,426,875 | |
|
| |
1.50%, 08/15/2026 | | | 8,550,000 | | | | 8,031,656 | |
|
| |
1.13%, 02/28/2027 | | | 9,159,000 | | | | 8,393,007 | |
|
| |
2.38%, 05/15/2027 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 968,281 | |
|
| |
0.50%, 06/30/2027 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,675,006 | |
|
| |
2.25%, 11/15/2027 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,780,941 | |
|
| |
2.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,867,270 | |
|
| |
1.25%, 06/30/2028 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,048,770 | |
|
| |
2.88%, 08/15/2028 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,904,375 | |
|
| |
2.38%, 05/15/2029 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,491,176 | |
|
| |
1.63%, 08/15/2029 | | | 400,000 | | | | 364,281 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 120,970,559 | |
|
| |
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $133,190,327) | | | | 126,247,660 | |
|
| |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–9.29%(i) | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-6, Class A2, 1.52%, 05/25/2065(b)(j) | | | 809,332 | | | | 774,954 | |
|
| |
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-UBS7, Class XA, IO, 0.90%, 09/15/2048(k) | | | 13,212,934 | | | | 265,102 | |
|
| |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-10, Class 12A1, 2.83%, 01/25/2035(b) | | | 227,985 | | | | 221,536 | |
|
| |
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-SH1, Class M3, 3.75%, 04/25/2045(b)(j) | | | 1,067,563 | | | | 980,487 | |
|
| |
Series 2016-SH2, Class M3, 3.75%, 12/25/2045(b)(j) | | | 1,362,794 | | | | 1,265,158 | |
|
| |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-2, Class A1, 1.85%, 03/25/2065(b)(j) | | | 268,299 | | | | 265,120 | |
|
| |
Series 2021-4, Class A1, 1.40%, 10/25/2066(b)(j) | | | 4,517,391 | | | | 3,932,376 | |
|
| |
FRESB Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SB63, Class A5, 2.55%, 02/25/2039(b) | | | 3,101,930 | | | | 3,067,589 | |
|
| |
GCAT Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3, 2.55%, 01/25/2060(j)(l) | | | 3,154,210 | | | | 3,121,104 | |
|
| |
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A4, 2.50%, 06/25/2051(b)(j) | | | 548,956 | | | | 500,524 | |
|
| |
MFA Trust, Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/2056(b)(j) | | | 4,726,656 | | | | 4,298,425 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | |
Series 2018-4A, Class A1S, 2.37% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 01/25/2048(a)(j) | | $ | 1,378,795 | | | $ | 1,352,840 | |
|
| |
Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3, 2.77%, 01/26/2060(b)(j) | | | 1,252,415 | | | | 1,191,388 | |
|
| |
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 0.85%, 07/15/2026(j) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,871,392 | |
|
| |
SGR Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A1, 1.74%, 12/25/2061(b)(j) | | | 3,682,583 | | | | 3,258,989 | |
|
| |
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2021-D, Class A1A, 1.34%, 03/17/2053(j) | | | 2,328,537 | | | | 2,162,195 | |
|
| |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.45%, 12/25/2066(b)(j) | | | 1,843,547 | | | | 1,722,201 | |
|
| |
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.82%, 04/20/2046(j) | | | 3,626,667 | | | | 3,189,707 | |
|
| |
Textainer Marine Containers VIII Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A, 2.11%, 09/20/2045(j) | | | 2,098,512 | | | | 1,890,587 | |
|
| |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $38,330,834) | | | | 35,331,674 | |
|
| |
|
Certificates of Deposit–4.73% | |
Diversified Banks–4.73% | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada), 1.75% (SOFR + 0.25%), 02/21/2023(a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,982,621 | |
|
| |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden), 1.77% (SOFR + 0.23%), 11/30/2022(a) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,991,846 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 17,974,467 | |
|
| |
|
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities–4.08% | |
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)–3.56% | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.50%, 04/14/2025 | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 13,520,733 | |
|
| |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.52% | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.88%, 08/15/2022 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,999,639 | |
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Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $16,507,687) | | | | 15,520,372 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes–1.16% | |
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, | | | | | |
Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2, 5.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(a) | | | 920,146 | | | | 925,726 | |
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Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2042(a)(j) | | | 2,365,578 | | | | 2,325,452 | |
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Freddie Mac, Series 2021-DNA3, Class M2, STACR®, 3.03% (30 Day Average SOFR + 2.10%), 10/25/2033(a)(j) | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 1,149,554 | |
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Total Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes (Cost $4,486,924) | | | | 4,400,732 | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–1.04% | |
Sovereign Debt–1.04% | |
Israel Government AID Bond, 5.13%, 11/01/2024 (Cost $3,806,595) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,939,886 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Money Market Funds–0.87% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(m)(n) (Cost $3,296,196) | | | 3,296,196 | | | $ | 3,296,196 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–108.10% (Cost $431,175,542) | | | | 410,913,854 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–0.65% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(m)(n)(o) | | | 694,654 | | | | 694,654 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(m)(n)(o) | | | 1,786,254 | | | $ | 1,786,254 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $2,480,908) | | | | 2,480,908 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–108.75% (Cost $433,656,450) | | | | 413,394,762 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(8.75)% | | | | (33,246,526 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 380,148,236 | |
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Investment Abbreviations: |
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ACES | | – Automatically Convertible Extendable Security |
ARM | | – Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
IO | | – Interest Only |
LIBOR | | – London Interbank Offered Rate |
REMICs | | – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
SOFR | | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
STACR® | | – Structured Agency Credit Risk |
STRIPS | | – Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Security |
TBA | | – To Be Announced |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(b) | Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. |
(d) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(e) | Security purchased on a forward commitment basis. This security is subject to dollar roll transactions. See Note 1L. |
(f) | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1K. |
(g) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(h) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(i) | Non-U.S. government sponsored securities. |
(j) | 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 June 30, 2022 was $35,252,453, which represented 9.27% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(k) | Interest only security. Principal amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the maturity value of the security. Interest rate is redetermined periodically based on the cash flows generated by the pool of assets backing the security, less any applicable fees. The rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(l) | Step coupon bond. The interest rate represents the coupon rate at which the bond will accrue at a specified future date. |
(m) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $10,539,293 | | | | $ 41,561,660 | | | | $ (48,804,757) | | | | $- | | | | $ - | | | | $3,296,196 | | | | $ 4,519 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | - | | | | 35,828,408 | | | | (35,133,754) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 694,654 | | | | 2,125* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | - | | | | 49,140,367 | | | | (47,354,133) | | | | - | | | | 20 | | | | 1,786,254 | | | | 4,880* | |
Total | | | $10,539,293 | | | | $126,530,435 | | | | $(131,292,644) | | | | $- | | | | $20 | | | | $5,777,104 | | | | $11,524 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(n) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(o) | 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 1J. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
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| | Open Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 262 | | | | September-2022 | | | $ | 55,024,094 | | | $ | (310,008 | ) | | $ | (310,008 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 251 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 28,174,750 | | | | (254,797 | ) | | | (254,797 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 199 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 23,587,719 | | | | (297,820 | ) | | | (297,820 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Notes | | | 72 | | | | September-2022 | | | | 9,171,000 | | | | (137,945 | ) | | | (137,945 | ) |
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Subtotal–Long Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,000,570 | ) | | | (1,000,570 | ) |
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Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 120 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (16,635,000 | ) | | | 262,500 | | | | 262,500 | |
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U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 10 | | | | September-2022 | | | | (1,543,438 | ) | | | 44,087 | | | | 44,087 | |
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Subtotal–Short Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 306,587 | | | | 306,587 | |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (693,983 | ) | | $ | (693,983 | ) |
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Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | 49.40 | % |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | | 30.54 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | | 8.55 | |
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Certificates of Deposit | | | | 4.35 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | | 3.75 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | | 1.06 | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | | 0.95 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | | 1.40 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $427,879,346)* | | $ | 407,617,658 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $5,777,104) | | | 5,777,104 | |
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Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin receivable - futures contracts | | | 359,652 | |
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Cash | | | 14,089 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
TBA sales commitment | | | 8,900,500 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 40,526 | |
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Dividends | | | 1,815 | |
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Interest | | | 1,027,994 | |
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Principal paydowns | | | 255,421 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 169,375 | |
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Other assets | | | 252 | |
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Total assets | | | 424,164,386 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
TBA sales commitment | | | 40,859,781 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 243,044 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 2,480,908 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 200,001 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,523 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 48,142 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 181,751 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 44,016,150 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 380,148,236 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 409,931,827 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (29,783,591 | ) |
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| | $ | 380,148,236 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 203,873,558 | |
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Series II | | $ | 176,274,678 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 19,094,927 | |
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Series II | | | 16,692,953 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.68 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.56 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, security with a value of $2,440,345 was on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Interest | | $ | 3,978,647 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,131) | | | 6,650 | |
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Total investment income | | | 3,985,297 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 965,885 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 332,458 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 12,421 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 231,246 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 10,675 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 9,534 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,739 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 19,166 | |
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Other | | | 3,099 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,586,223 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (727 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,585,496 | |
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Net investment income | | | 2,399,801 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (3,829,384 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 20 | |
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Futures contracts | | | (3,450,544 | ) |
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| | | (7,279,908 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (24,606,553 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | (789,599 | ) |
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| | | (25,396,152 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (32,676,060 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (30,276,259 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,399,801 | | | $ | 3,632,319 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (7,279,908 | ) | | | (777,077 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (25,396,152 | ) | | | (13,171,144 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (30,276,259 | ) | | | (10,315,902 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (5,864,271 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (4,378,930 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (10,243,201 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (15,809,976 | ) | | | (10,066,900 | ) |
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Series II | | | (6,621,875 | ) | | | 21,041,877 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (22,431,851 | ) | | | 10,974,977 | |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (52,708,110 | ) | | | (9,584,126 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 432,856,346 | | | | 442,440,472 | |
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| |
End of period | | $ | 380,148,236 | | | $ | 432,856,346 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 11.48 | | | | $ | 0.07 | | | | $ | (0.87 | ) | | | $ | (0.80 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 10.68 | | | | | (6.97 | )% | | | $ | 203,874 | | | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | | 1.31 | %(d) | | | | 85 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 12.04 | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 11.48 | | | | | (2.27 | ) | | | | 235,924 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 170 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 11.61 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | 12.04 | | | | | 6.27 | | | | | 257,369 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 1.64 | | | | | 346 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 11.22 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.43 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 11.61 | | | | | 6.07 | | | | | 251,440 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | 2.18 | | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 11.41 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 0.06 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | 11.22 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 279,476 | | | | | 0.69 | | | | | 0.69 | | | | | 2.25 | | | | | 25 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 11.44 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | 11.41 | | | | | 1.87 | | | | | 318,298 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 1.97 | | | | | 35 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 11.37 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | – | | | | | 10.56 | | | | | (7.12 | ) | | | | 176,275 | | | | | 0.92 | (d) | | | | 0.92 | (d) | | | | 1.06 | (d) | | | | 85 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 11.92 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 11.37 | | | | | (2.43 | ) | | | | 196,932 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 170 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 11.50 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | 0.69 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 11.92 | | | | | 5.97 | | | | | 185,071 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | 346 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 11.12 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.42 | | | | | 0.64 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 11.50 | | | | | 5.75 | | | | | 174,828 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 1.93 | | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 11.31 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | 11.12 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 191,725 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | 25 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 11.33 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.19 | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | 11.31 | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | 207,086 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 1.72 | | | | | 35 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Paydown gains and losses |
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| 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. |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities – The Fund may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). TIPS are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The principal value of TIPS will be adjusted upward or downward, and any increase or decrease in the principal amount of TIPS will be shown as Treasury Inflation–Protected Securities inflation adjustments in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. |
J. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no securities lending transactions with the Adviser. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or |
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| 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. | 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 involve the risk that a Counterparty 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 roll 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. Dollar roll transactions covered in this manner are not treated as senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on borrowings.
M. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
N. | 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. |
O. | Other Risks – The Fund 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. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of a Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted. |
P. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | 0.500% |
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Over $250 million | | 0.450% |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.48%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $727.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of
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master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $31,158 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $301,300 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | $ | – | | | $ | 204,202,867 | | | $– | | $ | 204,202,867 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 126,247,660 | | | – | | | 126,247,660 | |
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Asset-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 35,331,674 | | | – | | | 35,331,674 | |
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Certificates of Deposit | | | – | | | | 17,974,467 | | | – | | | 17,974,467 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities | | | – | | | | 15,520,372 | | | – | | | 15,520,372 | |
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Agency Credit Risk Transfer Notes | | | – | | | | 4,400,732 | | | – | | | 4,400,732 | |
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 3,939,886 | | | – | | | 3,939,886 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 3,296,196 | | | | 2,480,908 | | | – | | | 5,777,104 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 3,296,196 | | | | 410,098,566 | | | – | | | 413,394,762 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | 306,587 | | | | – | | | – | | | 306,587 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (1,000,570 | ) | | | – | | | – | | | (1,000,570 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | (693,983 | ) | | | – | | | – | | | (693,983 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 2,602,213 | | | $ | 410,098,566 | | | $– | | $ | 412,700,779 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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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 June 30, 2022:
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | 306,587 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (306,587 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | (1,000,570 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,000,570 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | $(3,450,544) | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | (789,599) | |
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Total | | | $(4,240,143) | |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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Average notional value | | $ | 128,594,870 | |
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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.
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The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* | |
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Expiration | | | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Not subject to expiration | | | | $ | 6,527,954 | | | $ | 2,530,574 | | | $ | 9,058,528 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,999,967 and $5,941,042, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | | | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 1,687,135 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (24,136,395 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (22,449,260 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $435,150,039.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,056,727 | | | $ | 11,722,238 | | | | 2,991,166 | | | $ | 35,652,293 | |
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Series II | | | 358,519 | | | | 3,957,318 | | | | 2,806,873 | | | | 33,046,504 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 508,610 | | | | 5,864,271 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 383,444 | | | | 4,378,930 | |
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Series I | | | (2,506,587 | ) | | | (27,532,214 | ) | | | (4,339,665 | ) | | | (51,583,464 | ) |
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Series II | | | (983,458 | ) | | | (10,579,193 | ) | | | (1,394,975 | ) | | | (16,383,557 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,074,799 | ) | | $ | (22,431,851 | ) | | | 955,453 | | | $ | 10,974,977 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 84% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $930.30 | | $3.21 | | $1,021.47 | | $3.36 | | 0.67% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 928.80 | | 4.40 | | 1,020.23 | | 4.61 | | 0.92 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Government Securities Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg Intermediate U.S. Government Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period, equal to the performance of the Index for the three year period and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the
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five year period. The Board considered that the Fund’s overweight exposure to duration at the short end of the yield curve detracted from relative short-term performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared
with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending
arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VK-VIGRI-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -13.25 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -13.40 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 1000 Value Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -12.86 | |
Lipper VUF Large-Cap Value Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -12.68 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (12/23/96) | | | 8.48 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.94 | |
5 Years | | | 6.17 | |
1 Year | | | -6.75 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/18/00) | | | 6.55 | % |
10 Years | | | 9.66 | |
5 Years | | | 5.89 | |
1 Year | | | -7.03 | |
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, prior to June 1, 2010, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Class I shares and Class II shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.41% |
Aerospace & Defense–4.00% | | | | | | |
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General Dynamics Corp.(b) | | | 22,374 | | | $ 4,950,248 |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 222,651 | | | 21,398,988 |
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Textron, Inc. | | | 291,235 | | | 17,785,721 |
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| | | | | | 44,134,957 |
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Apparel Retail–1.58% | | | | | | |
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TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 312,825 | | | 17,471,276 |
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Application Software–0.77% | | | | | | |
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Splunk, Inc.(c) | | | 95,520 | | | 8,449,699 |
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Automobile Manufacturers–2.39% | | | | | | |
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General Motors Co.(c) | | | 828,969 | | | 26,328,055 |
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Building Products–1.60% | | | | | | |
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Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 369,611 | | | 17,696,976 |
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Cable & Satellite–2.79% | | | | | | |
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Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 28,273 | | | 13,246,748 |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 447,920 | | | 17,576,381 |
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| | | | | | 30,823,129 |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.90% | | | | | | |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.(c) | | | 294,400 | | | 9,888,896 |
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Communications Equipment–1.79% | | | |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 463,054 | | | 19,744,623 |
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Construction & Engineering–1.09% | | | |
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Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 95,852 | | | 12,014,090 |
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Consumer Finance–1.52% | | | | | | |
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American Express Co. | | | 120,875 | | | 16,755,693 |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–2.04% |
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Fiserv, Inc.(c) | | | 123,096 | | | 10,951,851 |
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PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 164,889 | | | 11,515,848 |
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| | | | | | 22,467,699 |
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Distillers & Vintners–1.47% | | | | | | |
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Diageo PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 376,504 | | | 16,243,067 |
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Diversified Banks–6.04% | | | | | | |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | 867,241 | | | 26,997,213 |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,011,031 | | | 39,602,084 |
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| | | | | | 66,599,297 |
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Electric Utilities–2.00% | | | | | | |
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American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 105,213 | | | 10,094,135 |
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Exelon Corp.(b) | | | 156,668 | | | 7,100,194 |
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FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 126,452 | | | 4,854,492 |
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| | | | | | 22,048,821 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–0.87% | | | |
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Emerson Electric Co. | | | 120,353 | | | 9,572,878 |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.86% | | | |
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TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | | | 84,423 | | | 9,552,462 |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.78% |
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Corteva, Inc. | | | 362,369 | | | $ 19,618,658 |
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Food Distributors–1.98% | | | | | | |
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Sysco Corp.(b) | | | 150,030 | | | 12,709,041 |
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US Foods Holding Corp.(c) | | | 298,294 | | | 9,151,660 |
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| | | | | | 21,860,701 |
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Gold–0.72% | | | | | | |
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Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada) | | | 446,486 | | | 7,898,337 |
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Health Care Distributors–1.52% | | | | | | |
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McKesson Corp. | | | 51,534 | | | 16,810,906 |
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Health Care Equipment–2.65% | | | | | | |
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Medtronic PLC | | | 219,961 | | | 19,741,500 |
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 90,898 | | | 9,549,744 |
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| | | | | | 29,291,244 |
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Health Care Facilities–0.95% | | | | | | |
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Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 103,846 | | | 10,458,331 |
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Health Care Services–3.28% | | | | | | |
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Cigna Corp. | | | 86,852 | | | 22,887,239 |
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CVS Health Corp. | | | 143,458 | | | 13,292,818 |
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| | | | | | 36,180,057 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.23% | | | |
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Booking Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 7,790 | | | 13,624,632 |
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Industrial Machinery–1.50% | | | | | | |
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Parker-Hannifin Corp.(b) | | | 67,147 | | | 16,521,519 |
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Insurance Brokers–1.22% | | | | | | |
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Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 68,014 | | | 13,425,283 |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–2.35% | | | | | | |
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Chevron Corp. | | | 178,937 | | | 25,906,499 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–1.17% | | | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(c) | | | 121,153 | | | 12,867,660 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–4.50% | | | |
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Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 236,428 | | | 14,937,521 |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 66,350 | | | 19,707,277 |
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Morgan Stanley | | | 197,224 | | | 15,000,857 |
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| | | | | | 49,645,655 |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–2.83% | | | |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 461,839 | | | 31,169,514 |
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Managed Health Care–2.55% | | | | | | |
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Centene Corp.(c) | | | 189,231 | | | 16,010,835 |
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Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 25,130 | | | 12,127,235 |
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| | | | | | 28,138,070 |
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Movies & Entertainment–1.37% | | | | | | |
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Walt Disney Co. (The)(c) | | | 159,794 | | | 15,084,554 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Multi-line Insurance–2.66% | | | | | | |
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American International Group, Inc. | | | 573,748 | | | $ 29,335,735 |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–7.07% | | | |
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)(b) | | | 229,519 | | | 12,333,615 |
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ConocoPhillips | | | 365,610 | | | 32,835,434 |
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Devon Energy Corp. | | | 324,660 | | | 17,892,013 |
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | | | 66,751 | | | 14,890,813 |
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| | | | | | 77,951,875 |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.75% | | | |
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Voya Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 138,475 | | | 8,243,417 |
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Pharmaceuticals–7.80% | | | | | | |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 265,951 | | | 20,478,227 |
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GSK PLC | | | 596,766 | | | 12,831,907 |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 67,097 | | | 11,910,389 |
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Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 265,377 | | | 24,194,421 |
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Sanofi (France) | | | 164,180 | | | 16,602,814 |
| | |
| | | | | | 86,017,758 |
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Railroads–1.75% | | | | | | |
| | |
CSX Corp. | | | 663,559 | | | 19,283,025 |
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Real Estate Services–2.31% | | | | | | |
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CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 346,421 | | | 25,500,050 |
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Regional Banks–2.49% | | | | | | |
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Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 524,137 | | | 18,706,449 |
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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 55,492 | | | 8,754,973 |
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| | | | | | 27,461,422 |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.68% | | | | | | |
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Lam Research Corp. | | | 17,666 | | | 7,528,366 |
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Semiconductors–3.46% | | | | | | |
| | |
Intel Corp. | | | 394,236 | | | 14,748,368 |
| | |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (China) | | | 73,161 | | | 10,830,023 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 98,370 | | | 12,565,784 |
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| | | | | | 38,144,175 |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Tobacco–1.83% | | | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (Switzerland) | | | 204,711 | | | $ | 20,213,164 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–1.34% | | | | | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 133,149 | | | | 14,740,926 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–1.96% | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(c) | | | 160,786 | | | | 21,632,148 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $822,652,689) | | | | 1,074,345,299 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.90% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 7,321,760 | | | | 7,321,760 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 5,225,463 | | | | 5,224,941 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 8,367,726 | | | | 8,367,726 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $20,914,427) | | | | 20,914,427 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.31% (Cost $843,567,116) | | | | 1,095,259,726 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–6.58% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 20,315,089 | | | | 20,315,089 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 52,238,800 | | | | 52,238,800 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $72,555,156) | | | | 72,553,889 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.89% (Cost $916,122,272) | | | | 1,167,813,615 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.89)% | | | | (64,909,965 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,102,903,650 | |
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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 June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $11,116,205 | | | $ | 119,319,900 | | | $ | (123,114,345 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,321,760 | | | $ | 15,119 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 6,630,010 | | | | 85,228,500 | | | | (86,631,945 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,624) | | | | 5,224,941 | | | | 10,114 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 12,704,234 | | | | 136,365,600 | | | | (140,702,108 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,367,726 | | | | 13,475 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | $ 3,298,019 | | | $ | 210,247,284 | | | $ | (193,230,214 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 20,315,089 | | | | $ 30,710* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 7,695,376 | | | | 441,135,096 | | | | (396,585,614 | ) | | | (1,267) | | | | (4,791) | | | | 52,238,800 | | | | 90,626* | |
Total | | | $41,443,844 | | | $ | 992,296,380 | | | $ | (940,264,226 | ) | | $ | (1,267) | | | $ | (6,415) | | | $ | 93,468,316 | | | | $160,044 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
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Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | (Depreciation) | |
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Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | EUR | | | 12,901,521 | | | USD | | | 13,832,456 | | | $ | 312,307 | |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | GBP | | | 18,261,227 | | | USD | | | 22,821,147 | | | | 591,750 | |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | CAD | | | 11,120,195 | | | USD | | | 8,659,111 | | | | 20,211 | |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | EUR | | | 12,263,015 | | | USD | | | 12,954,170 | | | | 82,959 | |
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07/29/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | GBP | | | 18,191,102 | | | USD | | | 22,238,040 | | | | 85,070 | |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | EUR | | | 938,420 | | | USD | | | 994,765 | | | | 11,349 | |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | GBP | | | 1,453,901 | | | USD | | | 1,792,674 | | | | 22,840 | |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 528,712 | | | EUR | | | 506,085 | | | | 1,640 | |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 725,033 | | | GBP | | | 596,235 | | | | 764 | |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 15,725,336 | | | USD | | | 12,305,493 | | | | 88,792 | |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 3,011,904 | | | CAD | | | 3,905,838 | | | | 22,464 | |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 712,657 | | | USD | | | 555,081 | | | | 1,442 | |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | GBP | | | 27,335 | | | USD | | | 33,430 | | | | 142 | |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 224,481 | | | CAD | | | 289,195 | | | | 185 | |
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Subtotal–Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,241,915 | |
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Currency Risk | |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 12,931,349 | | | EUR | | | 12,263,014 | | | | (80,323 | ) |
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07/01/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 22,229,527 | | | GBP | | | 18,191,102 | | | | (85,493 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | USD | | | 8,659,914 | | | CAD | | | 11,120,195 | | | | (20,856 | ) |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 1,139,555 | | | EUR | | | 1,070,842 | | | | (17,368 | ) |
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07/01/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 1,157,150 | | | GBP | | | 927,791 | | | | (27,750 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 451,004 | | | USD | | | 349,056 | | | | (1,320 | ) |
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07/05/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | USD | | | 909,382 | | | CAD | | | 1,150,307 | | | | (15,731 | ) |
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07/29/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | CAD | | | 531,911 | | | USD | | | 412,532 | | | | (691 | ) |
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Subtotal–Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (249,532 | ) |
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Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | $ | 992,383 | |
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Abbreviations:
CAD – Canadian Dollar
EUR – Euro
GBP – British Pound Sterling
USD – U.S. Dollar
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Financials | | | | 19.17 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 18.76 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 12.43 | |
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Industrials | | | | 12.15 | |
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Energy | | | | 9.42 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 7.27 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 6.12 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 5.29 | |
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Materials | | | | 2.49 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.31 | |
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Utilities | | | | 2.00 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 2.59 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $822,652,689)* | | $ | 1,074,345,299 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $93,469,583) | | | 93,468,316 | |
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Other investments: | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 1,241,915 | |
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Cash | | | 405,491 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $542) | | | 532 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,400,793 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 5,434,349 | |
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Dividends | | | 2,350,979 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 176,535 | |
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Other assets | | | 945 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,178,825,154 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 249,532 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,760,486 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 386,285 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 72,555,156 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 729,055 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,662 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 41,058 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 196,270 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 75,921,504 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,102,903,650 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 653,877,882 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 449,025,768 | |
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| | $ | 1,102,903,650 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 158,041,084 | |
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Series II | | $ | 944,862,566 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 7,688,433 | |
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Series II | | | 46,103,204 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 20.56 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 20.49 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $59,846,009 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $187,482) | | $ | 15,117,923 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $42,837) | | | 81,545 | |
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Total investment income | | | 15,199,468 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,155,589 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,219,969 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 12,890 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,609,677 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 41,424 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 13,307 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,515 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 20,971 | |
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Other | | | 8,321 | |
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Total expenses | | | 7,083,663 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (10,346 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 7,073,317 | |
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Net investment income | | | 8,126,151 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 96,522,672 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (6,415 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (22,250 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 2,630,239 | |
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| | | 99,124,246 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (298,370,796 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,267 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (14,800 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 1,802,662 | |
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| | | (296,584,201 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (197,459,955 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (189,333,804 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 8,126,151 | | | $ | 15,846,582 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 99,124,246 | | | | 208,212,387 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (296,584,201 | ) | | | 188,685,208 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (189,333,804 | ) | | | 412,744,177 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (2,756,581 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (19,533,376 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (22,289,957 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,193,733 | ) | | | (11,294,653 | ) |
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Series II | | | (365,660,740 | ) | | | (290,467,980 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (369,854,473 | ) | | | (301,762,633 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (559,188,277 | ) | | | 88,691,587 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,662,091,927 | | | | 1,573,400,340 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,102,903,650 | | | $ | 1,662,091,927 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 23.70 | | | | $ | 0.15 | | | | $ | (3.29 | ) | | | $ | (3.14 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 20.56 | | | | | (13.25 | )% | | | $ | 158,041 | | | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | | 1.32 | %(d) | | | | 12 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 18.72 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 5.07 | | | | | 5.33 | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | 23.70 | | | | | 28.51 | | | | | 186,508 | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 19.09 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.30 | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | 18.72 | | | | | 2.09 | | | | | 157,478 | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 17.51 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 3.84 | | | | | 4.21 | | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (2.25 | ) | | | | (2.63 | ) | | | | 19.09 | | | | | 25.19 | | | | | 187,097 | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | 0.74 | | | | | 1.91 | | | | | 62 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 22.70 | | | | | 0.36 | | | | | (2.95 | ) | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | | (2.60 | ) | | | | 17.51 | | | | | (13.38 | ) | | | | 166,306 | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | 0.75 | | | | | 1.63 | | | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 21.05 | | | | | 0.41 | (e) | | | | 2.52 | | | | | 2.93 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | | 22.70 | | | | | 14.32 | | | | | 187,254 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 0.76 | | | | | 1.90 | (e) | | | | 17 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 23.66 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | (3.29 | ) | | | | (3.17 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 20.49 | | | | | (13.40 | ) | | | | 944,863 | | | | | 1.00 | (d) | | | | 1.00 | (d) | | | | 1.07 | (d) | | | | 12 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 18.70 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 5.07 | | | | | 5.27 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | 23.66 | | | | | 28.19 | | | | | 1,475,584 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 0.92 | | | | | 29 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 19.06 | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.26 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | | 18.70 | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | 1,415,923 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.65 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 17.48 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 3.83 | | | | | 4.15 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (2.25 | ) | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | | 19.06 | | | | | 24.85 | | | | | 1,513,105 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 1.66 | | | | | 62 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 22.66 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | (2.95 | ) | | | | (2.65 | ) | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | | (2.13 | ) | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | | 17.48 | | | | | (13.59 | ) | | | | 1,085,260 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 21.02 | | | | | 0.36 | (e) | | | | 2.51 | | | | | 2.87 | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | | 22.66 | | | | | 14.04 | | | | | 1,823,085 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 1.01 | | | | | 1.65 | (e) | | | | 17 | |
(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. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.30 and 1.42%, and $0.25 and 1.17%, for Series I and Series II, respectively. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,414 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund |
| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 500 million | | | 0.600% | |
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Over $500 million | | | 0.550% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.57%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $10,346.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $121,170 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,098,799 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as
Distribution fees.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $22,799 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 1,028,667,511 | | | $ | 45,677,788 | | | | $– | | | | $1,074,345,299 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 20,914,427 | | | | 72,553,889 | | | | – | | | | 93,468,316 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 1,049,581,938 | | | | 118,231,677 | | | | – | | | | 1,167,813,615 | |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | 1,241,915 | | | | – | | | | 1,241,915 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | (249,532 | ) | | | – | | | | (249,532 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | – | | | | 992,383 | | | | – | | | | 992,383 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 1,049,581,938 | | | $ | 119,224,060 | | | | $– | | | | $1,168,805,998 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Currency | |
Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | $ | 1,241,915 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 1,241,915 | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | $ | (249,532 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | (249,532 | ) |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Derivative | | Derivative | | | | Collateral | | |
| | Assets | | Liabilities | | | | (Received)/Pledged | | |
Counterparty | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | Net Value of Derivatives | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | Net Amount |
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Bank of New York Mellon (The) | | $1,092,297 | | $(186,672) | | $905,625 | | $– | | $– | | $905,625 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 149,618 | | (62,860) | | 86,758 | | – | | – | | 86,758 |
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Total | | $1,241,915 | | $(249,532) | | $992,383 | | $– | | $– | | $992,383 |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 on |
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| | Currency |
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Realized Gain: | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $2,630,239 |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation: | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | 1,802,662 |
Total | | $4,432,901 |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Forward | |
| | Foreign Currency | |
| | Contracts | |
Average notional value | | | $72,427,294 | |
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $169,745,303 and $540,867,685, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 274,934,131 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (54,723,893 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 220,210,238 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $948,595,760.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | Year ended | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 305,715 | | | $ | 7,023,759 | | | | 877,576 | | | $ | 19,495,913 | |
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Series II | | | 2,874,737 | | | | 67,253,404 | | | | 312,619 | | | | 6,923,841 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 118,207 | | | | 2,756,581 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 838,702 | | | | 19,533,376 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (485,175 | ) | | | (11,217,492 | ) | | | (1,540,514 | ) | | | (33,547,147 | ) |
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Series II | | | (19,127,269 | ) | | | (432,914,144 | ) | | | (14,516,749 | ) | | | (316,925,197 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (16,431,992 | ) | | $ | (369,854,473 | ) | | | (13,910,159 | ) | | $ | (301,762,633 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $867.50 | | $3.47 | | $1,021.08 | | $3.76 | | 0.75% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 866.00 | | 4.63 | | 1,019.84 | | 5.01 | | 1.00 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 1000® Value Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period and the fifth quintile for the five year period(the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period, reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three year period and below the
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performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board noted that periods of heightened risk aversion during 2018 and 2020 created a challenging market environment for funds with a procyclical bias, such as the Fund, which negatively impacted the Fund’s longer-term performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of
service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021. The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated
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securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers. The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
Performance summary
Fund vs. Indexes
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | -18.08 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -18.18 | |
MSCI World Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | -20.51 | |
S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | -9.17 | |
Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp. | |
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 S&P Composite 1500® Health Care Index comprises those companies included in the S&P Composite 1500 that are classified as members of the GICS® Health Care sector.
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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Average Annual Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/21/97) | | | 8.38 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.38 | |
5 Years | | | 7.34 | |
1 Year | | | -12.39 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (4/30/04) | | | 7.65 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.11 | |
5 Years | | | 7.08 | |
1 Year | | | -12.60 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Liquidity Risk Management Program
| In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco. |
| As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets. |
| At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. |
| The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period: |
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.59% |
Biotechnology–15.95% | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 52,529 | | | $ 8,045,342 |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 7,785 | | | 1,894,090 |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b) | | | 8,646 | | | 219,090 |
Argenx SE, ADR (Netherlands)(b) | | | 3,251 | | | 1,231,739 |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 21,108 | | | 223,323 |
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(b) | | | 5,357 | | | 780,568 |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(b) | | | 3,097 | | | 121,681 |
Genmab A/S, ADR (Denmark)(b)(c) | | | 26,763 | | | 869,530 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 18,892 | | | 1,167,715 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) | | | 26,022 | | | 1,144,968 |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b) | | | 26,145 | | | 2,085,325 |
Incyte Corp.(b) | | | 15,883 | | | 1,206,631 |
Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(b)(c) | | | 8,009 | | | 440,495 |
Natera, Inc.(b) | | | 9,539 | | | 338,062 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 7,339 | | | 4,338,303 |
Seagen, Inc.(b) | | | 5,529 | | | 978,301 |
United Therapeutics Corp.(b) | | | 4,734 | | | 1,115,520 |
Veracyte, Inc.(b) | | | 12,162 | | | 242,024 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 13,158 | | | 3,707,793 |
| | | | | | 30,150,500 |
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Health Care Distributors–2.27% | | | | | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 24,525 | | | 3,469,797 |
Henry Schein, Inc.(b) | | | 10,605 | | | 813,828 |
| | | | | | 4,283,625 |
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Health Care Equipment–13.26% | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 24,944 | | | 2,710,166 |
AtriCure, Inc.(b) | | | 8,042 | | | 328,596 |
Axonics, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 10,445 | | | 591,918 |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 6,291 | | | 1,550,920 |
CONMED Corp. | | | 2,128 | | | 203,777 |
DexCom, Inc.(b) | | | 27,413 | | | 2,043,091 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | | | 29,856 | | | 2,839,007 |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 18,304 | | | 1,027,587 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 3,058 | | | 1,072,532 |
Inari Medical, Inc.(b) | | | 12,090 | | | 821,999 |
Insulet Corp.(b) | | | 5,080 | | | 1,107,135 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | | | 16,291 | | | 3,269,767 |
Omnicell, Inc.(b) | | | 2,907 | | | 330,671 |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 2,784 | | | 583,610 |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 7,493 | | | 1,432,437 |
STERIS PLC | | | 7,937 | | | 1,636,212 |
Stryker Corp. | | | 13,973 | | | 2,779,649 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(b) | | | 12,352 | | | 731,115 |
| | | | | | 25,060,189 |
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Health Care Facilities–2.49% | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)(c) | | | 15,380 | | | 1,040,149 |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 5,541 | | | 931,221 |
Surgery Partners, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 32,742 | | | 946,899 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 34,111 | | | 1,792,874 |
| | | | | | 4,711,143 |
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Health Care Services–2.97% | | | | | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b) | | | 8,099 | | | $ 888,541 |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 41,358 | | | 3,832,232 |
Option Care Health, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 21,224 | | | 589,815 |
Privia Health Group, Inc.(b) | | | 10,479 | | | 305,149 |
| | | | | | 5,615,737 |
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Health Care Supplies–1.20% | | | | | | |
Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)(c) | | | 19,973 | | | 1,395,913 |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,787 | | | 872,665 |
| | | | | | 2,268,578 |
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Health Care Technology–1.57% | | | | | | |
Certara, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 16,826 | | | 361,086 |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 9,025 | | | 314,250 |
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 21,018 | | | 645,463 |
Health Catalyst, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 18,125 | | | 262,631 |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 7,580 | | | 1,384,639 |
| | | | | | 2,968,069 |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–16.37% |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 1,899 | | | 940,005 |
Bio-Techne Corp.(c) | | | 5,363 | | | 1,859,030 |
Danaher Corp. | | | 28,904 | | | 7,327,742 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 13,523 | | | 2,934,356 |
Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) | | | 1,432 | | | 763,577 |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 20,915 | | | 594,195 |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 5,768 | | | 863,297 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b) | | | 1,438 | | | 1,651,931 |
Repligen Corp.(b) | | | 13,521 | | | 2,195,810 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 18,279 | | | 9,930,615 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 6,221 | | | 1,881,044 |
| | | | | | 30,941,602 |
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Managed Health Care–18.23% | | | | | | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 19,181 | | | 9,256,367 |
HealthEquity, Inc.(b) | | | 10,476 | | | 643,122 |
Humana, Inc. | | | 6,455 | | | 3,021,392 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) | | | 6,464 | | | 1,807,399 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 38,394 | | | 19,720,310 |
| | | | | | 34,448,590 |
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Pharmaceuticals–23.28% | | | | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 5,541 | | | 726,324 |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 94,655 | | | 6,253,856 |
Catalent, Inc.(b) | | | 23,181 | | | 2,487,089 |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 36,262 | | | 11,757,228 |
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(b) | | | 8,996 | | | 513,492 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 49,162 | | | 4,482,100 |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark) | | | 44,571 | | | 4,946,996 |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(b) | | | 4,194 | | | 244,510 |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 100,210 | | | 5,254,010 |
Roche Holding AG | | | 5,763 | | | 1,923,849 |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A(c) | | | 26,168 | | | 1,100,103 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Pharmaceuticals–(continued) | | | | | | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 25,144 | | | $ 4,322,002 |
| | | | | | 44,011,559 |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $147,957,572) | | | 184,459,592 |
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Money Market Funds–3.54% | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 2,300,036 | | | 2,300,036 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 1,758,449 | | | 1,758,274 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 2,628,612 | | | 2,628,612 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,686,613) | | | 6,686,922 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–101.13% (Cost $154,644,185) | | | 191,146,514 |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–6.48% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 3,428,884 | | | $ | 3,428,884 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 8,817,129 | | | | 8,817,129 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $12,246,594) | | | | 12,246,013 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–107.61% (Cost $166,890,779) | | | | 203,392,527 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(7.61)% | | | | (14,382,197 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 189,010,330 | |
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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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 1,179,487 | | | | $ 8,329,094 | | | | $ (7,208,545) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 2,300,036 | | | | $ 2,267 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 958,442 | | | | 5,949,352 | | | | (5,148,961) | | | | 88 | | | | (647) | | | | 1,758,274 | | | | 3,120 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,347,986 | | | | 9,518,964 | | | | (8,238,338) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,628,612 | | | | 3,857 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 5,022,223 | | | | 18,673,503 | | | | (20,266,843) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,428,884 | | | | 5,866* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 11,718,519 | | | | 35,320,542 | | | | (38,220,459) | | | | (580) | | | | (893) | | | | 8,817,129 | | | | 16,802* | |
Total | | | $20,226,657 | | | | $77,791,455 | | | | $(79,083,146) | | | | $(492) | | | | $(1,540) | | | | $18,932,935 | | | | $ 31,912 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
Portfolio Composition
By country, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
| | |
United States | | 89.03% |
United Kingdom | | 3.69 |
Denmark | | 3.08 |
Countries each less than 2% of portfolio | | 1.79 |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | 2.41 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | |
Assets: | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $147,957,572)* | | $184,459,592 |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $18,933,207) | | 18,932,935 |
Cash | | 138 |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $13,073) | | 12,505 |
Receivable for: | | |
Investments sold | | 454,346 |
Fund shares sold | | 25,195 |
Dividends | | 194,769 |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 53,005 |
Other assets | | 132 |
Total assets | | 204,132,617 |
| |
Liabilities: | | |
Payable for: | | |
Investments purchased | | 2,278,152 |
Fund shares reacquired | | 407,862 |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | 12,246,594 |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | 94,955 |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | 2,395 |
Accrued other operating expenses | | 31,901 |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | 60,428 |
Total liabilities | | 15,122,287 |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $189,010,330 |
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Net assets consist of: | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $127,550,292 |
Distributable earnings | | 61,460,038 |
| | $189,010,330 |
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Net Assets: | | |
Series I | | $124,940,025 |
Series II | | $ 64,070,305 |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Series I | | 4,504,449 |
Series II | | 2,477,197 |
Series I: | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ 27.74 |
Series II: | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ 25.86 |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $12,192,552 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $18,866) | | $ | 975,418 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,513) | | | 14,757 | |
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Total investment income | | | 990,175 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 761,428 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 167,988 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 4,485 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 86,220 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 5,502 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,881 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,283 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 23,481 | |
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Other | | | 2,351 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,061,619 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (2,598 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 1,059,021 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (68,846 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (2,720,898 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,540 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (356 | ) |
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| | | (2,722,794 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (40,497,123 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (492 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (6,481 | ) |
| |
| | | (40,504,096 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (43,226,890 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (43,295,736 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ (68,846 | ) | | | $ (760,156 | ) |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (2,722,794 | ) | | | 29,032,173 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (40,504,096 | ) | | | (1,313,917 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (43,295,736 | ) | | | 26,958,100 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (16,710,371 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (8,901,270 | ) |
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (25,611,641 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,143,984 | ) | | | 1,693,474 | |
| |
Series II | | | (2,742,189 | ) | | | 5,567,811 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (7,886,173 | ) | | | 7,261,285 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (51,181,909 | ) | | | 8,607,744 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 240,192,239 | | | | 231,584,495 | |
| |
End of period | | | $189,010,330 | | | | $240,192,239 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of | | Ratio of | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses | | expenses | | | | |
| | | | | | | Net gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average | | to average net | | Ratio of net | | |
| | | | | | | (losses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | net assets | | assets without | | investment | | |
| | Net asset | | | Net | | on securities | | | | | Dividends | | Distributions | | | | | | | | | | with fee waivers | | fee waivers | | income | | |
| | value, | | | investment | | (both | | Total from | | | from net | | from net | | | | Net asset | | | | Net assets, | | and/or | | and/or | | (loss) | | |
| | beginning | | | income | | realized and | | investment | | | investment | | realized | | Total | | value, end | | Total | | end of period | | expenses | | expenses | | to average | | Portfolio |
| | of period | | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | | income | | gains | | distributions | | of period | | return (b) | | (000’s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover (c) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $33.86 | | | | $ 0.00 | | | | $(6.12 | ) | | | $(6.12) | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $ – | | | | $27.74 | | | | (18.08 | )% | | | $124,940 | | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | 0.96 | %(d) | | | 0.02 | %(d) | | | 22 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 33.69 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 4.17 | | | | 4.09 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (3.85 | ) | | | (3.92 | ) | | | 33.86 | | | | 12.30 | | | | 158,669 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 55 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 30.23 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 4.30 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 33.69 | | | | 14.46 | | | | 155,598 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 23.41 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 7.40 | | | | 7.48 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 30.23 | | | | 32.50 | | | | 149,954 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 26.44 | | | | 0.03 | (e) | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.62 | | | | – | | | | (3.65 | ) | | | (3.65 | ) | | | 23.41 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 129,377 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.10 | (e) | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 24.11 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 3.86 | | | | 3.84 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 26.44 | | | | 15.83 | | | | 144,038 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 37 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 31.62 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (5.73 | ) | | | (5.76) | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 25.86 | | | | (18.22 | ) | | | 64,070 | | | | 1.21 | (d) | | | 1.21 | (d) | | | (0.23 | )(d) | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 31.70 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 3.93 | | | | 3.77 | | | | (0.00 | )(f) | | | (3.85 | ) | | | (3.85 | ) | | | 31.62 | | | | 12.05 | | | | 81,524 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.22 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 55 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 28.49 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 4.01 | | | | 3.98 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 31.70 | | | | 14.20 | | | | 75,986 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.23 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 22.14 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 6.98 | | | | 7.00 | | | | – | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 28.49 | | | | 32.18 | | | | 70,763 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 8 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 25.25 | | | | (0.04 | )(e) | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.54 | | | | – | | | | (3.65 | ) | | | (3.65 | ) | | | 22.14 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 60,306 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.25 | | | | (0.15 | )(e) | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 23.07 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 3.69 | | | | 3.61 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) | | | 25.25 | | | | 15.55 | | | | 67,240 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.26 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 37 | |
(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. |
(e) | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include significant dividends received during the year ended December 31, 2018. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.00 and (0.03)%, $(0.07) and (0.28)%, for Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
(f) | Amount represents less than $(0.005) per share. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
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K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | 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. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $ 250 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.740% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.730% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.710% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.700% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.690% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.680% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $2,598.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $15,804 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $152,184 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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
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annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Series II shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,309 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 176,098,846 | | | $ | 8,360,746 | | | | $– | | | $ | 184,459,592 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 6,686,922 | | | | 12,246,013 | | | | – | | | | 18,932,935 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 182,785,768 | | | $ | 20,606,759 | | | | $– | | | $ | 203,392,527 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $43,809,914 and $52,884,941, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 46,762,799 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (10,312,291 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 36,450,508 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $166,942,019.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Six months ended | | | Year ended | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 270,028 | | | $ | 8,070,048 | | | | 472,288 | | | $ | 16,102,493 | |
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Series II | | | 85,472 | | | | 2,353,697 | | | | 247,161 | | | | 7,991,522 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 499,861 | | | | 16,710,371 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 285,023 | | | | 8,901,270 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (451,117 | ) | | | (13,214,032 | ) | | | (904,760 | ) | | | (31,119,390 | ) |
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Series II | | | (186,825 | ) | | | (5,095,886 | ) | | | (350,544 | ) | | | (11,324,981 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (282,442 | ) | | $ | (7,886,173 | ) | | | 249,029 | | | $ | 7,261,285 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 47% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $819.20 | | $4.33 | | $1,020.03 | | $4.81 | | 0.96% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 818.20 | | 5.45 | | 1,018.79 | | 6.06 | | 1.21 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P Composite 1500 Health Care Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the fourth quintile for the three year period, and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and five year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the three year period.
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The Board noted that the Fund underwent a portfolio management change in November 2021. The Board noted that stock selection in certain health care sub-sectors detracted from longer-term Fund performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated
with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The
Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending
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activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VIHYI-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | | | | | -12.62 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | | | | -12.60 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexq (Broad Market Index) | | | | -10.35 | |
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Indexq (Style-Specific Index) | | | | -14.19 | |
Lipper VUF High Yield Bond Funds Classification Average∎ (Peer Group) | | | | | | | -12.37 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | | | | | |
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US high-yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Index weights for each issuer are capped at 2%. | |
The Lipper VUF High Yield Bond Funds Classification Average represents an average of all variable insurance underlying funds in the Lipper High 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. | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/1/98) | | | 3.66 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.43 | |
5 Years | | | 1.09 | |
1 Year | | | -11.48 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/26/02) | | | 5.42 | % |
10 Years | | | 3.16 | |
5 Years | | | 0.83 | |
1 Year | | | -11.81 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–91.68% | |
Advertising–0.76% | | | | | | | | |
Lamar Media Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 02/15/2030 | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ | 12,620 | |
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3.63%, 01/15/2031 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 938,952 | |
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| | | | | | | 951,572 | |
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Aerospace & Defense–0.56% | | | | | | | | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 05/15/2026 | | | 750,000 | | | | 700,403 | |
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Airlines–1.00% | | | | | | | | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 04/20/2026(b) | | | 1,358,000 | | | | 1,252,483 | |
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Alternative Carriers–0.43% | | | | | | | | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/2039 | | | 678,000 | | | | 533,003 | |
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Aluminum–0.47% | | | | | | | | |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 01/30/2030(b) | | | 713,000 | | | | 593,993 | |
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Apparel Retail–1.01% | | | | | | | | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | 1,793,000 | | | | 1,262,353 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.29% | | | | | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 799,000 | | | | 635,852 | |
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Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 03/15/2030(b) | | | 331,000 | | | | 278,305 | |
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4.50%, 12/15/2034 | | | 974,000 | | | | 695,426 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,609,583 | |
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Application Software–1.01% | | | | | | | | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/2027(b) | | | 1,349,000 | | | | 1,262,259 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–1.36% | | | | | | | | |
Clarios Global L.P., 6.75%, 05/15/2025(b) | | | 148,000 | | | | 146,800 | |
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Clarios Global L.P./Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/2027(b) | | | 932,000 | | | | 902,689 | |
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Dana, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2027 | | | 64,000 | | | | 55,568 | |
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NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 717,000 | | | | 602,588 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–5.20% | | | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/01/2027(b) | | | 1,149,000 | | | | 1,052,627 | |
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3.75%, 01/30/2031(b) | | | 1,152,000 | | | | 925,309 | |
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Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 02/12/2032 | | | 168,000 | | | | 126,231 | |
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4.75%, 01/15/2043 | | | 553,000 | | | | 395,693 | |
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Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 06/16/2025 | | $ | 204,000 | | | $ | 195,236 | |
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3.38%, 11/13/2025 | | | 251,000 | | | | 226,809 | |
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4.39%, 01/08/2026 | | | 782,000 | | | | 722,298 | |
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4.95%, 05/28/2027 | | | 700,000 | | | | 651,728 | |
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5.11%, 05/03/2029 | | | 684,000 | | | | 614,645 | |
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4.00%, 11/13/2030 | | | 861,000 | | | | 699,365 | |
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J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 941,000 | | | | 904,597 | |
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Automotive Retail–3.89% | | | | | | | | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028 | | | 205,000 | | | | 178,121 | |
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4.63%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 985,000 | | | | 815,265 | |
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Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/2028(b) | | | 1,192,000 | | | | 998,602 | |
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LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/2029(b) | | | 1,246,000 | | | | 951,925 | |
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Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/2029(b) | | | 1,156,000 | | | | 984,409 | |
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Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 1,204,000 | | | | 934,491 | |
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Broadcasting–0.47% | | | | | | | | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/2031(b) | | | 741,000 | | | | 591,892 | |
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Building Products–0.06% | | | | | | | | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/2028(b) | | | 83,000 | | | | 68,349 | |
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Cable & Satellite–8.36% | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | |
5.50%, 05/01/2026(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 488,743 | |
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5.13%, 05/01/2027(b) | | | 84,000 | | | | 79,547 | |
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5.00%, 02/01/2028(b) | | | 622,000 | | | | 576,068 | |
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4.75%, 03/01/2030(b) | | | 531,000 | | | | 455,765 | |
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4.50%, 08/15/2030(b) | | | 1,333,000 | | | | 1,111,033 | |
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4.50%, 05/01/2032 | | | 467,000 | | | | 379,711 | |
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4.25%, 01/15/2034(b) | | | 847,000 | | | | 657,251 | |
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CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 02/01/2029(b) | | | 945,000 | | | | 855,338 | |
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5.75%, 01/15/2030(b) | | | 503,000 | | | | 367,306 | |
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4.63%, 12/01/2030(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 335,888 | |
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4.50%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | 391,000 | | | | 302,751 | |
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5.00%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 135,118 | |
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DISH DBS Corp., 7.38%, 07/01/2028 | | | 152,000 | | | | 103,789 | |
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DISH Network Corp., Conv., 3.38%, 08/15/2026 | | | 1,216,000 | | | | 824,448 | |
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Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | 1,083,000 | | | | 870,088 | |
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Sirius XM Radio, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 09/01/2026(b) | | | 1,327,000 | | | | 1,187,559 | |
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4.00%, 07/15/2028(b) | | | 515,000 | | | | 447,301 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 5.00%, 07/15/2030(b) | | $ | 309,000 | | | $ | 245,714 | |
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Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), 5.50%, 05/15/2029(b) | | | 425,000 | | | | 380,857 | |
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VZ Secured Financing B.V. (Netherlands), 5.00%, 01/15/2032(b) | | | 793,000 | | | | 659,839 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–2.04% | | | | | | | | |
Codere Finance 2 (Luxembourg) S.A. (Spain), 11.63% PIK Rate, 2.00% Cash Rate, 11/30/2027(b)(c) | | | 51,959 | | | | 47,101 | |
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Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 773,000 | | | | 654,221 | |
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Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/2029(b) | | | 785,000 | | | | 641,058 | |
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Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 02/01/2026(b) | | | 707,000 | | | | 603,032 | |
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Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/2029(b) | | | 770,000 | | | | 607,584 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,552,996 | |
|
| |
| | |
Commodity Chemicals–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Mativ, Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/2026(b) | | | 995,000 | | | | 886,868 | |
|
| |
| | |
Construction & Engineering–1.02% | | | | | | | | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/2029(b) | | | 765,000 | | | | 663,013 | |
|
| |
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 6.75%, 01/15/2027(b) | | | 709,000 | | | | 611,912 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,274,925 | |
|
| |
| | |
Consumer Finance–1.21% | | | | | | | | |
FirstCash, Inc., 5.63%, 01/01/2030(b) | | | 1,046,000 | | | | 904,916 | |
OneMain Finance Corp.,
| | | | | | | | |
|
| |
7.13%, 03/15/2026 | | | 314,000 | | | | 290,943 | |
|
| |
3.88%, 09/15/2028 | | | 417,000 | | | | 319,599 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,515,458 | |
|
| |
| | |
Copper–0.93% | | | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), 6.88%, 10/15/2027(b) | | | 1,304,000 | | | | 1,168,097 | |
|
| |
| |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.52% | | | | | |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 07/01/2029(b) | | | 788,000 | | | | 649,324 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada),
| | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 04/01/2026(b) | | | 369,000 | | | | 309,321 | |
|
| |
6.13%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | 712,000 | | | | 578,422 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 887,743 | |
|
| |
| | |
Diversified REITs–1.03% | | | | | | | | |
iStar, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/01/2024 | | | 1,093,000 | | | | 1,030,727 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 02/15/2026 | | | 281,000 | | | | 263,845 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,294,572 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Electric Utilities–0.25% | | | | | | | | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC,
| | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 02/15/2027(b) | | $ | 259,000 | | | $ | 244,058 | |
|
| |
5.00%, 07/31/2027(b) | | | 70,000 | | | | 63,780 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 307,838 | |
|
| |
|
Electrical Components & Equipment–2.15% | |
EnerSys,
| | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 04/30/2023(b) | | | 679,000 | | | | 674,003 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 12/15/2027(b) | | | 1,032,000 | | | | 910,136 | |
|
| |
Sensata Technologies B.V.,
| | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 10/15/2023(b) | | | 842,000 | | | | 829,849 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 329,000 | | | | 279,745 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,693,733 | |
|
| |
|
Electronic Components–0.17% | |
Sensata Technologies, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 02/15/2030(b) | | | 115,000 | | | | 98,091 | |
|
| |
3.75%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 135,000 | | | | 108,436 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 206,527 | |
|
| |
| | |
Food Distributors–1.33% | | | | | | | | |
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/2028(b) | | | 1,173,000 | | | | 1,006,909 | |
|
| |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2028(b) | | | 705,000 | | | | 659,839 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,666,748 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care Facilities–2.30% | | | | | | | | |
Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/2028 | | | 749,000 | | | | 642,570 | |
HCA, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | | | 431,000 | | | | 430,045 | |
|
| |
5.88%, 02/15/2026 | | | 290,000 | | | | 292,043 | |
|
| |
5.88%, 02/01/2029 | | | 205,000 | | | | 205,560 | |
|
| |
3.50%, 09/01/2030 | | | 395,000 | | | | 337,174 | |
|
| |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/2026(b) | | | 1,047,000 | | | | 966,868 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,874,260 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care REITs–1.45% | | | | | | | | |
CTR Partnership L.P./CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/2028(b) | | | 786,000 | | | | 672,730 | |
|
| |
Diversified Healthcare Trust,
| | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 05/01/2024 | | | 385,000 | | | | 345,916 | |
|
| |
9.75%, 06/15/2025 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,576 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 03/01/2031 | | | 1,126,000 | | | | 767,138 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,820,360 | |
|
| |
| | |
Health Care Services–2.73% | | | | | | | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.,
| | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 03/15/2026(b) | | | 673,000 | | | | 614,832 | |
|
| |
6.13%, 04/01/2030(b) | | | 803,000 | | | | 491,870 | |
|
| |
5.25%, 05/15/2030(b) | | | 557,000 | | | | 424,278 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 371,000 | | | | 272,638 | |
|
| |
Global Medical Response, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/2025(b) | | | 86,000 | | | | 76,745 | |
|
| |
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 05/01/2026(b) | | | 607,000 | | | | 577,943 | |
|
| |
Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/2026(b) | | | 1,027,000 | | | | 960,738 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 3,419,044 | |
|
| |
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 Supplies–0.27% | | | | | | | | |
Medline Borrower L.P., 3.88%, 04/01/2029(b) | | $ | 392,000 | | | $ | 335,207 | |
|
| |
| | |
Hotel & Resort REITs–0.47% | | | | | | | | |
Service Properties Trust, | | | | | | | | |
4.95%, 10/01/2029 | | | 319,000 | | | | 218,150 | |
|
| |
4.38%, 02/15/2030 | | | 560,000 | | | | 374,477 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 592,627 | |
|
| |
| |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.51% | | | | | |
Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 02/01/2026(b) | | | 634,000 | | | | 632,364 | |
|
| |
| | |
Household Products–1.04% | | | | | | | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/2031(b) | | | 1,569,000 | | | | 1,303,572 | |
|
| |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.30% | |
Calpine Corp., 3.75%, 03/01/2031(b) | | | 785,000 | | | | 640,128 | |
|
| |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/2028(b) | | | 715,000 | | | | 644,463 | |
|
| |
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(d)(e) | | | 375,000 | | | | 341,061 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,625,652 | |
|
| |
| | |
Industrial Machinery–2.05% | | | | | | | | |
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/2026 | | | 999,000 | | | | 965,898 | |
|
| |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | 1,109,000 | | | | 968,900 | |
|
| |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | 747,000 | | | | 636,568 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,571,366 | |
|
| |
| | |
Integrated Oil & Gas–1.54% | | | | | | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | |
3.20%, 08/15/2026 | | | 146,000 | | | | 131,587 | |
|
| |
8.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 216,000 | | | | 238,050 | |
|
| |
6.13%, 01/01/2031 | | | 1,217,000 | | | | 1,236,010 | |
|
| |
6.20%, 03/15/2040 | | | 328,000 | | | | 323,759 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,929,406 | |
|
| |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.23% | |
Altice France S.A. (France), | | | | | | | | |
8.13%, 02/01/2027(b) | | | 905,000 | | | | 834,546 | |
|
| |
5.13%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 401,000 | | | | 304,016 | |
|
| |
5.50%, 10/15/2029(b) | | | 485,000 | | | | 371,987 | |
|
| |
Iliad Holding S.A.S. (France), | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 10/15/2026(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 360,708 | |
|
| |
7.00%, 10/15/2028(b) | | | 1,056,000 | | | | 920,252 | |
|
| |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 1,191,000 | | | | 923,025 | |
|
| |
3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 394,000 | | | | 326,178 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 4,040,712 | |
|
| |
| |
Interactive Home Entertainment–1.02% | | | | | |
Sea Ltd. (Singapore), Conv., 0.25%, 09/15/2026 | | | 432,000 | | | | 317,520 | |
|
| |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/2029(b) | | | 1,151,000 | | | | 963,070 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,280,590 | |
|
| |
| |
Interactive Media & Services–0.79% | | | | | |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.63%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | 1,091,000 | | | | 990,912 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.24% | | | | | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 7.00%, 06/15/2027(b) | | $ | 316,000 | | | $ | 303,131 | |
|
| |
| |
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.00% | | | | | |
Gartner, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/01/2028(b) | | | 1,010,000 | | | | 929,200 | |
|
| |
3.63%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | 374,000 | | | | 324,666 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,253,866 | |
|
| |
| | |
Managed Health Care–1.46% | | | | | | | | |
Centene Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 12/15/2027 | | | 926,000 | | | | 867,264 | |
|
| |
4.63%, 12/15/2029 | | | 438,000 | | | | 409,720 | |
|
| |
3.00%, 10/15/2030 | | | 662,000 | | | | 550,377 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,827,361 | |
|
| |
| | |
Oil & Gas Drilling–3.76% | | | | | | | | |
Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | 774,000 | | | | 698,013 | |
|
| |
Nabors Industries Ltd., | | | | | | | | |
7.25%, 01/15/2026(b) | | | 55,000 | | | | 48,855 | |
|
| |
7.50%, 01/15/2028(b) | | | 421,000 | | | | 362,601 | |
|
| |
Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/2027(b) | | | 215,000 | | | | 204,520 | |
|
| |
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/2026(b) | | | 977,000 | | | | 882,744 | |
|
| |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
7.13%, 01/15/2026(b) | | | 76,000 | | | | 71,540 | |
|
| |
6.88%, 01/15/2029(b) | | | 585,000 | | | | 524,432 | |
|
| |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | | | | | | | | |
4.95%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 300,000 | | | | 257,016 | |
|
| |
4.80%, 05/15/2030(b) | | | 250,000 | | | | 208,556 | |
|
| |
6.88%, 04/15/2040(b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 136,845 | |
|
| |
Valaris Ltd., | | | | | | | | |
12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(b)(c) | | | 404,000 | | | | 392,478 | |
|
| |
Series 1145, 12.00% PIK Rate, 8.25% Cash Rate, 04/30/2028(c) | | | 948,000 | | | | 920,963 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 4,708,563 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.96% | | | | | |
USA Compression Partners L.P./USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 09/01/2027 | | | 676,000 | | | | 600,893 | |
|
| |
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.63%, 04/30/2030(b) | | | 727,000 | | | | 604,672 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,205,565 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–5.93% | | | | | |
Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/2026(b) | | | 1,903,000 | | | | 1,852,333 | |
|
| |
Apache Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/2029 | | | 600,000 | | | | 637,365 | |
|
| |
Callon Petroleum Co., | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 08/01/2028(b) | | | 602,000 | | | | 579,169 | |
|
| |
7.50%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 694,000 | | | | 639,646 | |
|
| |
Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/2027(b) | | | 1,297,000 | | | | 1,229,109 | |
|
| |
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 Exploration & Production–(continued) | | | | | |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(b) | | $ | 294,000 | | | $ | 277,646 | |
|
| |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(b) | | | 504,000 | | | | 439,296 | |
|
| |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(b) | | | 554,000 | | | | 487,548 | |
|
| |
SM Energy Co., | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 09/15/2026 | | | 543,000 | | | | 512,965 | |
|
| |
6.63%, 01/15/2027 | | | 503,000 | | | | 470,914 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 07/15/2028 | | | 325,000 | | | | 299,369 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 7,425,360 | |
|
| |
| |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–3.71% | | | | | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P./Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | 1,318,000 | | | | 1,226,570 | |
|
| |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., | | | | | | | | |
7.50%, 06/01/2027(b) | | | 216,000 | | | | 208,784 | |
|
| |
6.50%, 07/01/2027(b) | | | 681,000 | | | | 634,406 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 01/15/2031(b) | | | 346,000 | | | | 276,926 | |
|
| |
Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 05/15/2026 | | | 862,000 | | | | 771,387 | |
|
| |
8.00%, 01/15/2027 | | | 298,000 | | | | 264,564 | |
|
| |
7.75%, 02/01/2028 | | | 219,000 | | | | 189,753 | |
|
| |
Holly Energy Partners L.P./Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 04/15/2027(b) | | | 696,000 | | | | 656,523 | |
|
| |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 04/15/2026 | | | 550,000 | | | | 412,087 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 4,641,000 | |
|
| |
| |
Other Diversified Financial Services–1.25% | | | | | |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 732,000 | | | | 652,801 | |
|
| |
Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/2030(b) | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 911,180 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,563,981 | |
|
| |
| | |
Paper Packaging–0.53% | | | | | | | | |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 700,000 | | | | 658,746 | |
|
| |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals–1.20% | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 06/01/2028(b) | | | 386,000 | | | | 302,863 | |
|
| |
5.25%, 02/15/2031(b) | | | 928,000 | | | | 477,642 | |
|
| |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/2027(b) | | | 950,000 | | | | 724,992 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,505,497 | |
|
| |
| |
Research & Consulting Services–0.52% | | | | | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/2029(b) | | | 751,000 | | | | 649,668 | |
|
| |
| | |
Restaurants–2.31% | | | | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 01/15/2028(b) | | | 415,000 | | | | 361,067 | |
|
| |
4.00%, 10/15/2030(b) | | | 791,000 | | | | 637,336 | |
|
| |
Papa John’s International, Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/2029(b) | | | 1,524,000 | | | | 1,259,357 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
|
| |
Restaurants–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.38%, 04/01/2032 | | $ | 689,000 | | | $ | 637,174 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,894,934 | |
|
| |
| | |
Retail REITs–0.81% | | | | | | | | |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/2026(b) | | | 1,101,000 | | | | 1,018,205 | |
|
| |
| | |
Semiconductor Equipment–1.04% | | | | | | | | |
Entegris Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 694,000 | | | | 647,539 | |
|
| |
5.95%, 06/15/2030(b) | | | 682,000 | | | | 650,314 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,297,853 | |
|
| |
| |
Specialized Consumer Services–1.77% | | | | | |
Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/2029(b) | | | 1,525,000 | | | | 1,242,516 | |
|
| |
Terminix Co. LLC (The), 7.45%, 08/15/2027 | | | 861,000 | | | | 966,365 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,208,881 | |
|
| |
| | |
Specialized REITs–1.14% | | | | | | | | |
SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/2027 | | | 1,553,000 | | | | 1,421,220 | |
|
| |
| | |
Specialty Chemicals–1.18% | | | | | | | | |
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. (Mexico), | | | | | | | | |
7.45%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 609,000 | | | | 523,524 | |
|
| |
6.99%, 02/20/2032(b) | | | 446,000 | | | | 345,581 | |
|
| |
Rayonier A.M. Products, Inc., 7.63%, 01/15/2026(b) | | | 702,000 | | | | 613,485 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 1,482,590 | |
|
| |
| | |
Specialty Stores–0.26% | | | | | | | | |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/2028(b) | | | 371,000 | | | | 322,073 | |
|
| |
| | |
Steel–0.50% | | | | | | | | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/2029(b) | | | 784,000 | | | | 627,540 | |
|
| |
| | |
Systems Software–2.08% | | | | | | | | |
Camelot Finance S.A., 4.50%, 11/01/2026(b) | | | 2,101,000 | | | | 1,919,461 | |
|
| |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/2029 | | | 786,000 | | | | 680,955 | |
|
| |
| | | | | | | 2,600,416 | |
|
| |
| |
Trading Companies & Distributors–0.83% | | | | | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 05/01/2028(b) | | | 1,261,000 | | | | 1,044,448 | |
|
| |
| |
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.56% | | | | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 04/15/2027 | | | 282,000 | | | | 279,315 | |
|
| |
4.75%, 02/01/2028 | | | 723,000 | | | | 702,250 | |
|
| |
3.38%, 04/15/2029 | | | 1,176,000 | | | | 1,032,416 | |
|
| |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC (United Kingdom), 4.75%, 07/15/2031(b) | | | 383,000 | | | | 310,230 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Wireless Telecommunication Services–(continued) | |
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom), 4.13%, 06/04/2081(d) | | | $1,168,000 | | | $ | 876,995 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,201,206 | |
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Total U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $130,908,827) | | | | 114,758,005 | |
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Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests–2.57%(f)(g) | |
Commodity Chemicals–1.08% | | | | | | | | |
Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.44% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/20/2028(h) | | | 1,429,397 | | | | 1,357,928 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–0.44% | | | | | | | | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 6.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 03/27/2028 | | | 720,875 | | | | 553,859 | |
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Restaurants–0.53% | | | | | | | | |
IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.24% (1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%), 12/15/2027 | | | 707,388 | | | | 664,143 | |
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Specialty Stores–0.52% | | | | | | | | |
PetSmart LLC, Term Loan, 4.50% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/11/2028 | | | 684,398 | | | | 646,242 | |
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Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (Cost $3,518,194) | | | | 3,222,172 | |
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–0.26%(i) | |
Casinos & Gaming–0.22% | | | | | | | | |
Codere Finance 2 (Luxembourg) S.A. (Spain), 3.00% PIK Rate, 8.00% Cash Rate, 09/30/2026(b)(c) | | | EUR 255,762 | | | | 279,478 | |
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Investment Abbreviations: |
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Conv. | | – Convertible |
EUR | | – Euro |
LIBOR | | – London Interbank Offered Rate |
PIK | | – Pay-in-Kind |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR | | – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
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| | Principal | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–0.04% | |
Codere New Holdco S.A. (Spain), 7.50% PIK Rate, 0.00% Cash Rate, 11/30/2027(b)(c) | | | EUR 56,327 | | | $ | 48,594 | |
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Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $358,495) | | | | 328,072 | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–0.00% | |
Other Diversified Financial Services–0.00% | | | | | |
Codere New Topco S.A. (Spain) (Cost $0)(h) 2,099 | | | | 0 | |
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Money Market Funds–2.06% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(j)(k) | | | 888,927 | | | | 888,927 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(j)(k) | | | 669,206 | | | | 669,139 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(j)(k) | | | 1,015,917 | | | | 1,015,917 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $2,573,944) | | | | | | | 2,573,983 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–96.57% (Cost $137,359,460) | | | | 120,882,232 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–3.43% | | | | 4,293,457 | |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 125,175,689 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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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 June 30, 2022 was $84,762,133, which represented 67.71% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security is Pay-in-Kind. Pay-in-Kind securities pay interest income in the form of securities. |
(d) | Security issued at a fixed rate for a specific period of time, after which it will convert to a variable rate. |
(e) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(f) | Variable rate senior loan interests often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with any accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, it is anticipated that the variable rate senior loan interests will have an expected average life of three to five years. |
(g) | Variable rate senior loan interests are, at present, not readily marketable, not registered under the 1933 Act and may be subject to contractual and legal restrictions on sale. Variable rate senior loan interests in the Fund’s portfolio generally have variable rates which adjust to a base, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), on set dates, typically every 30 days, but not greater than one year, and/or have interest rates that float at margin above a widely recognized base lending rate such as the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank. |
(h) | Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). See Note 3. |
(i) | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in the currency indicated. |
(j) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 1,478,960 | | | | $ | 12,952,442 | | | | $ | (13,542,475 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 888,927 | | | | $ | 832 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 1,125,866 | | | | | 9,251,745 | | | | | (9,708,471 | ) | | | | (30 | ) | | | | 29 | | | | | 669,139 | | | | | 1,655 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 1,690,240 | | | | | 14,802,791 | | | | | (15,477,114 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 1,015,917 | | | | | 2,204 | |
Total | | | $ | 4,295,066 | | | | $ | 37,006,978 | | | | $ | (38,728,060 | ) | | | $ | (30 | ) | | | $ | 29 | | | | $ | 2,573,983 | | | | $ | 4,691 | |
(k) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
Settlement | | | | Contract to | | | Unrealized |
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | Receive | | | Appreciation |
Currency Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | |
08/17/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | EUR 948,000 | | | | USD 1,006,781 | | | $10,406 |
08/17/2022 | | State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | GBP 402,000 | | | | USD 496,729 | | | 6,993 |
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | $17,399 |
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Open Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements(a) | |
Reference Entity | | Buy/Sell Protection | | | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | | Maturity Date | | | Implied Credit Spread(b)
| | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Credit Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 38, Version 1 | | | Sell | | | | 5.00% | | | | Quarterly | | | | 06/20/2027 | | | | 5.7652% | | | | USD 4,116,420 | | | | $(123,705) | | | | $(125,031) | | | | $(1,326) | |
(a) | Centrally cleared swap agreements collateralized by $430,000 cash held with Bank of America. |
(b) | Implied credit spreads represent the current level, as of June 30, 2022, at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing credit default swap agreement and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit default swap agreement. An implied credit spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial agreement 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. |
Abbreviations:
EUR –Euro
GBP –British Pound Sterling
USD –U.S. Dollar
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition*
By credit quality, based on total investments
as of June 30, 2022
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BBB | | | | 1.81 | % |
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BB | | | | 46.45 | |
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B | | | | 41.15 | |
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CCC | | | | 6.08 | |
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Cash | | | | 4.26 | |
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Non-Rated | | | | 0.25 | |
* | 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 & Poor’s rating methodology, please visit standardandpoors.com and select “Understanding Ratings” under Rating Resources on the homepage. |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements. Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $134,785,516) | | $ | 118,308,249 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $2,573,944) | | | 2,573,983 | |
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Other investments: | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 17,399 | |
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Deposits with brokers: | |
Cash collateral – centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 430,000 | |
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Cash | | | 44,084 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,428,496) | | | 1,410,569 | |
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Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 1,012,552 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 160 | |
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Dividends | | | 5,355 | |
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Interest | | | 1,942,792 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 37,882 | |
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Other assets | | | 89 | |
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Total assets | | | 125,783,114 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Other investments: | |
Variation margin payable – centrally cleared swap agreements | | | 43,064 | |
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Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 216,920 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 170,465 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 85,070 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,671 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 45,505 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 43,730 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 607,425 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 125,175,689 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 159,835,561 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (34,659,872 | ) |
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| | $ | 125,175,689 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 27,529,125 | |
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Series II | | $ | 97,646,564 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 6,020,153 | |
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Series II | | | 21,633,132 | |
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Series I: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 4.57 | |
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Series II: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 4.51 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | |
Interest | | $ | 3,647,789 | |
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Dividends | | | 19,299 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,275) | | | 15,966 | |
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Total investment income | | | 3,683,054 | |
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Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 432,720 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 114,558 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 4,999 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 132,566 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 3,836 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,963 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,159 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 28,312 | |
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Other | | | 3,155 | |
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Total expenses | | | 731,268 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (929 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 730,339 | |
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Net investment income | | | 2,952,715 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (2,974,874 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 29 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (105,529 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 153,110 | |
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Swap agreements | | | (793 | ) |
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| | | (2,928,057 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (18,728,693 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (30 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (30,591 | ) |
|
| |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (7,148 | ) |
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| |
Swap agreements | | | (1,326 | ) |
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| |
| | | (18,767,788 | ) |
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| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (21,695,845 | ) |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (18,743,130 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,952,715 | | | $ | 5,684,446 | |
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| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (2,928,057 | ) | | | 2,472,496 | |
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| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (18,767,788 | ) | | | (2,060,099 | ) |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (18,743,130 | ) | | | 6,096,843 | |
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| |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (2,336,863 | ) |
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| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (5,125,668 | ) |
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| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (7,462,531 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series I | | | (8,945,933 | ) | | | (3,063,988 | ) |
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| |
Series II | | | (1,993,045 | ) | | | 11,176,700 | |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (10,938,978 | ) | | | 8,112,712 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (29,682,108 | ) | | | 6,747,024 | |
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| |
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Net assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 154,857,797 | | | | 148,110,773 | |
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| |
End of period | | $ | 125,175,689 | | | $ | 154,857,797 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | | $ | 0.11 | | | | $ | (0.77 | ) | | | $ | (0.66 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 4.57 | | | | | (12.62 | )% | | | $ | 27,529 | | | | | 0.87 | %(d) | | | | 0.87 | %(d) | | | | 4.45 | %(d) | | | | 48 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 5.26 | | | | | 0.20 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | 0.23 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 5.23 | | | | | 4.38 | | | | | 40,989 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 3.83 | | | | | 103 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 5.41 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 0.16 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | 5.26 | | | | | 3.32 | | | | | 44,543 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 5.39 | | | | | 89 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 5.06 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | 0.68 | | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | 5.41 | | | | | 13.51 | | | | | 50,190 | | | | | 0.88 | | | | | 0.89 | | | | | 5.45 | | | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 5.51 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | | 5.06 | | | | | (3.35 | ) | | | | 55,703 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 1.17 | | | | | 4.84 | | | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 5.40 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 0.08 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 5.51 | | | | | 6.30 | | | | | 80,372 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 4.73 | | | | | 73 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 5.16 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | | - | | | | | 4.51 | | | | | (12.60 | ) | | | | 97,647 | | | | | 1.12 | (d) | | | | 1.12 | (d) | | | | 4.20 | (d) | | | | 48 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 5.20 | | | | | 0.19 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | 5.16 | | | | | 4.00 | | | | | 113,869 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 3.58 | | | | | 103 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 5.36 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 0.14 | | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | | 5.20 | | | | | 2.90 | | | | | 103,568 | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 5.14 | | | | | 89 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 5.02 | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 0.65 | | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | | 5.36 | | | | | 13.16 | | | | | 104,929 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 1.14 | | | | | 5.20 | | | | | 54 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 5.46 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 5.02 | | | | | (3.43 | ) | | | | 86,236 | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 1.42 | | | | | 4.59 | | | | | 66 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 5.36 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | | 5.46 | | | | | 5.93 | | | | | 91,802 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 4.48 | | | | | 73 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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.
Variable rate senior loan interests are fair valued using quotes provided by an independent pricing service. 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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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, if available, 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, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income |
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| and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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. |
J. | 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. |
K. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive
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compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
L. | 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 the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
M. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
N. | Bank Loan Risk – 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, which may impair the Fund’s ability to sell bank loans within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement periods may result in cash not being immediately available to the Fund. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet its obligations. Similar to other asset classes, bank loan funds 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 seeks to manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. |
O. | LIBOR Risk – The Fund may have investments in financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as the reference or benchmark rate for variable interest rate calculations. LIBOR is intended to measure the rate generally at which banks can lend and borrow from one another in the relevant currency on an unsecured basis. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that oversees LIBOR, announced that the majority of LIBOR rates would cease to be published or would no longer be representative on January 1, 2022. Although the publication of most LIBOR rates ceased at the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates continues to be published until June 2023 to allow for an orderly transition away from these rates. |
There remains uncertainty and risks relating to the continuing LIBOR transition and its effects on the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests. There can be no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any alternative reference rates (“ARRs”) or financial instruments in which the Fund invests that utilize ARRs will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that these instruments will have the same volume or liquidity. Additionally, there remains uncertainty and risks relating to certain “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments that were issued or entered into before December 31, 2021 and the process by which a replacement interest rate will be identified and implemented into these instruments when USD LIBOR is ultimately discontinued. The effects of such uncertainty and risks in “legacy” USD LIBOR instruments held by the Fund could result in losses to the Fund.
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”. |
Q. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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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 the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $200 million | | | 0.625% | |
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Next $300 million | | | 0.550% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.500% | |
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Over $1 billion | | | 0.450% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.62%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $929.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $10,839 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $103,719 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of June 30, 2022. 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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U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | $ | – | | | $ | 114,758,005 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 114,758,005 | |
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Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests | | | – | | | | 1,864,244 | | | | 1,357,928 | | | | 3,222,172 | |
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes | | | – | | | | 328,072 | | | | – | | | | 328,072 | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 2,573,983 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,573,983 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 2,573,983 | | | | 116,950,321 | | | | 1,357,928 | | | | 120,882,232 | |
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Other Investments – Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | – | | | | 17,399 | | | | – | | | | 17,399 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | (1,326 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,326 | ) |
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Total Other Investments | | | – | | | | 16,073 | | | | – | | | | 16,073 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 2,573,983 | | | $ | 116,966,394 | | | $ | 1,357,928 | | | $ | 120,898,305 | |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the reporting period in relation to net assets.
The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the six months ended June 30, 2022:
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| | 12/31/21 | | at Cost | | from Sales | | Premiums | | (Loss) | | (Depreciation) | | Level 3 | | Level 3 | | 06/30/22 |
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | (147,793 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | (2,116 | ) | | | $ | (70,248 | ) | | | $ | 1,578,085 | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 1,357,928 | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | | 0 | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 0 | |
Total | | | $ | 0 | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | (147,793 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | (2,116 | ) | | | $ | (70,248 | ) | | | $ | 1,578,085 | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 1,357,928 | |
Securities determined to be Level 3 at the end of the reporting period were valued primarily by utilizing quotes from a third-party vendor pricing service. A significant change in third-party pricing information could result in a significantly lower or higher value in Level 3 investments.
The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in determining fair value measurements for those investments classified as level 3 at period end:
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Mativ, Inc., Term Loan B | | $1,357,928 | | Valuation Service | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | | (a) | |
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(a) | Securities classified as Level 3 whose unadjusted values were provided by a pricing service and for which such inputs are unobservable. The Adviser periodically reviews pricing vendor methodologies and inputs to confirm they are determined using unobservable inputs and have been appropriately classified. Such securities’ fair valuations could change significantly based on changes in unobservable inputs used by the pricing service. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | $17,399 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | – | |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | | $17,399 | |
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| | Credit | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – Centrally Cleared(a) | | $ | (1,326 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,326 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of June 30, 2022.
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| | Derivative | | | | Collateral | | |
| | Assets | | | | (Received)/Pledged | | |
| | Forward Foreign | | Net Value of | | | | | | Net |
Counterparty | | Currency Contracts | | Derivatives | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | Amount |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | $17,399 | | $17,399 | | $– | | $– | | $17,399 |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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| | Statement of Operations | |
| | Credit | | | Currency | | | | |
| | Risk | | | Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 153,110 | | | $ | 153,110 | |
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Swap agreements | | | (793 | ) | | | - | | | | (793 | ) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | - | | | | (7,148 | ) | | | (7,148 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (1,326 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,326 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (2,119 | ) | | $ | 145,962 | | | $ | 143,843 | |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Foreign Currency | | Swap |
| | Contracts | | Agreements |
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Average notional value | | $1,567,518 | | $3,441,000 |
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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 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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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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. 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 had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
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Expiration | | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | | | Total | |
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Not subject to expiration | | $ | 5,685,223 | | | $ | 18,327,620 | | | $ | 24,012,843 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward 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 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $63,439,701 and $69,856,208, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 368,311 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (17,013,128 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (16,644,817 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $137,543,122.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | Year ended | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 2,961,667 | | | $ | 14,568,897 | | | | 7,893,916 | | | $ | 42,260,178 | |
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Series II | | | 869,708 | | | | 4,269,408 | | | | 2,595,725 | | | | 13,694,035 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 451,132 | | | | 2,336,863 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,001,107 | | | | 5,125,668 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (4,786,008 | ) | | | (23,514,830 | ) | | | (8,967,393 | ) | | | (47,661,029 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,285,712 | ) | | | (6,262,453 | ) | | | (1,449,620 | ) | | | (7,643,003 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (2,240,345 | ) | | $ | (10,938,978 | ) | | | 1,524,867 | | | $ | 8,112,712 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $873.80 | | $4.04 | | $1,020.48 | | $4.36 | | 0.87% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 874.00 | | 5.20 | | 1,019.24 | | 5.61 | | 1.12 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for one andthree year periods and the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s security selection in certain industries and sectors negatively impacted Fund
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performance. The Board considered that the Fund underwent a change in portfolio management and investment process in 2020. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with
federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed
and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Invesco Advisers noted that the Fund does not execute brokerage transactions through “soft dollar” arrangements to any significant degree.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund
Effective April 29, 2022, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund was renamed Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund.
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VIIGR-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -21.59 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -21.68 | |
MSCI All Country World ex USA Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -18.42 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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The MSCI All Country World ex USA® Index is an index considered representative of developed and emerging stock markets, excluding the US. 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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/5/93) | | | 6.35 | % |
10 Years | | | 5.04 | |
5 Years | | | 2.19 | |
1 Year | | | -21.95 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/19/01) | | | 6.12 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.77 | |
5 Years | | | 1.93 | |
1 Year | | | -22.16 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. EQV International 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.46% | |
Australia–1.90% | | | | | | | | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 109,896 | | | $ | 20,419,602 | |
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Brazil–2.60% | | | | | | | | |
B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao | | | 6,193,402 | | | | 12,970,352 | |
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MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | | | 7,228 | | | | 4,603,296 | |
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Rede D’Or Sao Luiz S.A.(b) | | | 1,850,700 | | | | 10,248,170 | |
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Canada–7.39% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(c) | | | 315,653 | | | | 18,681,204 | |
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CGI, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 254,263 | | | | 20,254,916 | |
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Magna International, Inc. | | | 279,795 | | | | 15,363,510 | |
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. | | | 382,357 | | | | 24,877,563 | |
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| | | | | | | 79,177,193 | |
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China–10.86% | | | | | | | | |
Airtac International Group | | | 258,000 | | | | 8,587,069 | |
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China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | | | 4,868,000 | | | | 24,328,740 | |
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China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 3,316,000 | | | | 25,161,963 | |
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JD.com, Inc., ADR | | | 244,555 | | | | 15,705,322 | |
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Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., A Shares | | | 587,041 | | | | 17,736,466 | |
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 513,141 | | | | 24,887,339 | |
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| | | | | | | 116,406,899 | |
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Denmark–3.28% | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 87,289 | | | | 11,134,649 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 216,702 | | | | 24,052,051 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,186,700 | |
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France–9.21% | | | | | | | | |
Air Liquide S.A. | | | 114,648 | | | | 15,496,035 | |
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Arkema S.A. | | | 155,252 | | | | 13,991,666 | |
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Kering S.A. | | | 15,228 | | | | 7,911,838 | |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 23,917 | | | | 14,759,974 | |
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Pernod Ricard S.A. | | | 62,373 | | | | 11,553,708 | |
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Schneider Electric SE | | | 159,647 | | | | 18,913,091 | |
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TotalEnergies SE(c) | | | 305,361 | | | | 16,096,181 | |
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| | | | | | | 98,722,493 | |
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Germany–1.27% | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 81,631 | | | | 13,653,138 | |
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Hong Kong–3.27% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 2,167,400 | | | | 23,807,049 | |
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Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 1,072,500 | | | | 11,212,501 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,019,550 | |
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India–2.27% | | | | | | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | | | 442,291 | | | | 24,308,313 | |
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Ireland–4.86% | | | | | | | | |
CRH PLC | | | 516,024 | | | | 17,861,169 | |
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Flutter Entertainment PLC(a) | | | 108,445 | | | | 10,895,387 | |
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ICON PLC(a) | | | 107,487 | | | | 23,292,433 | |
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| | | | | | | 52,048,989 | |
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Italy–1.80% | | | | | | | | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco S.p.A. | | | 1,604,839 | | | $ | 19,345,911 | |
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Japan–11.67% | | | | | | | | |
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 349,400 | | | | 11,452,923 | |
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FANUC Corp. | | | 133,200 | | | | 20,878,146 | |
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Hoya Corp. | | | 146,600 | | | | 12,532,084 | |
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Keyence Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 4,791,214 | |
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Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 329,700 | | | | 10,473,795 | |
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Komatsu Ltd. | | | 226,200 | | | | 5,035,432 | |
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Olympus Corp. | | | 1,193,800 | | | | 24,008,238 | |
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SMC Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | | 6,693,545 | |
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Sony Group Corp. | | | 144,700 | | | | 11,825,436 | |
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TIS, Inc. | | | 662,900 | | | | 17,382,097 | |
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| | | | | | | 125,072,910 | |
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Mexico–2.58% | | | | | | | | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series V | | | 8,025,902 | | | | 27,670,294 | |
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Netherlands–5.33% | | | | | | | | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 28,976 | | | | 13,984,627 | |
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Heineken N.V. | | | 196,839 | | | | 18,026,840 | |
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Shell PLC | | | 204,268 | | | | 5,330,473 | |
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Wolters Kluwer N.V. | | | 203,457 | | | | 19,792,619 | |
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Singapore–1.93% | | | | | | | | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 1,092,266 | | | | 20,678,870 | |
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South Korea–3.11% | | | | | | | | |
NAVER Corp. | | | 93,437 | | | | 17,335,206 | |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 364,346 | | | | 15,960,052 | |
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| | | | | | | 33,295,258 | |
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Spain–1.22% | | | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Group S.A.(a) | | | 232,370 | | | | 13,055,553 | |
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Sweden–6.35% | | | | | | | | |
Husqvarna AB, Class B | | | 1,152,147 | | | | 8,478,664 | |
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Investor AB, Class B | | | 1,484,592 | | | | 24,433,230 | |
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Sandvik AB(c) | | | 1,654,661 | | | | 26,862,060 | |
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Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 964,091 | | | | 8,246,163 | |
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Switzerland–1.44% | | | | | | | | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Class R | | | 22,026 | | | | 5,214,764 | |
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Logitech International S.A., Class R | | | 196,670 | | | | 10,238,941 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,453,705 | |
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Taiwan–2.15% | | | | | | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 281,909 | | | | 23,046,061 | |
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United Kingdom–6.52% | | | | | | | | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 341,627 | | | | 14,331,420 | |
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DCC PLC | | | 230,427 | | | | 14,398,200 | |
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Linde PLC | | | 56,302 | | | | 16,188,514 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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United Kingdom–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 332,230 | | | $ | 24,954,138 | |
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| | | | | | | 69,872,272 | |
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United States–6.45% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor PLC, CDI(c) | | | 439,347 | | | | 5,473,490 | |
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Broadcom, Inc. | | | 68,229 | | | | 33,146,331 | |
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Nestle S.A. | | | 158,424 | | | | 18,586,489 | |
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Roche Holding AG | | | 35,881 | | | | 11,978,070 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $900,752,708) | | | | 1,044,594,585 | |
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Money Market Funds–2.49% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 9,519,873 | | | | 9,519,873 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 6,294,911 | | | | 6,294,281 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 10,879,854 | | | | 10,879,854 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $26,692,353) | | | | 26,694,008 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.95% (Cost $927,445,061) | | | | 1,071,288,593 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–3.23% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 9,695,119 | | | $ | 9,695,119 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 24,930,306 | | | | 24,930,306 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $34,625,647) | | | | 34,625,425 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–103.18% (Cost $962,070,708) | | | | 1,105,914,018 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(3.18)% | | | | (34,093,872 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 1,071,820,146 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
CDI – CREST Depository Interest
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 June 30, 2022 represented 1.00% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $11,153,338 | | | $ | 79,118,593 | | | $ | (80,752,058 | ) | | | $ - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,519,873 | | | $ | 20,446 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 7,462,045 | | | | 56,513,281 | | | | (57,680,042 | ) | | | 202 | | | | (1,205) | | | | 6,294,281 | | | | 13,108 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 12,746,672 | | | | 90,421,248 | | | | (92,288,066 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10,879,854 | | | | 18,505 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | - | | | | 87,578,691 | | | | (77,883,572 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,695,119 | | | | 19,755* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | - | | | | 147,448,719 | | | | (122,524,757 | ) | | | (222 | ) | | | 6,566 | | | | 24,930,306 | | | | 54,200* | |
Total | | | $31,362,055 | | | $ | 461,080,532 | | | $ | (431,128,495 | ) | | | $ (20 | ) | | $ | 5,361 | | | $ | 61,319,433 | | | $ | 126,014 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Consumer Staples | | | | 17.78 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 17.29 | |
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Financials | | | | 15.50 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 14.17 | |
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Health Care | | | | 11.80 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.86 | |
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Materials | | | | 6.44 | |
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Energy | | | | 2.00 | |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 1.62 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 2.54 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $900,752,708)* | | $ | 1,044,594,585 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $61,318,000) | | | 61,319,433 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $2,671,981) | | | 2,670,001 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,535,842 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 225,890 | |
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Dividends | | | 3,807,774 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 191,078 | |
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Other assets | | | 827 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,115,345,430 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 7,322,770 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 610,255 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 34,625,647 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 660,504 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,545 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 91,115 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 211,448 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 43,525,284 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,071,820,146 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 787,101,651 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 284,718,495 | |
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| | $ | 1,071,820,146 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 369,127,770 | |
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Series II | | $ | 702,692,376 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 11,369,834 | |
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Series II | | | 22,034,686 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 32.47 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 31.89 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $ 30,993,537 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,437,998) | | $ | 14,829,809 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $54,875) | | | 106,934 | |
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Total investment income | | | 14,936,743 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 4,301,888 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,005,647 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 77,842 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 997,029 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 33,892 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 12,511 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,755 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 22,769 | |
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Other | | | 7,812 | |
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Total expenses | | | 6,462,145 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (12,340 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 6,449,805 | |
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Net investment income | | | 8,486,938 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 24,687,498 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 5,361 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (429,442 | ) |
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| | | 24,263,417 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (331,351,781 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (20 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (140,620 | ) |
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| | | (331,492,421 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (307,229,004 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (298,742,066 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 8,486,938 | | | $ | 6,312,956 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 24,263,417 | | | | 139,856,225 | |
|
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (331,492,421 | ) | | | (66,894,326 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (298,742,066 | ) | | | 79,274,855 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (38,110,163 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (74,422,055 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (112,532,218 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (5,103,257 | ) | | | 17,745,445 | |
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Series II | | | (29,834,870 | ) | | | (21,035,067 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (34,938,127 | ) | | | (3,289,622 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (333,680,193 | ) | | | (36,546,985 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,405,500,339 | | | | 1,442,047,324 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,071,820,146 | | | $ | 1,405,500,339 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $41.41 | | | | $0.28 | | | | $(9.22) | | | | $(8.94) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $32.47 | | | | (21.59)% | | | | $ 369,128 | | | | 0.90%(d) | | | | 0.90%(d) | | | | 1.57%(d) | | | | 31% | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 42.52 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (0.57) | | | | (3.03) | | | | (3.60) | | | | 41.41 | | | | 5.89 | | | | 475,732 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 39.05 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 5.04 | | | | 5.28 | | | | (0.92) | | | | (0.89) | | | | (1.81) | | | | 42.52 | | | | 14.02 | | | | 468,726 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 52 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 32.98 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 8.60 | | | | 9.18 | | | | (0.62) | | | | (2.49) | | | | (3.11) | | | | 39.05 | | | | 28.54 | | | | 466,401 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 39.89 | | | | 0.66 | | | | (6.51) | | | | (5.85) | | | | (0.79) | | | | (0.27) | | | | (1.06) | | | | 32.98 | | | | (14.97) | | | | 414,774 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 32.89 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 7.06 | | | | 7.55 | | | | (0.55) | | | | - | | | | (0.55) | | | | 39.89 | | | | 23.00 | | | | 627,894 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 34 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 40.72 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (9.07) | | | | (8.83) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 31.89 | | | | (21.68) | | | | 702,692 | | | | 1.15(d) | | | | 1.15(d) | | | | 1.32(d) | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 41.88 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.19 | | | | 2.34 | | | | (0.47) | | | | (3.03) | | | | (3.50) | | | | 40.72 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 929,768 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 34 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 38.48 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 5.10 | | | | (0.81) | | | | (0.89) | | | | (1.70) | | | | 41.88 | | | | 13.74 | | | | 973,322 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 52 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 32.52 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 8.47 | | | | 8.95 | | | | (0.50) | | | | (2.49) | | | | (2.99) | | | | 38.48 | | | | 28.20 | | | | 1,005,632 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 31 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 39.33 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (6.42) | | | | (5.86) | | | | (0.68) | | | | (0.27) | | | | (0.95) | | | | 32.52 | | | | (15.18) | | | | 862,729 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 32.44 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 6.96 | | | | 7.36 | | | | (0.47) | | | | - | | | | (0.47) | | | | 39.33 | | | | 22.73 | | | | 1,448,723 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 34 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund, formerly 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | Other Risks – Emerging markets (also referred to as developing markets) are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, companies operating in emerging markets may be subject to lower trading volume and greater price fluctuations than companies in more developed markets. Securities law in many emerging market countries is relatively new and unsettled. Therefore, laws regarding foreign investment in emerging market securities, securities regulation, title to securities, and shareholder rights may change quickly and unpredictably. In addition, the enforcement of systems of taxation at federal, regional and local levels in emerging market countries may be inconsistent, and subject to sudden change. Other risks of investing in emerging markets securities may include additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of timely information. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Over $250 million | | | 0.700% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.71%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $12,340.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $97,097 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $908,550 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $621 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Australia | | $ | – | | | $ | 20,419,602 | | | | $– | | | $ | 20,419,602 | |
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Brazil | | | 27,821,818 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 27,821,818 | |
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Canada | | | 79,177,193 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 79,177,193 | |
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China | | | 40,592,661 | | | | 75,814,238 | | | | – | | | | 116,406,899 | |
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Denmark | | | – | | | | 35,186,700 | | | | – | | | | 35,186,700 | |
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France | | | – | | | | 98,722,493 | | | | – | | | | 98,722,493 | |
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Germany | | | – | | | | 13,653,138 | | | | – | | | | 13,653,138 | |
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Hong Kong | | | – | | | | 35,019,550 | | | | – | | | | 35,019,550 | |
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India | | | 24,308,313 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 24,308,313 | |
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Ireland | | | 23,292,433 | | | | 28,756,556 | | | | – | | | | 52,048,989 | |
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Italy | | | – | | | | 19,345,911 | | | | – | | | | 19,345,911 | |
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Japan | | | – | | | | 125,072,910 | | | | – | | | | 125,072,910 | |
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Mexico | | | 27,670,294 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 27,670,294 | |
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Netherlands | | | – | | | | 57,134,559 | | | | – | | | | 57,134,559 | |
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Singapore | | | – | | | | 20,678,870 | | | | – | | | | 20,678,870 | |
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South Korea | | | – | | | | 33,295,258 | | | | – | | | | 33,295,258 | |
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Spain | | | – | | | | 13,055,553 | | | | – | | | | 13,055,553 | |
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Sweden | | | – | | | | 68,020,117 | | | | – | | | | 68,020,117 | |
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Switzerland | | | – | | | | 15,453,705 | | | | – | | | | 15,453,705 | |
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Taiwan | | | 23,046,061 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 23,046,061 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 16,188,514 | | | | 53,683,758 | | | | – | | | | 69,872,272 | |
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United States | | | 33,146,331 | | | | 36,038,049 | | | | – | | | | 69,184,380 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 26,694,008 | | | | 34,625,425 | | | | – | | | | 61,319,433 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 321,937,626 | | | $ | 783,976,392 | | | | $– | | | $ | 1,105,914,018 | |
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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.
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NOTE 5–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $366,659,080 and $386,855,784, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 196,388,763 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (86,556,057 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 109,832,706 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $996,081,312.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 744,700 | | | $ | 26,772,601 | | | | 1,292,791 | | | $ | 56,540,675 | |
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Series II | | | 900,598 | | | | 32,569,533 | | | | 2,005,720 | | | | 84,986,713 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 924,107 | | | | 38,110,163 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,833,959 | | | | 74,422,055 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (864,563 | ) | | | (31,875,858 | ) | | | (1,751,157 | ) | | | (76,905,393 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,698,031 | ) | | | (62,404,403 | ) | | | (4,249,072 | ) | | | (180,443,835 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (917,296 | ) | | $ | (34,938,127 | ) | | | 56,348 | | | $ | (3,289,622 | ) |
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(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. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $784.10 | | $3.98 | | $1,020.33 | | $4.51 | | 0.90% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 783.20 | | 5.08 | | 1,019.09 | | 5.76 | | 1.15 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund’s (formerly, Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund) (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the
way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Custom Invesco V.I. International Growth Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s
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underperformance can primarily be attributed to stock selection driven by the Fund’s earnings, quality and valuation investment style. Specifically, the Board noted that stock selection in and underweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as stock selection in certain geographic regions, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers regarding the levels of the Fund’s breakpoints in light of current assets. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the
Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
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Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund |
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | O-VIMST-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -21.77 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -21.85 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ | | | -19.96 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market. | |
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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (7/5/95) | | | 8.74 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.30 | |
5 Years | | | 8.10 | |
1 Year | | | -14.10 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (7/13/00) | | | 5.36 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.03 | |
5 Years | | | 7.84 | |
1 Year | | | -14.29 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Main Street Fund® (renamed Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Main Street 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.38% |
Aerospace & Defense–2.30% |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 180,994 | | | $ 17,395,333 |
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Agricultural & Farm Machinery–1.30% |
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Deere & Co. | | | 32,763 | | | 9,811,536 |
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Air Freight & Logistics–3.22% |
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FedEx Corp. | | | 16,437 | | | 3,726,433 |
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United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 113,130 | | | 20,650,750 |
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| | | | | | 24,377,183 |
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Application Software–2.17% |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c) | | | 19,639 | | | 2,250,629 |
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salesforce.com, inc.(c) | | | 52,440 | | | 8,654,698 |
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Synopsys, Inc.(c) | | | 18,017 | | | 5,471,763 |
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| | | | | | 16,377,090 |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.62% |
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General Motors Co.(c) | | | 216,064 | | | 6,862,193 |
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Tesla, Inc.(c) | | | 8,053 | | | 5,423,051 |
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| | | | | | 12,285,244 |
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Automotive Retail–1.50% |
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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c) | | | 18,002 | | | 11,372,944 |
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Biotechnology–0.98% |
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Seagen, Inc.(c) | | | 41,749 | | | 7,387,068 |
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Cable & Satellite–1.07% |
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 205,639 | | | 8,069,274 |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.81% |
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Valvoline, Inc.(b) | | | 211,568 | | | 6,099,505 |
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Communications Equipment–1.01% |
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Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 36,258 | | | 7,599,677 |
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Construction Materials–1.18% |
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Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 62,529 | | | 8,885,371 |
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Consumer Finance–1.52% |
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American Express Co. | | | 82,753 | | | 11,471,221 |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.22% |
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Fiserv, Inc.(c) | | | 103,850 | | | 9,239,535 |
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Distillers & Vintners–0.73% |
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Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 23,542 | | | 5,486,699 |
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Diversified Banks–2.00% |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 134,370 | | | 15,131,406 |
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Electric Utilities–2.37% |
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FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 407,366 | | | 15,638,781 |
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Southern Co. (The) | | | 32,318 | | | 2,304,596 |
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| | | | | | 17,943,377 |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–0.71% |
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Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 43,196 | | | 5,354,576 |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–1.03% |
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 82,554 | | | $ 7,763,378 |
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Food Distributors–1.05% |
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Sysco Corp. | | | 93,907 | | | 7,954,862 |
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General Merchandise Stores–0.39% |
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Target Corp. | | | 21,048 | | | 2,972,609 |
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Health Care Facilities–1.81% |
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 56,716 | | | 9,531,691 |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c) | | | 79,635 | | | 4,185,616 |
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| | | | | | 13,717,307 |
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Health Care Services–1.97% |
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CVS Health Corp. | | | 160,544 | | | 14,876,007 |
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Health Care Supplies–0.87% |
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Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 21,052 | | | 6,591,802 |
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Homebuilding–0.77% |
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D.R. Horton, Inc.(b) | | | 88,496 | | | 5,857,550 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.01% |
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Airbnb, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 85,990 | | | 7,659,989 |
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Household Products–2.81% |
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Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 147,978 | | | 21,277,757 |
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Industrial Conglomerates–0.72% |
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Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 31,228 | | | 5,427,739 |
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Industrial Machinery–1.58% |
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Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 168,511 | | | 11,908,672 |
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Industrial REITs–2.81% |
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Duke Realty Corp. | | | 17,901 | | | 983,660 |
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Prologis, Inc. | | | 172,374 | | | 20,279,801 |
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| | | | | | 21,263,461 |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–2.30% |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 202,649 | | | 17,354,860 |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–3.03% |
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Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 451,805 | | | 22,929,104 |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–1.09% |
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Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 67,767 | | | 8,243,856 |
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Interactive Media & Services–3.02% |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 10,469 | | | 22,814,673 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–3.04% |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(c) | | | 216,639 | | | 23,009,228 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–0.52% |
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Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 62,188 | | | 3,929,038 |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–1.67% |
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Accenture PLC, Class A(b) | | | 31,762 | | | 8,818,719 |
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Amdocs Ltd. | | | 46,109 | | | 3,841,341 |
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| | | | | | 12,660,060 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.32% |
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Avantor, Inc.(c) | | | 78,139 | | | $ 2,430,123 |
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Managed Health Care–3.26% |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 47,970 | | | 24,638,831 |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.79% |
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APA Corp. | | | 170,621 | | | 5,954,673 |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.41% | | | |
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Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 48,633 | | | 6,469,648 |
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Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. | | | 88,395 | | | 4,221,745 |
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| | | | | | 10,691,393 |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–1.81% |
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Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 524,155 | | | 13,664,721 |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–0.99% |
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Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 120,202 | | | 7,463,342 |
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Personal Products–0.21% |
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Coty, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 193,811 | | | 1,552,426 |
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Pharmaceuticals–7.61% |
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AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 221,286 | | | 14,620,366 |
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Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 101,926 | | | 6,055,781 |
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Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 73,511 | | | 23,834,472 |
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Johnson & Johnson | | | 73,336 | | | 13,017,873 |
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| | | | | | 57,528,492 |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.51% |
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Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 90,336 | | | 11,448,281 |
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Railroads–1.09% |
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Union Pacific Corp. | | | 38,707 | | | 8,255,429 |
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Regional Banks–1.17% |
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 11,838 | | | 7,739,448 |
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SVB Financial Group(c) | | | 2,887 | | | 1,140,336 |
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| | | | | | 8,879,784 |
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Research & Consulting Services–0.11% |
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TransUnion | | | 10,479 | | | 838,215 |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.10% |
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Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 91,701 | | | 8,342,957 |
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Semiconductors–2.60% |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(c) | | | 104,153 | | | 7,964,580 |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 91,565 | | | 11,696,513 |
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| | | | | | 19,661,093 |
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR – American Depositary Receipt |
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust |
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Soft Drinks–1.81% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 217,085 | | | $ | 13,656,817 | |
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Systems Software–10.89% | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 14,326 | | | | 2,414,790 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 208,747 | | | | 53,612,492 | |
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ServiceNow, Inc.(c) | | | 14,387 | | | | 6,841,306 | |
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VMware, Inc., Class A | | | 170,869 | | | | 19,475,649 | |
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| | | | | | | 82,344,237 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–5.09% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 281,330 | | | | 38,463,438 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–0.41% | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 425,481 | | | | 3,131,540 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $623,634,970) | | | | 751,444,783 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.55% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 1,532,213 | | | | 1,532,213 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 886,268 | | | | 886,180 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 1,751,100 | | | | 1,751,100 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,169,483) | | | | 4,169,493 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.93% (Cost $627,804,453) | | | | 755,614,276 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–2.38% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 5,032,046 | | | | 5,032,046 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 12,939,548 | | | | 12,939,548 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $17,971,594) | | | | 17,971,594 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.31% (Cost $645,776,047) | | | | 773,585,870 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.31)% | | | | (17,490,134 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 756,095,736 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street 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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 2 | | | | $ 71,507,258 | | | | $ (69,975,047) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 1,532,213 | | | $ 2,921 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | - | | | | 51,076,612 | | | | (50,190,477) | | | | 10 | | | | 35 | | | | 886,180 | | | 5,040 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2 | | | | 81,722,580 | | | | (79,971,482) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,751,100 | | | 7,407 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 931,933 | | | | 68,525,069 | | | | (64,424,956) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,032,046 | | | 5,683* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 2,174,510 | | | | 157,063,489 | | | | (146,297,101) | | | | - | | | | (1,350) | | | | 12,939,548 | | | 16,141* |
Total | | | $3,106,447 | | | | $429,895,008 | | | | $(410,859,063) | | | | $10 | | | | $(1,315) | | | | $22,141,087 | | | $ 37,192 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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 1K. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Information Technology | | | | 25.75 | % |
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Health Care | | | | 16.82 | |
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Industrials | | | | 11.03 | |
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Financials | | | | 9.97 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 8.35 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 8.21 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 7.59 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.50 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 2.81 | |
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Utilities | | | | 2.37 | |
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Materials | | | | 1.98 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.62 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $623,634,970)* | | $ | 751,444,783 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $22,141,077) | | | 22,141,087 | |
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Cash | | | 750,000 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $266) | | | 246 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 441,904 | |
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Dividends | | | 454,807 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 148,288 | |
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Other assets | | | 684 | |
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Total assets | | | 775,381,799 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 465,849 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 256,028 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 17,971,594 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 400,013 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 3,686 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 40,605 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 148,288 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 19,286,063 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 756,095,736 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 315,228,677 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 440,867,059 | |
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| | $ | 756,095,736 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 319,418,006 | |
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Series II | | $ | 436,677,730 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 11,395,019 | |
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Series II | | | 15,840,936 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 28.03 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 27.57 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $17,855,286 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $30,677) | | $ | 6,575,780 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $5,177) | | | 20,545 | |
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Total investment income | | | 6,596,325 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,980,663 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 660,643 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 21,997 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 630,745 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 27,416 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 12,394 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 3,001 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 19,055 | |
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Other | | | 6,683 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,362,597 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (232,176 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 4,130,421 | |
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Net investment income | | | 2,465,904 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(33,069)) | | | 14,129,170 | |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,315 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 5,651 | |
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| | | 14,133,506 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (232,240,223 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 10 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (1,880 | ) |
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| | | (232,242,093 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (218,108,587 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (215,642,683 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,465,904 | | | $ | 7,112,726 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 14,133,506 | | | | 299,853,435 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (232,242,093 | ) | | | (10,075,326 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (215,642,683 | ) | | | 296,890,835 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (35,554,579 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (48,316,102 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (83,870,681 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (17,863,309 | ) | | | (175,913,315 | ) |
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Series II | | | (31,202,185 | ) | | | (118,915,828 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (49,065,494 | ) | | | (294,829,143 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (264,708,177 | ) | | | (81,808,989 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,020,803,913 | | | | 1,102,612,902 | |
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End of period | | $ | 756,095,736 | | | $ | 1,020,803,913 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 35.83 | | | | $ | 0.11 | | | | $ | (7.91 | ) | | | $ | (7.80 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 28.03 | | | | | (21.77 | )% | | | $ | 319,418 | | | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | | 0.85 | %(e) | | | | 0.71 | %(e) | | | | 22 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 29.91 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 7.93 | | | | | 8.18 | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | | 35.83 | | | | | 27.57 | | | | | 428,274 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.79 | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | 55 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 29.44 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 3.63 | | | | | 3.85 | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | (2.93 | ) | | | | (3.38 | ) | | | | 29.91 | | | | | 13.94 | | | | | 505,877 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 26.82 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 7.73 | | | | | 8.05 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | (5.09 | ) | | | | (5.43 | ) | | | | 29.44 | | | | | 32.03 | | | | | 570,821 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.82 | | | | | 1.11 | | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 32.25 | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | (2.55 | ) | | | | (2.23 | ) | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | | (2.82 | ) | | | | (3.20 | ) | | | | 26.82 | | | | | (7.89 | ) | | | | 485,230 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 65 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 28.41 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 4.41 | | | | | 4.75 | | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | | 32.25 | | | | | 16.91 | | | | | 561,555 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 1.12 | | | | | 35 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 35.28 | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | (7.78 | ) | | | | (7.71 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 27.57 | | | | | (21.85 | ) | | | | 436,678 | | | | | 1.05 | (e) | | | | 1.10 | (e) | | | | 0.46 | (e) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 29.49 | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | 7.82 | | | | | 7.98 | | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | | (2.19 | ) | | | | 35.28 | | | | | 27.28 | | | | | 592,530 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 1.04 | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | 55 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 29.05 | | | | | 0.15 | | | | | 3.57 | | | | | 3.72 | | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | | (2.93 | ) | | | | (3.28 | ) | | | | 29.49 | | | | | 13.65 | | | | | 596,736 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | 0.53 | | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 26.51 | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | 7.64 | | | | | 7.89 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | (5.09 | ) | | | | (5.35 | ) | | | | 29.05 | | | | | 31.74 | | | | | 731,463 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.07 | | | | | 0.86 | | | | | 43 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 31.91 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | (2.53 | ) | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (2.82 | ) | | | | (3.11 | ) | | | | 26.51 | | | | | (8.10 | ) | | | | 631,398 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 65 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 28.12 | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | 4.37 | | | | | 4.63 | | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | | 31.91 | | | | | 16.63 | | | | | 785,379 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 35 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Main Street 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund® |
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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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. | Master Limited Partnerships – The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP. |
MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.
F. | 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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.
G. | 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. |
H. | 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. |
I. | 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. |
J. | Return of Capital – Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. The return of capital portion of the distribution is a reduction to investment income that results in an equivalent reduction in the cost basis of the associated investments and increases net realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates will subsequently be revised and may materially differ primarily based on information received from the MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded. |
K. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
L. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. |
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| Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
M. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
N. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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Up to $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.600% | |
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Next $4 billion | | | 0.580% | |
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Over $5 billion | | | 0.560% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $232,176.
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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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $62,935 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $597,708 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,124 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 745,389,002 | | | $ | 6,055,781 | | | | $- | | | $ | 751,444,783 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 4,169,493 | | | | 17,971,594 | | | | - | | | | 22,141,087 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 749,558,495 | | | $ | 24,027,375 | | | | $- | | | $ | 773,585,870 | |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $595,070, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(33,069).
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 SSB, 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
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by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $194,307,906 and $244,769,238, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | | | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 170,406,724 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (48,092,370 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 122,314,354 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $651,271,516.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 148,695 | | | $ | 4,685,743 | | | | 387,014 | | | $ | 13,025,614 | |
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Series II | | | 924,819 | | | | 28,630,908 | | | | 4,770,397 | | | | 166,386,375 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,022,271 | | | | 35,554,579 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,410,277 | | | | 48,316,100 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (707,351 | ) | | | (22,549,052 | ) | | | (6,367,300 | ) | | | (224,493,508 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,880,240 | ) | | | (59,833,093 | ) | | | (9,616,161 | ) | | | (333,618,303 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,514,077 | ) | | $ | (49,065,494 | ) | | | (8,393,502 | ) | | $ | (294,829,143 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 47% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
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Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $782.30 | | $3.54 | | $1,020.83 | | $4.01 | | 0.80% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 781.50 | | 4.64 | | 1,019.59 | | 5.26 | | 1.05 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of
Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the S&P 500® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and in the fifth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its
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subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board noted that stock selection in and underweight exposure to certain sectors, as well as the Fund’s cash allocation, detracted from the Fund’s relative performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees were in the fourth quintile of its expense group and the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual and contractual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts,
including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated
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securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VIMCCE-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -19.74 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -19.76 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell Midcap Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -21.57 | |
Lipper VUF Mid-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -19.63 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | 6.95 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.95 | |
5 Years | | | 5.13 | |
1 Year | | | -14.65 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/10/01) | | | 6.69 | % |
10 Years | | | 7.68 | |
5 Years | | | 4.87 | |
1 Year | | | -14.81 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.01% | |
Aerospace & Defense–1.39% | | | | | | | | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp.(b) | | | 20,287 | | | $ | 2,679,101 | |
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Airlines–0.72% | | | | | | | | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 57,926 | | | | 1,380,956 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.71% | | | | | | | | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 19,644 | | | | 1,379,598 | |
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Application Software–6.17% | | | | | | | | |
HubSpot, Inc.(c) | | | 3,513 | | | | 1,056,184 | |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(c) | | | 20,703 | | | | 2,372,564 | |
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Paylocity Holding Corp.(c) | | | 12,239 | | | | 2,134,726 | |
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Synopsys, Inc.(c) | | | 13,268 | | | | 4,029,492 | |
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Tyler Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 6,938 | | | | 2,306,746 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.45% | |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B | | | 51,361 | | | | 1,632,766 | |
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Northern Trust Corp. | | | 32,082 | | | | 3,095,272 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–2.08% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC(c) | | | 25,891 | | | | 2,306,112 | |
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Visteon Corp.(c) | | | 16,416 | | | | 1,700,369 | |
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Automotive Retail–1.57% | | | | | | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c) | | | 4,808 | | | | 3,037,502 | |
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Biotechnology–1.25% | | | | | | | | |
Seagen, Inc.(c) | | | 13,614 | | | | 2,408,861 | |
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Building Products–1.50% | | | | | | | | |
Carrier Global Corp.(b) | | | 80,932 | | | | 2,886,035 | |
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Cable & Satellite–0.59% | | | | | | | | |
Altice USA, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 122,553 | | | | 1,133,615 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.53% | | | | | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.(b) | | | 20,432 | | | | 1,016,492 | |
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Communications Equipment–1.58% | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 14,509 | | | | 3,041,086 | |
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Construction & Engineering–0.94% | | | | | | | | |
Valmont Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 8,075 | | | | 1,813,887 | |
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Construction Materials–1.68% | | | | | | | | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 22,864 | | | | 3,248,974 | |
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Distillers & Vintners–0.90% | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 7,418 | | | | 1,728,839 | |
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Electric Utilities–1.40% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 28,168 | | | | 2,702,438 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–3.25% | |
Hubbell, Inc.(b) | | | 16,855 | | | | 3,009,966 | |
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 12,512 | | | | 2,493,767 | |
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Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 93,666 | | | $ | 769,934 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.82% | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(c) | | | 25,434 | | | | 3,506,077 | |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–1.69% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 24,904 | | | | 3,259,187 | |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–1.28% | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 52,209 | | | | 2,465,831 | |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–1.13% | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 19,270 | | | | 2,181,171 | |
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Food Distributors–1.41% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 32,107 | | | | 2,719,784 | |
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Gas Utilities–1.81% | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp.(b) | | | 31,217 | | | | 3,499,426 | |
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General Merchandise Stores–1.60% | | | | | | | | |
Dollar General Corp.(b) | | | 12,540 | | | | 3,077,818 | |
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Health Care Equipment–0.96% | | | | | | | | |
DexCom, Inc.(c) | | | 24,888 | | | | 1,854,903 | |
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Health Care Facilities–2.55% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c) | | | 44,861 | | | | 3,033,949 | |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c) | | | 35,758 | | | | 1,879,441 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,913,390 | |
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Health Care Services–0.32% | | | | | | | | |
LHC Group, Inc.(c) | | | 3,983 | | | | 620,312 | |
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Health Care Supplies–1.13% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 6,937 | | | | 2,172,114 | |
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Homebuilding–2.26% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 40,480 | | | | 2,679,371 | |
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TopBuild Corp.(c) | | | 10,067 | | | | 1,682,800 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,362,171 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–2.25% | | | | | | | | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | | | 20,291 | | | | 2,265,084 | |
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Expedia Group, Inc.(c) | | | 21,962 | | | | 2,082,657 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,347,741 | |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–2.54% | |
ASGN, Inc.(c) | | | 28,231 | | | | 2,547,848 | |
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Korn Ferry | | | 40,405 | | | | 2,344,298 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,892,146 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–1.52% | | | | | | | | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 47,013 | | | | 2,929,850 | |
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Industrial Machinery–2.06% | | | | | | | | |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(c) | | | 54,956 | | | | 1,786,619 | |
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Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 30,840 | | | | 2,179,463 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,966,082 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Industrial REITs–1.63% | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 57,223 | | | $ | 3,144,404 | |
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Insurance Brokers–1.74% | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 20,531 | | | | 3,347,374 | |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–1.71% | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 27,038 | | | | 3,289,173 | |
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Internet Services & Infrastructure–0.62% | |
MongoDB, Inc.(c) | | | 4,616 | | | | 1,197,852 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.67% | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 35,923 | | | | 3,211,875 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.35% | |
Avantor, Inc.(c) | | | 83,432 | | | | 2,594,735 | |
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Managed Health Care–1.49% | |
Centene Corp.(c) | | | 33,944 | | | | 2,872,002 | |
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Metal & Glass Containers–2.41% | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,458 | | | | 2,069,954 | |
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Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 62,115 | | | | 2,568,455 | |
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| | | | 4,638,409 | |
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Movies & Entertainment–0.84% | |
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 78,834 | | | | 1,620,827 | |
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Multi-Utilities–1.76% | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 50,213 | | | | 3,389,378 | |
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Office REITs–1.63% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(b) | | | 21,676 | | | | 3,143,670 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.46% | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A(b) | | | 97,776 | | | | 2,822,793 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.28% | |
APA Corp. | | | 72,210 | | | | 2,520,129 | |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b) | | | 33,423 | | | | 2,710,605 | |
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Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 49,027 | | | | 1,102,127 | |
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| | | | 6,332,861 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services–1.18% | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 87,168 | | | | 2,272,470 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–1.74% | |
Catalent, Inc.(c) | | | 31,293 | | | | 3,357,426 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.57% | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 23,843 | | | | 3,021,623 | |
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Regional Banks–3.70% | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 37,385 | | | | 2,743,312 | |
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 3,295 | | | | 2,154,205 | |
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Webster Financial Corp. | | | 53,175 | | | | 2,241,326 | |
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| | | | 7,138,843 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–2.75% | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 11,933 | | | | 3,362,481 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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Research & Consulting Services–(continued) | |
TransUnion | | | 24,171 | | | $ | 1,933,438 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,295,919 | |
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Residential REITs–1.47% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A(b) | | | 79,987 | | | | 2,834,739 | |
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Retail REITs–1.32% | | | | | | | | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 128,359 | | | | 2,537,657 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.77% | | | | | | | | |
KLA Corp. | | | 5,398 | | | | 1,722,394 | |
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MKS Instruments, Inc.(b) | | | 16,534 | | | | 1,696,884 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,419,278 | |
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Semiconductors–1.29% | | | | | | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 42,772 | | | | 2,484,198 | |
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Specialized REITs–1.23% | | | | | | | | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 27,035 | | | | 2,378,269 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–1.09% | | | | | | | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 18,421 | | | | 2,106,257 | |
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Specialty Stores–1.36% | | | | | | | | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 13,540 | | | | 2,624,729 | |
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Systems Software–1.91% | | | | | | | | |
VMware, Inc., Class A | | | 32,252 | | | | 3,676,083 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $176,976,311) | | | | 190,886,129 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.97% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 628,895 | | | | 628,895 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 514,473 | | | | 514,422 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 718,738 | | | | 718,738 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,862,029) | | | | 1,862,055 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.98% (Cost $178,838,340) | | | | 192,748,184 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–15.73% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 7,236,263 | | | | 7,236,263 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 23,101,076 | | | | 23,101,076 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $30,338,842) | | | | 30,337,339 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–115.71% (Cost $209,177,182) | | | | 223,085,523 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(15.71)% | | | | (30,281,344 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 192,804,179 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap 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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class | | | | $ 766,908 | | | | $ | 12,141,247 | | | | $ | (12,279,260 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 628,895 | | | | $ | 496 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 589,006 | | | | | 8,672,319 | | | | | (8,746,771 | ) | | | | (15) | | | | | (117) | | | | | 514,422 | | | | | 649 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 876,466 | | | | | 13,875,711 | | | | | (14,033,439 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 718,738 | | | | | 748 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 3,441,734 | | | | | 44,129,826 | | | | | (40,335,297 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 7,236,263 | | | | | 13,534* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 8,030,714 | | | | | 101,394,797 | | | | | (86,318,959 | ) | | | | (1,322) | | | | | (4,154) | | | | | 23,101,076 | | | | | 38,294* | |
Total | | | | $13,704,828 | | | | $ | 180,213,900 | | | | $ | (161,713,726 | ) | | | $ | (1,337) | | | | $ | (4,271) | | | | $ | 32,199,394 | | | | $ | 53,721 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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 1J. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Industrials | | | | 16.83 | % |
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Information Technology | | | | 15.16 | |
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Financials | | | | 13.43 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 12.37 | |
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Health Care | | | | 10.79 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 7.28 | |
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Materials | | | | 6.46 | |
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Utilities | | | | 4.98 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.75 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 3.83 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 3.13 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 0.99 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
| |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $ 176,976,311)* | | $ | 190,886,129 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $ 32,200,871) | | | 32,199,394 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 48,927 | |
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Dividends | | | 191,696 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 81,496 | |
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Other assets | | | 143 | |
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| |
Total assets | | | 223,407,785 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 34,509 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 30,338,842 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 110,911 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,140 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 27,872 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 89,332 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 30,603,606 | |
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| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 192,804,179 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 137,454,760 | |
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| |
Distributable earnings | | | 55,349,419 | |
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| | $ | 192,804,179 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 115,990,660 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 76,813,519 | |
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| |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 11,141,679 | |
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| |
Series II | | | 7,630,255 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.41 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.07 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $29,901,601 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Dividends | | $ | 1,529,011 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $10,396) | | | 12,289 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 1,541,300 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 802,462 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 183,299 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 3,136 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 108,804 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 6,050 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,634 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,991 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 19,622 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 2,074 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 1,137,072 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (586 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 1,136,486 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 404,814 | |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (1,531,701 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (4,271 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (1,535,972 | ) |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (47,501,860 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (1,337 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (26 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (47,503,223 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (49,039,195 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (48,634,381 | ) |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 404,814 | | | $ | (228,545 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,535,972 | ) | | | 48,538,214 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (47,503,223 | ) | | | 3,531,989 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (48,634,381 | ) | | | 51,841,658 | |
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| |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (677,745 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (246,199 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (923,944 | ) |
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| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (9,848,421 | ) | | | (27,093,711 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | (3,683,078 | ) | | | (10,631,791 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (13,531,499 | ) | | | (37,725,502 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (62,165,880 | ) | | | 13,192,212 | |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 254,970,059 | | | | 241,777,847 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 192,804,179 | | | $ | 254,970,059 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 12.97 | | | | $ | 0.03 | | | | $ | (2.59 | ) | | | $ | (2.56 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 10.41 | | | | | (19.74 | )% | | | $ | 115,991 | | | | | 0.93 | %(d) | | | | 0.93 | %(d) | | | | 0.46 | %(d) | | | | 35 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 10.57 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 2.46 | | | | | 2.46 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | 12.97 | | | | | 23.24 | | | | | 155,200 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 12.18 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | 0.85 | | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | | 10.57 | | | | | 9.25 | | | | | 150,990 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.49 | | | | | 75 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 10.97 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 2.57 | | | | | 2.66 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | (1.45 | ) | | | | 12.18 | | | | | 25.28 | | | | | 157,959 | | | | | 0.93 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.70 | | | | | 114 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 14.41 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | | (2.11 | ) | | | | 10.97 | | | | | (11.35 | ) | | | | 148,078 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.46 | | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 12.87 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | 14.41 | | | | | 14.92 | | | | | 192,277 | | | | | 0.94 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | 45 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 12.55 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (2.49 | ) | | | | (2.48 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 10.07 | | | | | (19.76 | ) | | | | 76,814 | | | | | 1.18 | (d) | | | | 1.18 | (d) | | | | 0.21 | (d) | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 10.24 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 2.37 | | | | | 2.34 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 12.55 | | | | | 22.86 | | | | | 99,770 | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | | 58 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 11.88 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 0.80 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (2.38 | ) | | | | (2.44 | ) | | | | 10.24 | | | | | 8.94 | | | | | 90,788 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 75 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 10.72 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | 2.53 | | | | | 2.58 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (1.39 | ) | | | | (1.42 | ) | | | | 11.88 | | | | | 25.04 | | | | | 89,057 | | | | | 1.18 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 0.45 | | | | | 114 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 14.11 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | (1.36 | ) | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | | (2.06 | ) | | | | 10.72 | | | | | (11.60 | ) | | | | 71,829 | | | | | 1.16 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 12.61 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 1.81 | | | | | 1.83 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | 14.11 | | | | | 14.65 | | | | | 141,120 | | | | | 1.19 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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| 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 of the cost of the related investment. 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 net investment 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. | Master Limited Partnerships - The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP. |
MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.
F. | 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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.
G. | 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. |
H. | 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. |
I. | 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. |
J. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $523 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
K. | Foreign Currency Translations - Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. |
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| Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
L. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts - The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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.
M. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 500 million | | | 0.725% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.700% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.675% | |
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Over $1.5 billion | | | 0.650% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.73%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $586.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $17,383 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $165,916 for fees paid to insurance
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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,094 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 190,886,129 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 190,886,129 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 1,862,055 | | | | 30,337,339 | | | | – | | | | 32,199,394 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 192,748,184 | | | $ | 30,337,339 | | | | $– | | | $ | 223,085,523 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $77,723,437 and $90,852,981, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 32,732,465 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (19,219,882 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 13,512,583 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $209,572,940.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 119,848 | | | $ | 1,358,342 | | | | 358,949 | | | $ | 4,352,727 | |
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Series II | | | 1,351,725 | | | | 14,983,811 | | | | 625,586 | | | | 7,241,868 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 53,961 | | | | 677,745 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 20,230 | | | | 246,199 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (948,004 | ) | | | (11,206,763 | ) | | | (2,726,129 | ) | | | (32,124,183 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,670,331 | ) | | | (18,666,889 | ) | | | (1,563,200 | ) | | | (18,119,858 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,146,762 | ) | | $ | (13,531,499 | ) | | | (3,230,603 | ) | | $ | (37,725,502 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 74% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $802.60 | | $4.16 | | $1,020.18 | | $4.66 | | 0.93% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 802.40 | | 5.27 | | 1,018.94 | | 5.91 | | 1.18 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of , and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell Midcap® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the one year period and below the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Board recognized that the performance
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data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fourth and fifth quintiles, respectively, of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative actual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco
Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the
Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
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The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | | June 30, 2022 | |
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | O-VIMSS-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -20.27 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -20.37 | |
Russell 2000 Index▼ | | | -23.43 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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 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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | |
Inception (5/1/98) | | | 8.20 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.08 | |
5 Years | | | 7.24 | |
1 Year | | | -17.13 | |
Series II Shares | |
Inception (7/16/01) | | | 8.77 | % |
10 Years | | | 10.81 | |
5 Years | | | 6.96 | |
1 Year | | | -17.33 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund® (renamed Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund® on April 30, 2021). Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®
Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.01% | |
Aerospace & Defense–2.12% | | | | | | | | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 94,487 | | | $ | 5,205,289 | |
Curtiss–Wright Corp.(b) | | | 69,407 | | | | 9,165,888 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics–0.86% | | | | | | | | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 81,972 | | | | 5,815,094 | |
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Airlines–0.73% | | | | | | | | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 208,744 | | | | 4,976,457 | |
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Aluminum–0.93% | | | | | | | | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b) | | | 79,767 | | | | 6,308,772 | |
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Application Software–4.34% | | | | | | | | |
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(c) | | | 79,212 | | | | 3,459,980 | |
Envestnet, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 69,610 | | | | 3,673,320 | |
Paycor HCM, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 359,663 | | | | 9,351,238 | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 191,807 | | | | 7,397,996 | |
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Sprout Social, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 94,414 | | | | 5,482,621 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.07% | | | | | |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 237,248 | | | | 7,542,114 | |
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Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 191,246 | | | | 6,513,839 | |
| | | | | | | 14,055,953 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–2.89% | | | | | | | | |
Dorman Products, Inc.(c) | | | 102,558 | | | | 11,251,638 | |
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Visteon Corp.(c) | | | 80,054 | | | | 8,291,994 | |
| | | | | | | 19,543,632 | |
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Automotive Retail–2.01% | | | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 121,789 | | | | 13,611,139 | |
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Biotechnology–0.79% | | | | | | | | |
Avid Bioservices, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 349,535 | | | | 5,333,904 | |
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Building Products–2.24% | | | | | | | | |
Masonite International Corp.(b)(c) | | | 83,565 | | | | 6,420,299 | |
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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | | | 322,570 | | | | 8,786,807 | |
| | | | | | | 15,207,106 | |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.52% | | | | | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp.(b) | | | 71,308 | | | | 3,547,573 | |
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Construction & Engineering–1.54% | | | | | | | | |
Primoris Services Corp.(b) | | | 176,379 | | | | 3,838,007 | |
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Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 29,445 | | | | 6,614,230 | |
| | | | | | | 10,452,237 | |
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Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.77% | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 135,412 | | | | 5,206,591 | |
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Construction Materials–1.19% | | | | | | | | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 345,091 | | | | 8,037,169 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.05% | |
Paya Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 515,872 | | | $ | 3,389,279 | |
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Payoneer Global, Inc.(c) | | | 958,605 | | | | 3,757,732 | |
| | | | | | | 7,147,011 | |
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Diversified Banks–0.53% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda) | | | 114,798 | | | | 3,580,550 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–0.74% | | | | | | | | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 142,473 | | | | 5,042,119 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–2.58% | |
Atkore, Inc.(c) | | | 101,557 | | | | 8,430,246 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 57,402 | | | | 6,516,275 | |
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Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 308,440 | | | | 2,535,377 | |
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Electronic Components–0.61% | | | | | | | | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 77,605 | | | | 4,134,018 | |
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Gas Utilities–3.80% | | | | | | | | |
National Fuel Gas Co.(b) | | | 155,525 | | | | 10,272,426 | |
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 154,067 | | | | 8,180,958 | |
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Suburban Propane Partners L.P. | | | 475,724 | | | | 7,259,548 | |
| | | | | | | 25,712,932 | |
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Health Care Equipment–2.97% | | | | | | | | |
AtriCure, Inc.(c) | | | 151,564 | | | | 6,192,905 | |
CryoPort, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 211,592 | | | | 6,555,120 | |
Heska Corp.(c) | | | 36,411 | | | | 3,441,204 | |
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Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(c) | | | 66,473 | | | | 3,934,537 | |
| | | | | | | 20,123,766 | |
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Health Care Facilities–3.93% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c) | | | 216,519 | | | | 14,643,180 | |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c) | | | 227,514 | | | | 11,958,136 | |
| | | | | | | 26,601,316 | |
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Health Care REITs–0.80% | | | | | | | | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 386,182 | | | | 5,394,963 | |
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Health Care Services–3.13% | | | | | | | | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(c) | | | 103,583 | | | | 8,626,392 | |
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LHC Group, Inc.(c) | | | 80,536 | | | | 12,542,677 | |
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Health Care Supplies–0.32% | | | | | | | | |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 156,673 | | | | 2,163,654 | |
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Health Care Technology–1.58% | | | | | | | | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(c) | | | 58,756 | | | | 10,732,959 | |
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Homebuilding–1.83% | | | | | | | | |
Skyline Champion Corp.(c) | | | 72,984 | | | | 3,460,901 | |
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TopBuild Corp.(c) | | | 53,417 | | | | 8,929,186 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs–1.22% | | | | | | | | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(c) | | | 1,004,786 | | | | 8,249,293 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Human Resource & Employment Services–3.29% | |
ASGN, Inc.(c) | | | 122,257 | | | $ | 11,033,694 | |
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Korn Ferry | | | 193,368 | | | | 11,219,212 | |
| | | | | | | 22,252,906 | |
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Hypermarkets & Super Centers–2.06% | | | | | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 223,437 | | | | 13,924,594 | |
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Industrial Machinery–2.27% | | | | | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | 92,868 | | | | 7,608,675 | |
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Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(c) | | | 238,426 | | | | 7,751,230 | |
| | | | | | | 15,359,905 | |
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Interactive Media & Services–2.18% | | | | | |
Bumble, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 124,567 | | | | 3,506,561 | |
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Ziff Davis, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 150,882 | | | | 11,245,236 | |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.83% | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 220,874 | | | | 12,373,361 | |
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Leisure Facilities–0.92% | | | | | |
Cedar Fair L.P.(c) | | | 142,565 | | | | 6,260,029 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.69% | | | | | |
Azenta, Inc.(b) | | | 158,761 | | | | 11,446,668 | |
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Metal & Glass Containers–0.94% | | | | | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 153,269 | | | | 6,337,673 | |
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Multi-Utilities–1.31% | | | | | |
Avista Corp. | | | 204,097 | | | | 8,880,260 | |
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Office Services & Supplies–0.55% | | | | | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 567,407 | | | | 3,705,168 | |
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Oil & Gas Drilling–1.00% | | | | | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b) | | | 157,204 | | | | 6,769,204 | |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–0.83% | | | | | |
NOV, Inc.(b) | | | 332,665 | | | | 5,625,365 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.49% | | | | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b) | | | 98,069 | | | | 7,953,396 | |
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CNX Resources Corp.(b)(c) | | | 543,110 | | | | 8,939,591 | |
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Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–0.52% | | | | | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 557,636 | | | | 3,546,565 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–1.69% | | | | | |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(c) | | | 303,484 | | | | 11,462,591 | |
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Personal Products–1.33% | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 361,069 | | | | 8,987,007 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–1.10% | | | | | | | | |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(c) | | | 201,090 | | | | 3,563,315 | |
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Intra–Cellular Therapies, Inc.(c) | | | 67,824 | | | | 3,871,394 | |
| | | | | | | 7,434,709 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.28% | |
Definity Financial Corp. (Canada) | | | 336,106 | | | | 8,687,264 | |
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Regional Banks–8.45% | | | | | | | | |
BankUnited, Inc.(b) | | | 242,905 | | | | 8,640,131 | |
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Regional Banks–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(b) | | | 204,663 | | | $ | 5,069,503 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 203,339 | | | | 7,960,722 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc.(b) | | | 116,108 | | | | 3,326,494 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 110,725 | | | | 4,342,634 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 201,549 | | | | 5,070,973 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 247,563 | | | | 4,735,880 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 252,849 | | | | 7,393,305 | |
Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(c) | | | 41,329 | | | | 2,212,341 | |
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Webster Financial Corp. | | | 200,933 | | | | 8,469,326 | |
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Research & Consulting Services–3.08% | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 37,270 | | | | 10,501,940 | |
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KBR, Inc.(b) | | | 214,553 | | | | 10,382,220 | |
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Restaurants–1.02% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 94,456 | | | | 6,914,179 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–0.92% | | | | | | | | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 61,035 | | | | 6,264,022 | |
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Semiconductors–2.97% | | | | | | | | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (Japan)(c) | | | 210,311 | | | | 4,351,334 | |
Ambarella, Inc.(c) | | | 60,197 | | | | 3,940,496 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 83,451 | | | | 3,847,091 | |
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Semtech Corp.(c) | | | 144,562 | | | | 7,946,573 | |
| | | | | | | 20,085,494 | |
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Specialized REITs–3.38% | | | | | | | | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.(b) | | | 420,484 | | | | 11,180,669 | |
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National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 233,398 | | | | 11,686,238 | |
| | | | | | | 22,866,907 | |
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Specialty Chemicals–0.62% | | | | | | | | |
NewMarket Corp.(b) | | | 14,044 | | | | 4,226,682 | |
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Systems Software–0.61% | | | | | | | | |
Progress Software Corp. | | | 91,460 | | | | 4,143,138 | |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.59% | | | | | | | | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 268,459 | | | | 10,762,521 | |
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $512,197,910) | | | | 663,822,059 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.52% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 3,598,813 | | | | 3,598,813 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 2,566,862 | | | | 2,566,605 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 4,112,929 | | | | 4,112,929 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $10,278,295) | | | | 10,278,347 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.53% (Cost $522,476,205) | | | | | | | 674,100,406 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–15.69% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 29,744,426 | | | $ | 29,744,426 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 76,485,666 | | | | 76,485,666 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $106,234,395) | | | | 106,230,092 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–115.22% (Cost $628,710,600) | | | | | | | 780,330,498 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(15.22)% | | | | (103,061,476 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 677,269,022 | |
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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) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value | | | Purchases | | | Proceeds | | | Appreciation | | | Gain | | | Value | | | | |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | at Cost | | | from Sales | | | (Depreciation) | | | (Loss) | | | June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 5,719,425 | | | | $ 32,076,888 | | | | $ (34,197,500 | ) | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 3,598,813 | | | | $ 4,701 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,797,951 | | | | 22,912,063 | | | | (24,143,113) | | | | 51 | | | | (347) | | | | 2,566,605 | | | | 4,872 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 6,536,485 | | | | 36,659,301 | | | | (39,082,857) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,112,929 | | | | 6,159 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 25,179,539 | | | | 130,323,609 | | | | (125,758,722) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 29,744,426 | | | | 66,548* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 58,752,256 | | | | 293,091,822 | | | | (275,344,975) | | | | (3,776) | | | | (9,661) | | | | 76,485,666 | | | | 185,386* | |
Total | | | $99,985,656 | | | | $515,063,683 | | | | $(498,527,167 | ) | | | $(3,725) | | | | $(10,008) | | | | $116,508,439 | | | | $ 267,666 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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 1K. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Industrials | | | | 20.04 | % |
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Financials | | | | 15.75 | |
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Health Care | | | | 15.51 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 10.50 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 9.19 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 5.39 | |
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Utilities | | | | 5.11 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 5.08 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.85 | |
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Materials | | | | 4.42 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 2.18 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.98 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $512,197,910)* | | $ | 663,822,059 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $116,512,690) | | | 116,508,439 | |
Cash | | | 1,000,000 | |
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $28,088) | | | 28,108 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,291,993 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 348,690 | |
Dividends | | | 365,138 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 82,648 | |
Total assets | | | 784,447,075 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 388,285 | |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 106,234,395 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 421,563 | |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,954 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 48,208 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 82,648 | |
Total liabilities | | | 107,178,053 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 677,269,022 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 464,098,246 | |
Distributable earnings | | | 213,170,776 | |
| | $ | 677,269,022 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 127,397,012 | |
Series II | | $ | 549,872,010 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 5,077,556 | |
Series II | | | 22,399,106 | |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 25.09 | |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 24.55 | |
* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $105,025,650 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $11,576) | | $ | 4,034,725 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $58,479) | | | 74,211 | |
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Total investment income | | | 4,108,936 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,655,367 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 630,515 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 3,028 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 782,811 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 20,718 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,773 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 689 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 17,832 | |
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Other | | | 7,822 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,129,555 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (190,917 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 3,938,638 | |
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Net investment income | | | 170,298 | |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (18,191,488 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (10,008 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 1,072 | |
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| | | (18,200,424 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (157,135,703 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (3,725 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 20 | |
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| | | (157,139,408 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (175,339,832 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (175,169,534 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 170,298 | | | $ | (1,535,551 | ) |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (18,200,424 | ) | | | 91,687,356 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (157,139,408 | ) | | | 74,780,052 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (175,169,534 | ) | | | 164,931,857 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (9,909,775 | ) |
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Series II | | | – | | | | (45,346,362 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (55,256,137 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,567,178 | | | | 21,710,271 | |
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Series II | | | (16,887,681 | ) | | | (33,389,733 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (15,320,503 | ) | | | (11,679,462 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (190,490,037 | ) | | | 97,996,258 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 867,759,059 | | | | 769,762,801 | |
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End of period | | $ | 677,269,022 | | | $ | 867,759,059 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $31.47 | | | | $0.03 | | | | $(6.41 | ) | | | $(6.38 | ) | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $25.09 | | | | (20.27 | )% | | | $127,397 | | | | 0.82 | %(e) | | | 0.87 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 15 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 27.42 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 6.19 | | | | 6.20 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (2.15 | ) | | | 31.47 | | | | 22.55 | | | | 158,060 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 23.32 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 4.47 | | | | 4.56 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 27.42 | | | | 19.93 | | | | 119,377 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 20.36 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 5.06 | | | | 5.17 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | 23.32 | | | | 26.47 | | | | 109,695 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 25.79 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (2.00 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (3.35 | ) | | | (3.43 | ) | | | 20.36 | | | | (10.32 | ) | | | 123,962 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 24.08 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 3.29 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | 25.79 | | | | 14.15 | | | | 152,617 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 42 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 30.83 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (6.28 | ) | | | (6.28 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 24.55 | | | | (20.37 | ) | | | 549,872 | | | | 1.07 | (e) | | | 1.12 | (e) | | | (0.00 | )(e) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | 26.91 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 6.08 | | | | 6.01 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | 30.83 | | | | 22.26 | | | | 709,699 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 32 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | 22.89 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 4.39 | | | | 4.42 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 26.91 | | | | 19.63 | | | | 650,386 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 35 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | 20.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 5.02 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (2.16 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | | | 22.89 | | | | 26.13 | | | | 605,327 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 36 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | 25.42 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (2.03 | ) | | | (2.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (3.35 | ) | | | (3.37 | ) | | | 20.03 | | | | (10.54 | ) | | | 735,969 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | 23.75 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 3.18 | | | | 3.19 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) | | | 25.42 | | | | 13.91 | | | | 935,793 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 of the cost of the related investment. 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 net investment 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. | Master Limited Partnerships - The Fund invests in Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Fund invests in MLPs engaged in, among other things, the transportation, storage, processing, refining, marketing, exploration, production and mining of minerals and natural resources. The Fund is a partner in each MLP; accordingly, the Fund is required to take into account the Fund’s allocable share of income, gains, losses, deductions, expenses, and tax credits recognized by each MLP. |
MLP’s may be less liquid and subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than conventional publicly traded securities.
F. | Return of Capital – Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. The return of capital portion of the distribution is a reduction to investment income that results in an equivalent reduction in the cost basis of the associated investments and increases net realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates will subsequently be revised and may materially differ primarily based on information received from the MLPs after their tax reporting periods are concluded. |
G. | 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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.
H. | 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. |
I. | 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. |
J. | 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. |
K. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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 |
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| transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
L. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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Up to $200 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.690% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.660% | |
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Next $200 million | | | 0.600% | |
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Next $4 billion | | | 0.580% | |
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Over $5 billion | | | 0.560% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.69%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
Effective May 1, 2022 through at least June 30, 2023, the Adviser has 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 2.00% and Series II shares to 2.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). Prior to May 1 2022, 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 0.80% and Series II shares to 1.05% of the Fund’s 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $190,917.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $55,189 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $575,326 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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
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and own Series II shares of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | | $ | 663,822,059 | | | | $ | – | | | | | $– | | | | $ | 663,822,059 | |
Money Market Funds | | | | 10,278,347 | | | | | 106,230,092 | | | | | – | | | | | 116,508,439 | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 674,100,406 | | | | $ | 106,230,092 | | | | | $– | | | | $ | 780,330,498 | |
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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $112,895,883 and $125,357,724, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | | | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 196,137,811 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (45,509,999 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 150,627,812 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $629,702,686.
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NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 823,214 | | | $ | 22,955,449 | | | | 1,168,250 | | | $ | 37,302,772 | |
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Series II | | | 5,391,938 | | | | 145,428,636 | | | | 2,282,180 | | | | 70,992,182 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 312,217 | | | | 9,909,775 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,457,614 | | | | 45,346,362 | |
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Series I | | | (767,964 | ) | | | (21,388,271 | ) | | | (811,387 | ) | | | (25,502,276 | ) |
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Series II | | | (6,012,493 | ) | | | (162,316,317 | ) | | | (4,884,772 | ) | | | (149,728,277 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (565,305 | ) | | $ | (15,320,503 | ) | | | (475,898 | ) | | $ | (11,679,462 | ) |
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(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. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2,3 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2,4 | | Annualized Expense Ratio2 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $797.30 | | $3.65 | | $1,020.73 | | $4.11 | | 0.82% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 796.30 | | 4.77 | | 1,019.49 | | 5.36 | | 1.07 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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. Effective May 1, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses of Series I shares and Series II Shares 2.00% and 2.25% of average daily net assets, respectively. The annualized expense ratios restated as if these agreements had been in effect throughout the entire most recent fiscal half year are 0.87% and 1.12% for of Series I shares and Series II shares, respectively. |
3 | The actual expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $3.88 and $4.99 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
4 | The hypothetical expenses paid restated as if the changes discussed above had been in effect throughout the entire most recent half year are $4.36 and $5.61 for of Series I and Series II shares, respectively. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems
preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 2000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the first quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed
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more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of
scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with
regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | O-VIIGR-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -30.48 | % |
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Series II Shares | | | -30.39 | |
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MSCI All Country World ex USA Index▼ | | | -18.42 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
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The MSCI All Country World ex USA® Index is an index considered representative of developed and emerging stock markets, excluding the US. 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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/13/92) | | | 6.27 | % |
10 Years | | | 5.24 | |
5 Years | | | 1.15 | |
1 Year | | | -28.30 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (3/19/01) | | | 4.88 | % |
10 Years | | | 4.99 | |
5 Years | | | 0.86 | |
1 Year | | | -28.30 | |
Effective May 24, 2019, Non-Service and Service shares of the Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, (the predecessor fund) were reorganized into Series I and Series II shares, respectively, of Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund. Returns shown above, for periods ending on or prior to May 24, 2019, for Series I and Series II shares are those of the Non-Service shares and Service shares of the predecessor fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Invesco Oppenheimer 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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.84% | |
Australia–1.73% | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 28,982 | | | $ | 5,385,100 | |
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Canada–6.46% | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 207,071 | | | | 8,077,249 | |
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CAE, Inc.(a) | | | 222,559 | | | | 5,484,440 | |
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Dollarama, Inc. | | | 114,514 | | | | 6,593,985 | |
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| | | | 20,155,674 | |
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China–0.79% | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a) | | | 173,200 | | | | 2,470,648 | |
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Denmark–4.51% | |
Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(a)(b) | | | 19,498 | | | | 1,812,534 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 110,467 | | | | 12,260,884 | |
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| | | | 14,073,418 | |
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France–15.48% | |
Adevinta ASA, Class B(a) | | | 189,724 | | | | 1,380,984 | |
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Airbus SE | | | 58,096 | | | | 5,704,318 | |
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Dassault Systemes SE | | | 112,954 | | | | 4,185,319 | |
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Edenred | | | 82,388 | | | | 3,903,997 | |
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EssilorLuxottica S.A. | | | 14,533 | | | | 2,198,232 | |
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Hermes International | | | 9,282 | | | | 10,486,144 | |
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Kering S.A. | | | 5,992 | | | | 3,113,195 | |
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L’Oreal S.A. | | | 11,681 | | | | 4,035,873 | |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 13,967 | | | | 8,619,499 | |
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Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 14,711 | | | | 4,657,457 | |
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| | | | 48,285,018 | |
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Germany–3.89% | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA(a) | | | 92,379 | | | | 4,840,487 | |
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Hypoport SE(a) | | | 3,262 | | | | 647,065 | |
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SAP SE | | | 15,832 | | | | 1,442,337 | |
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Siemens AG | | | 10,860 | | | | 1,105,305 | |
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Siemens Healthineers AG(c) | | | 80,470 | | | | 4,090,567 | |
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| | | | 12,125,761 | |
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India–4.59% | |
Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(c) | | | 99,537 | | | | 2,727,874 | |
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Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 351,811 | | | | 11,584,045 | |
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| | | | 14,311,919 | |
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Ireland–1.77% | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC(a) | | | 55,035 | | | | 5,529,325 | |
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Italy–1.90% | |
Davide Campari-Milano N.V. | | | 562,253 | | | | 5,936,581 | |
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Japan–8.11% | |
Benefit One, Inc. | | | 137,500 | | | | 1,851,194 | |
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Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 32,800 | | | | 5,264,259 | |
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Hitachi Ltd. | | | 55,100 | | | | 2,610,705 | |
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Hoya Corp. | | | 28,893 | | | | 2,469,915 | |
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Keyence Corp. | | | 12,924 | | | | 4,422,975 | |
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Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. | | | 121,300 | | | | 2,969,301 | |
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Nidec Corp. | | | 51,900 | | | | 3,209,165 | |
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Japan–(continued) | |
Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc. | | | 235,000 | | | $ | 2,503,239 | |
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| | | | 25,300,753 | |
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Netherlands–5.61% | |
Aalberts N.V. | | | 59,773 | | | | 2,350,200 | |
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Adyen N.V.(a)(c) | | | 2,886 | | | | 4,242,468 | |
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ASML Holding N.V. | | | 15,501 | | | | 7,481,215 | |
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Shop Apotheke Europe N.V.(a)(b)(c) | | | 14,768 | | | | 1,313,441 | |
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Universal Music Group N.V. | | | 104,082 | | | | 2,102,892 | |
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| | | | 17,490,216 | |
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New Zealand–0.43% | |
Xero Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 25,417 | | | | 1,352,355 | |
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Spain–1.79% | |
Amadeus IT Group S.A.(a) | | | 99,257 | | | | 5,576,688 | |
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Sweden–7.14% | |
Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 446,897 | | | | 4,181,832 | |
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Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 453,794 | | | | 7,014,454 | |
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Swedish Match AB | | | 1,084,200 | | | | 11,070,958 | |
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| | | | 22,267,244 | |
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Switzerland–4.53% | |
Barry Callebaut AG | | | 733 | | | | 1,641,665 | |
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IWG PLC(a) | | | 930,824 | | | | 2,122,572 | |
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Lonza Group AG | | | 4,313 | | | | 2,299,795 | |
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Sika AG | | | 22,428 | | | | 5,174,032 | |
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VAT Group AG(c) | | | 10,418 | | | | 2,487,792 | |
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Zur Rose Group AG(a)(b) | | | 5,580 | | | | 418,840 | |
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| | | | 14,144,696 | |
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Taiwan–1.74% | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 341,000 | | | | 5,430,979 | |
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United Kingdom–19.01% | |
Alphawave IP Group PLC(a) | | | 464,660 | | | | 766,074 | |
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Britvic PLC | | | 398,132 | | | | 3,933,801 | |
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a) | | | 154,203 | | | | 1,029,437 | |
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Compass Group PLC | | | 397,517 | | | | 8,138,307 | |
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ConvaTec Group PLC(c) | | | 878,702 | | | | 2,412,150 | |
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Entain PLC(a) | | | 333,494 | | | | 5,060,493 | |
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Legal & General Group PLC | | | 924,476 | | | | 2,698,617 | |
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London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | | 85,988 | | | | 7,993,373 | |
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Next PLC | | | 84,597 | | | | 6,040,099 | |
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Ocado Group PLC(a) | | | 484,548 | | | | 4,608,262 | |
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Rentokil Initial PLC | | | 917,752 | | | | 5,304,452 | |
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Rightmove PLC | | | 590,797 | | | | 4,088,152 | |
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RS GROUP PLC | | | 272,106 | | | | 2,880,896 | |
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Trainline PLC(a)(c) | | | 1,241,669 | | | | 4,356,281 | |
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| | | | 59,310,394 | |
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United States–8.36% | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a) | | | 5,783 | | | | 1,083,734 | |
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EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 21,979 | | | | 6,478,970 | |
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Ferguson PLC | | | 44,903 | | | | 5,027,846 | |
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James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI | | | 201,518 | | | | 4,414,017 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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United States–(continued) | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 23,607 | | | $ | 2,118,728 | |
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ResMed, Inc. | | | 33,134 | | | | 6,945,880 | |
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| | | | 26,069,175 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $223,206,973) | | | | 305,215,944 | |
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Money Market Funds–3.70% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 4,039,131 | | | | 4,039,131 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 2,884,883 | | | | 2,884,595 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 4,616,149 | | | | 4,616,149 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $11,539,614) | | | | 11,539,875 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-101.54% (Cost $234,746,587) | | | | | | | 316,755,819 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
Money Market Funds–1.01% | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 881,051 | | | $ | 881,051 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 2,265,560 | | | | 2,265,560 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $3,146,782) | | | | 3,146,611 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.55% (Cost $237,893,369) | | | | 319,902,430 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.55)% | | | | (7,958,722 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | $ | 311,943,708 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
CDI – CREST Depository Interest
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(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 June 30, 2022 was $21,630,573, which represented 6.93% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 963,741 | | | | $15,988,837 | | | | $(12,913,447) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 4,039,131 | | | $ 4,073 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 688,191 | | | | 11,420,598 | | | | (9,223,890) | | | | 261 | | | | (565) | | | | 2,884,595 | | | 5,174 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,101,419 | | | | 18,272,957 | | | | (14,758,227) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,616,149 | | | 6,661 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 63,225 | | | | 8,767,698 | | | | (7,949,872) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 881,051 | | | 2,477* |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 147,525 | | | | 20,488,557 | | | | (18,370,710) | | | | (171) | | | | 359 | | | | 2,265,560 | | | 6,426* |
Total | | | $2,964,101 | | | | $74,938,647 | | | | $(63,216,146) | | | | $ 90 | | | | $(206) | | | | $14,686,486 | | | $24,811 |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 20.07 | % |
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Industrials | | | | 18.60 | |
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Health Care | | | | 15.12 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 14.86 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | | 14.11 | |
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Communication Services | | | | 3.98 | |
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Energy | | | | 3.71 | |
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Financials | | | | 3.64 | |
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Materials | | | | 3.07 | |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 0.68 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 2.16 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $223,206,973)* | | $ | 305,215,944 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $14,686,396) | | | 14,686,486 | |
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Cash | | | 500,908 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $718,618) | | | 717,002 | |
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Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 24,010 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 436,393 | |
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Dividends | | | 1,233,823 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 49,928 | |
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Other assets | | | 295 | |
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Total assets | | | 322,864,789 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 7,327,525 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 12,208 | |
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Accrued foreign taxes | | | 174,583 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 3,146,782 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 174,422 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,743 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 32,890 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 49,928 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 10,921,081 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 311,943,708 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 157,487,294 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 154,456,414 | |
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| | $ | 311,943,708 | |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 163,928,866 | |
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Series II | | $ | 148,014,842 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 80,615,650 | |
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Series II | | | 69,528,928 | |
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Series I: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 2.03 | |
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Series II: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 2.13 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $2,534,077 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $233,172) | | $ | 3,724,657 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $7,602) | | | 23,510 | |
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Total investment income | | | 3,748,167 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 1,717,446 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 294,529 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 40,655 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 212,735 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 11,129 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 9,835 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 3,316 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 21,327 | |
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Other | | | 4,424 | |
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Total expenses | | | 2,315,396 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (306,810 | ) |
|
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Net expenses | | | 2,008,586 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1,739,581 | |
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| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $4,532) | | | 10,555,398 | |
|
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (206 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | (55,528 | ) |
|
| |
| | | 10,499,664 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities (net of foreign taxes of $154,526) | | | (148,025,438 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 90 | |
|
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Foreign currencies | | | (71,038 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (148,096,386 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (137,596,722 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (135,857,141 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,739,581 | | | $ | (1,498,133 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized gain | | | 10,499,664 | | | | 65,006,948 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (148,096,386 | ) | | | (10,388,878 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (135,857,141 | ) | | | 53,119,937 | |
|
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| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (21,477,246 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (25,805,990 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (47,283,236 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 27,056 | | | | 3,387,374 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 3,447,003 | | | | (66,781,008 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 3,474,059 | | | | (63,393,634 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (132,383,082 | ) | | | (57,556,933 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 444,326,790 | | | | 501,883,723 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 311,943,708 | | | $ | 444,326,790 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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) | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | Total from investment operations (a) | | 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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | Portfolio turnover (d) |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 2.92 | | | | $ | 0.01 | | | | $ | (0.90 | ) | | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 2.03 | | | | | (30.48 | )% | | | $ | 163,929 | | | | | 1.00 | %(e) | | | | 1.17 | %(e) | | | | 1.08 | %(e) | | | | 14 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 2.91 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.30 | | | | | 0.30 | | | | | – | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 2.92 | | | | | 10.22 | | | | | 235,425 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 2.45 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.52 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | 2.91 | | | | | 21.50 | | | | | 230,463 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.15 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 37 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 2.03 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 2.45 | | | | | 28.60 | | | | | 221,944 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.13 | | | | | 0.91 | | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 2.59 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 2.03 | | | | | (19.42 | ) | | | | 267,220 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.10 | | | | | 0.83 | | | | | 25 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 2.08 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 2.59 | | | | | 26.29 | | | | | 360,417 | | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | 0.87 | | | | | 27 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 3.06 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.94 | ) | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 2.13 | | | | | (30.39 | ) | | | | 148,015 | | | | | 1.25 | (e) | | | | 1.42 | (e) | | | | 0.83 | (e) | | | | 14 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 3.04 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.32 | | | | | 0.31 | | | | | – | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | 3.06 | | | | | 10.12 | | | | | 208,901 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 2.56 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 0.55 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | 3.04 | | | | | 21.04 | | | | | 271,421 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 1.40 | | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | | 37 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 2.12 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 2.56 | | | | | 27.95 | | | | | 252,753 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 1.38 | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | 51 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 2.70 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | 2.12 | | | | | (19.55 | ) | | | | 199,636 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | 25 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 2.16 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 0.57 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 2.70 | | | | | 26.44 | | | | | 239,042 | | | | | 1.25 | | | | | 1.33 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 27 | |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Oppenheimer 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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
| 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, fees paid to the Adviser were less than $500. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | Other Risks - Emerging markets (also referred to as developing markets) are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, companies operating in emerging markets may be subject to lower trading volume and greater price fluctuations than companies in more developed markets. Securities law in many emerging market countries is relatively new and unsettled. Therefore, laws regarding foreign investment in emerging market securities, securities regulation, title to securities, and shareholder rights may change quickly and unpredictably. In addition, the enforcement of systems of taxation at federal, regional and local levels in emerging market countries may be inconsistent, and subject to sudden change. Other risks of investing in emerging markets securities may include additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, and lack of timely information. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $250 million | | | 1.000% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.900% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.850% | |
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Over $1 billion | | | 0.820% | |
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* | The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.95%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 1.00% and Series II shares to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $306,810.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $25,840 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $268,689 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Australia | | $ | – | | | | | | | $ | 5,385,100 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 5,385,100 | |
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Canada | | | 20,155,674 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 20,155,674 | |
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China | | | – | | | | | | | | 2,470,648 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 2,470,648 | |
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Denmark | | | 1,812,534 | | | | | | | | 12,260,884 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,073,418 | |
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France | | | – | | | | | | | | 48,285,018 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 48,285,018 | |
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Germany | | | – | | | | | | | | 12,125,761 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 12,125,761 | |
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India | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,311,919 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,311,919 | |
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Ireland | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,529,325 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,529,325 | |
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Italy | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,936,581 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,936,581 | |
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Japan | | | – | | | | | | | | 25,300,753 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 25,300,753 | |
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Netherlands | | | – | | | | | | | | 17,490,216 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 17,490,216 | |
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New Zealand | | | – | | | | | | | | 1,352,355 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 1,352,355 | |
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Spain | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,576,688 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,576,688 | |
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Sweden | | | – | | | | | | | | 22,267,244 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 22,267,244 | |
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Switzerland | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,144,696 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,144,696 | |
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Taiwan | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,430,979 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 5,430,979 | |
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United Kingdom | | | – | | | | | | | | 59,310,394 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 59,310,394 | |
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United States | | | 16,627,312 | | | | | | | | 9,441,863 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 26,069,175 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 11,539,875 | | | | | | | | 3,146,611 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 14,686,486 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 50,135,395 | | | | | | | $ | 269,767,035 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 319,902,430 | |
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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.
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
NOTE 5–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $51,232,238 and $49,492,688, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 109,269,231 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (28,657,269 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 80,611,962 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $239,290,468.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 7,096,603 | | | $ | 16,474,548 | | | | 11,253,855 | | | $ | 34,403,309 | |
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Series II | | | 6,420,635 | | | | 15,774,553 | | | | 11,397,486 | | | | 36,490,806 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,207,130 | | | | 21,477,246 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,271,150 | | | | 25,805,990 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (7,022,065 | ) | | | (16,447,492 | ) | | | (17,177,393 | ) | | | (52,493,181 | ) |
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Series II | | | (5,069,008 | ) | | | (12,327,550 | ) | | | (40,674,516 | ) | | | (129,077,804 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 1,426,165 | | | $ | 3,474,059 | | | | (19,722,288 | ) | | $ | (63,393,634 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 48% 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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Invesco Oppenheimer 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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $695.20 | | $4.20 | | $1,019.84 | | $5.01 | | 1.00% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 696.10 | | 5.26 | | 1,018.60 | | 6.26 | | 1.25 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund |
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. International Growth Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the
way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S.® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the second quintile for the three year period, and the fourth quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three, and five year periods. The Board considered
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that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that the Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 is that of its predecessor fund. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees and total expense ratio were in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees and total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative contractual management fees and total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary
infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the
performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the
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compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VISCE-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -25.67 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -25.75 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | -19.96 | |
Russell 2000 Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | -23.43 | |
Lipper VUF Small-Cap Core Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | -20.59 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
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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 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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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/29/03) | | | 7.91 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.52 | |
5 Years | | | 5.85 | |
1 Year | | | -24.12 | |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (8/29/03) | | | 7.65 | % |
10 Years | | | 8.25 | |
5 Years | | | 5.59 | |
1 Year | | | -24.32 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.27% |
Aerospace & Defense–1.03% |
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Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 14,982 | | | $ 1,978,523 |
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Air Freight & Logistics–1.03% |
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Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b) | | | 68,235 | | | 1,960,392 |
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Alternative Carriers–1.06% |
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Iridium Communications, Inc.(b) | | | 53,991 | | | 2,027,902 |
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Apparel Retail–0.91% |
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(c) | | | 96,526 | | | 1,079,161 |
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Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(b)(c) | | | 16,825 | | | 654,829 |
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| | | 1,733,990 |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.29% |
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Oxford Industries, Inc.(c) | | | 27,887 | | | 2,474,692 |
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Application Software–3.85% |
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Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)(b) | | | 33,851 | | | 2,100,793 |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b) | | | 18,804 | | | 2,154,938 |
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Verint Systems, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 45,015 | | | 1,906,385 |
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Workiva, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 18,054 | | | 1,191,384 |
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| | | 7,353,500 |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.19% |
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Blucora, Inc.(b) | | | 123,224 | | | 2,274,715 |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–1.22% |
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Visteon Corp.(b) | | | 22,536 | | | 2,334,279 |
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Automotive Retail–1.14% |
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Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 7,938 | | | 2,181,442 |
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Biotechnology–0.82% |
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CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)(b)(c) | | | 9,460 | | | 574,884 |
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Natera, Inc.(b) | | | 24,944 | | | 884,015 |
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TG Therapeutics, Inc.(b) | | | 26,414 | | | 112,260 |
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| | | 1,571,159 |
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Casinos & Gaming–0.52% |
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Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b) | | | 32,927 | | | 1,001,639 |
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Construction & Engineering–3.13% |
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NV5 Global, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 22,930 | | | 2,676,848 |
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WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 102,217 | | | 3,313,875 |
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| | | 5,990,723 |
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Construction Materials–2.27% |
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Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 16,191 | | | 1,780,038 |
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Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 110,264 | | | 2,568,049 |
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| | | 4,348,087 |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–0.99% |
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Concentrix Corp. | | | 13,935 | | | 1,890,143 |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–1.26% |
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MP Materials Corp.(b)(c) | | | 75,369 | | | 2,417,838 |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–1.28% |
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EnerSys(c) | | | 25,076 | | | $ 1,478,481 |
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Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 117,446 | | | 965,406 |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.97% |
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Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 22,940 | | | 1,855,617 |
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Electronic Manufacturing Services–1.01% |
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Flex Ltd.(b) | | | 133,279 | | | 1,928,547 |
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Environmental & Facilities Services–1.83% |
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Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 31,706 | | | 2,304,392 |
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Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 35,317 | | | 1,192,302 |
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| | | 3,496,694 |
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Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals–0.49% |
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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)(c) | | | 11,865 | | | 937,216 |
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Financial Exchanges & Data–1.30% |
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TMX Group Ltd. (Canada) | | | 24,359 | | | 2,479,047 |
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Food Retail–0.97% |
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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 73,224 | | | 1,854,032 |
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Footwear–0.89% |
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Wolverine World Wide, Inc.(c) | | | 84,419 | | | 1,701,887 |
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Health Care Distributors–0.95% |
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Owens & Minor, Inc.(c) | | | 57,549 | | | 1,809,916 |
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Health Care Equipment–4.12% |
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AtriCure, Inc.(b) | | | 46,794 | | | 1,912,003 |
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CONMED Corp.(c) | | | 21,647 | | | 2,072,917 |
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Heska Corp.(b)(c) | | | 20,020 | | | 1,892,090 |
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QuidelOrtho Corp.(b)(c) | | | 20,564 | | | 1,998,409 |
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| | | 7,875,419 |
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Health Care Facilities–2.00% |
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Encompass Health Corp. | | | 29,916 | | | 1,676,792 |
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Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(b) | | | 38,768 | | | 496,618 |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 31,583 | | | 1,660,002 |
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| | | 3,833,412 |
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Health Care Services–2.63% |
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Castle Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 36,035 | | | 790,968 |
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LHC Group, Inc.(b) | | | 12,598 | | | 1,962,013 |
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R1 RCM, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 109,001 | | | 2,284,661 |
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| | | 5,037,642 |
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Health Care Supplies–1.81% |
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ICU Medical, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 8,195 | | | 1,347,176 |
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OrthoPediatrics Corp.(b)(c) | | | 49,041 | | | 2,116,119 |
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| | | 3,463,295 |
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Health Care Technology–1.12% |
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Simulations Plus, Inc.(c) | | | 43,307 | | | 2,136,334 |
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Homebuilding–0.99% |
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Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(b)(c) | | | 81,283 | | | 1,898,771 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Hotel & Resort REITs–0.80% | | | | | | |
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Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(b) | | | 20,235 | | | $ 1,538,467 |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.18% |
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Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 58,318 | | | 2,263,905 |
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Human Resource & Employment Services–0.78% |
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Alight, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 221,307 | | | 1,493,822 |
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Industrial Machinery–4.62% |
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Chart Industries, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 19,631 | | | 3,285,837 |
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Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(b) | | | 157,292 | | | 1,700,326 |
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Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 29,015 | | | 1,922,244 |
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ITT, Inc. | | | 28,774 | | | 1,934,764 |
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| | | | | | 8,843,171 |
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Industrial REITs–2.23% |
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EastGroup Properties, Inc.(c) | | | 14,874 | | | 2,295,505 |
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STAG Industrial, Inc.(c) | | | 63,431 | | | 1,958,749 |
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| | | | | | 4,254,254 |
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Interactive Media & Services–0.70% |
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Eventbrite, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 131,067 | | | 1,346,058 |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–0.56% |
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Overstock.com, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 42,773 | | | 1,069,753 |
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Investment Banking & Brokerage–3.70% |
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LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,967 | | | 3,867,992 |
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Piper Sandler Cos.(c) | | | 28,285 | | | 3,206,388 |
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| | | | | | 7,074,380 |
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Leisure Products–1.04% |
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Acushnet Holdings Corp.(c) | | | 47,790 | | | 1,991,887 |
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Life & Health Insurance–0.97% |
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Primerica, Inc. | | | 15,551 | | | 1,861,299 |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.26% |
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Medpace Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 17,614 | | | 2,636,287 |
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NeoGenomics, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 77,107 | | | 628,422 |
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Quanterix Corp.(b)(c) | | | 65,525 | | | 1,060,850 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,325,559 |
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Multi-line Insurance–1.35% |
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Assurant, Inc. | | | 14,912 | | | 2,577,539 |
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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.06% |
| | |
Cactus, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 48,508 | | | 1,953,417 |
| | |
Weatherford International PLC(b) | | | 93,736 | | | 1,984,391 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,937,808 |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.06% |
| | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 52,033 | | | 2,424,218 |
| | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(b) | | | 242,681 | | | 1,516,756 |
| | |
| | | | | | 3,940,974 |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–0.47% |
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Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 21,451 | | | 894,936 |
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Paper Packaging–1.10% |
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Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 102,122 | | | 2,093,501 |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–0.97% |
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Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 12,632 | | | 1,847,430 |
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Real Estate Services–0.51% |
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FirstService Corp. (Canada) | | | 8,107 | | | $ 983,396 |
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Regional Banks–5.95% | | | |
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Community Bank System, Inc.(c) | | | 28,197 | | | 1,784,306 |
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Glacier Bancorp, Inc.(c) | | | 43,526 | | | 2,064,003 |
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Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 57,858 | | | 1,691,768 |
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Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 30,917 | | | 2,235,608 |
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South State Corp. | | | 22,322 | | | 1,722,143 |
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Webster Financial Corp.(c) | | | 44,715 | | | 1,884,737 |
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| | | | | | 11,382,565 |
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Reinsurance–1.32% |
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Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 21,576 | | | 2,530,649 |
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Research & Consulting Services–2.49% |
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CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 7,733 | | | 2,179,005 |
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Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) | | | 39,836 | | | 2,588,941 |
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| | | | | | 4,767,946 |
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Restaurants–1.05% |
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Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 23,942 | | | 1,999,636 |
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Semiconductors–2.97% |
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Diodes, Inc.(b) | | | 29,056 | | | 1,876,146 |
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Power Integrations, Inc.(c) | | | 27,459 | | | 2,059,700 |
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Semtech Corp.(b) | | | 31,588 | | | 1,736,392 |
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| | | | | | 5,672,238 |
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Specialized REITs–1.36% |
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Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 56,647 | | | 2,597,832 |
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Specialty Chemicals–1.36% |
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Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 25,144 | | | 2,591,089 |
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Steel–0.87% |
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Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 107,811 | | | 1,657,055 |
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Systems Software–1.14% |
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CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 34,538 | | | 2,172,440 |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.55% |
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Essent Group Ltd. | | | 39,247 | | | 1,526,708 |
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Radian Group, Inc. | | | 73,240 | | | 1,439,166 |
| | |
| | | | | | 2,965,874 |
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Tires & Rubber–0.28% |
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b) | | | 50,317 | | | 538,895 |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–2.30% |
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Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 23,740 | | | 2,283,076 |
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Univar Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 85,070 | | | 2,115,691 |
| | |
| | | | | | 4,398,767 |
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Trucking–0.98% |
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 40,465 | | | 1,873,125 |
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Water Utilities–1.22% |
| | |
California Water Service Group | | | 42,020 | | | 2,334,211 |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $178,479,920) | | | 184,111,201 |
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Money Market Funds–3.72% |
| | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(d)(e) | | | 2,486,371 | | | 2,486,371 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| | Shares | | | Value |
Money Market Funds–(continued) |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(d)(e) | | | 1,783,344 | | | $ 1,783,166 |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(d)(e) | | | 2,841,568 | | | 2,841,568 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $7,110,930) | | | 7,111,105 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-99.99% (Cost $185,590,850) | | | 191,222,306 |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan |
Money Market Funds–27.83% | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(d)(e)(f) | | | 14,901,484 | | | 14,901,484 |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Money Market Funds–(continued) | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(d)(e)(f) | | | 38,318,101 | | | $ | 38,318,101 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $53,221,111) | | | | 53,219,585 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–127.82% (Cost $238,811,961) | | | | 244,441,891 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(27.82)% | | | | (53,209,710 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 191,232,181 | |
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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) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(d) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 1,751,611 | | | $ | 10,626,656 | | | $ | (9,891,896 | ) | | | $ - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,486,371 | | | | $ 3,748 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,258,606 | | | | 7,590,469 | | | | (7,065,640 | ) | | | 175 | | | | (444) | | | | 1,783,166 | | | | 4,247 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2,001,841 | | | | 12,144,750 | | | | (11,305,023 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,841,568 | | | | 5,446 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | 8,691,666 | | | | 60,988,234 | | | | (54,778,416 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 14,901,484 | | | | 29,801* | |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | 20,280,552 | | | | 128,102,987 | | | | (110,058,454 | ) | | | (512) | | | | (6,472) | | | | 38,318,101 | | | | 84,179* | |
Total | | | $33,984,276 | | | $ | 219,453,096 | | | $ | (193,099,429 | ) | | | $(337) | | | $ | (6,916) | | | $ | 60,330,690 | | | | $127,421 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(f) | 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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Industrials | | | | 19.48 | % |
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Financials | | | | 18.30 | |
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Health Care | | | | 15.72 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 11.08 | |
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Information Technology | | | | 10.91 | |
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Materials | | | | 7.34 | |
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Real Estate | | | | 4.90 | |
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Energy | | | | 4.12 | |
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Other Sectors, Each Less than 2% of Net Assets | | | | 4.42 | |
| |
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 3.73 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $178,479,920)* | | $ | 184,111,201 | |
|
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $60,332,041) | | | 60,330,690 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $150) | | | 147 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 245,234 | |
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| |
Dividends | | | 83,901 | |
|
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 51,136 | |
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Other assets | | | 154 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 244,822,463 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 55,171 | |
|
| |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 110,932 | |
|
| |
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 53,221,111 | |
|
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 109,635 | |
|
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,477 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 32,449 | |
|
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 58,507 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 53,590,282 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 191,232,181 | |
|
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 139,842,046 | |
|
| |
Distributable earnings | | | 51,390,135 | |
|
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| | $ | 191,232,181 | |
|
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| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 100,106,267 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 91,125,914 | |
|
| |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 5,732,467 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 5,642,744 | |
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| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 17.46 | |
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| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.15 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $51,762,606 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
| |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,191) | | $ | 1,144,738 | |
|
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $22,045) | | | 35,486 | |
|
| |
Total investment income | | | 1,180,224 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 826,401 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 184,136 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 2,714 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 131,757 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 6,305 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,965 | |
|
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,036 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 18,005 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 2,154 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 1,182,473 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (3,401 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 1,179,072 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 1,152 | |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 7,507,347 | |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (6,916 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 564 | |
|
| |
| | | 7,500,995 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (74,766,166 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (337 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (72 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (74,766,575 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (67,265,580 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (67,264,428 | ) |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
|
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,152 | | | $ | (190,756 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized gain | | | 7,500,995 | | | | 40,454,837 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (74,766,575 | ) | | | 7,980,852 | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (67,264,428 | ) | | | 48,244,933 | |
|
| |
| | |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | – | | | | (7,741,480 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | – | | | | (7,308,525 | ) |
|
| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | – | | | | (15,050,005 | ) |
|
| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (6,776,828 | ) | | | (5,565,314 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | (4,106,787 | ) | | | (2,537,132 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (10,883,615 | ) | | | (8,102,446 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (78,148,043 | ) | | | 25,092,482 | |
|
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 269,380,224 | | | | 244,287,742 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 191,232,181 | | | $ | 269,380,224 | |
|
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | $23.49 | | | | | $ 0.01 | | | | | $(6.04) | | | | | $(6.03 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | $ | – | | | | | $17.46 | | | | | (25.67 | )% | | | | $100,106 | | | | | 0.94 | %(d) | | | | 0.95 | %(d) | | | | 0.12 | %(d) | | | | 15 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 20.62 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 4.19 | | | | | 4.20 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | (1.33) | | | | | 23.49 | | | | | 20.41 | | | | | 142,095 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 17.73 | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | 4.48 | | | | | 4.52 | | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | | (1.57 | ) | | | | (1.63) | | | | | 20.62 | | | | | 27.25 | | | | | 129,881 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 15.93 | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | 4.03 | | | | | 4.09 | | | | | – | | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | | (2.29) | | | | | 17.73 | | | | | 26.60 | | | | | 118,208 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 20.02 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (2.74) | | | | | (2.72 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | | (1.37) | | | | | 15.93 | | | | | (15.08 | ) | | | | 106,064 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.96 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 18.38 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 2.53 | | | | | 2.52 | | | | | – | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.88) | | | | | 20.02 | | | | | 14.06 | | | | | 149,405 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | 0.97 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 20 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 21.75 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | (5.59) | | | | | (5.60 | ) | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | – | | | | | 16.15 | | | | | (25.75 | ) | | | | 91,126 | | | | | 1.19 | (d) | | | | 1.20 | (d) | | | | (0.13 | )(d) | | | | 15 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 19.19 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 3.89 | | | | | 3.85 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | (1.29) | | | | | 21.75 | | | | | 20.09 | | | | | 127,285 | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | 1.20 | | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | | 21 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 16.60 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 4.17 | | | | | 4.16 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | (1.57 | ) | | | | (1.57) | | | | | 19.19 | | | | | 26.87 | | | | | 114,407 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | 45 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 15.07 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 3.80 | | | | | 3.82 | | | | | – | | | | | (2.29 | ) | | | | (2.29) | | | | | 16.60 | | | | | 26.32 | | | | | 98,043 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 19.05 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | (2.58) | | | | | (2.61 | ) | | | | – | | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | | (1.37) | | | | | 15.07 | | | | | (15.27 | ) | | | | 119,664 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | 1.21 | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 22 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.58 | | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | | 2.40 | | | | | 2.35 | | | | | – | | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | | (0.88) | | | | | 19.05 | | | | | 13.73 | | | | | 157,349 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | 1.22 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 20 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 of the cost of the related investment. 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $1,338 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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) |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $250 million | | | 0.745% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.730% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.715% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.700% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.685% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.670% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.655% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.640% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.745%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,401.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $17,817 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $166,319 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,672 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 184,111,201 | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | | $184,111,201 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 7,111,105 | | | | | | | | 53,219,585 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 60,330,690 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 191,222,306 | | | | | | | $ | 53,219,585 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | | $244,441,891 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $32,983,409 and $46,277,977, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 33,219,280 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (28,660,232 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 4,559,048 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $239,882,843.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Series I | | | 287,997 | | | | $ 5,784,956 | | | | 1,024,540 | | | | $ 24,082,437 | |
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Series II | | | 347,468 | | | | 6,512,493 | | | | 1,032,659 | | | | 22,351,025 | |
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Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 331,541 | | | | 7,741,480 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 337,888 | | | | 7,308,525 | |
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Series I | | | (603,927 | ) | | | (12,561,784 | ) | | | (1,605,120 | ) | | | (37,389,231 | ) |
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Series II | | | (556,179 | ) | | | (10,619,280 | ) | | | (1,480,025 | ) | | | (32,196,682 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (524,641 | ) | | | $(10,883,615 | ) | | | (358,517 | ) | | | $ (8,102,446 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 70% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $743.30 | | $4.06 | | $1,020.13 | | $4.71 | | 0.94% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 742.50 | | 5.14 | | 1,018.89 | | 5.96 | | 1.19 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund |
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the Russell 2000® Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the first quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board acknowledged limitations regarding the Broadridge data, in particular that differences may exist between a Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and/or investment restrictions and those of the funds in its performance universe. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other
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performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fourth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered
the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the
affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | I-VITEC-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -33.61 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -33.69 | |
NASDAQ Composite Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | -29.23 | |
Lipper VUF Science & Technology Funds Classification Average∎ (Peer Group) | | | -33.03 | |
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Source(s): qBloomberg LP; ∎Lipper Inc. | | | | |
The NASDAQ Composite Index is a broad-based, market index of the common stocks and similar securities listed on the Nasdaq stock market. | |
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. | |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
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Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (5/20/97) | | | 6.70 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.80 | |
5 Years | | | 10.61 | |
1 Year | | | -31.86 | |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (4/30/04) | | | 8.42 | % |
10 Years | | | 11.51 | |
5 Years | | | 10.33 | |
1 Year | | | -32.04 | |
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 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will
fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.41% | |
Application Software–9.45% | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(b) | | | 6,958 | | | $ | 2,547,046 | |
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Datadog, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 13,452 | | | | 1,281,168 | |
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Expensify, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 7,322 | | | | 130,258 | |
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HubSpot, Inc.(b) | | | 2,556 | | | | 768,461 | |
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salesforce.com, inc.(b) | | | 14,554 | | | | 2,401,992 | |
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Synopsys, Inc.(b) | | | 10,715 | | | | 3,254,146 | |
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Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(b) | | | 15,437 | | | | 646,656 | |
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Workday, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 5,650 | | | | 788,627 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–0.47% | | | | | |
Tesla, Inc.(b) | | | 875 | | | | 589,242 | |
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Data Processing & Outsourced Services–9.17% | |
Adyen N.V. (Netherlands)(b)(c) | | | 718 | | | | 1,055,472 | |
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Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 15,421 | | | | 4,865,017 | |
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Visa, Inc., Class A(d) | | | 28,136 | | | | 5,539,697 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.75% | | | | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 1,249 | | | | 2,184,489 | |
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Interactive Home Entertainment–4.18% | | | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 10,506 | | | | 1,278,055 | |
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan) | | | 4,600 | | | | 1,988,085 | |
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | | | 15,964 | | | | 1,956,069 | |
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Interactive Media & Services–9.35% | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 3,872 | | | | 8,438,095 | |
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Baidu, Inc., ADR (China)(b) | | | 6,538 | | | | 972,397 | |
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Kuaishou Technology (China)(b)(c) | | | 93,000 | | | | 1,043,008 | |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 7,680 | | | | 1,238,400 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail–7.94% | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | | | 57,428 | | | | 6,099,428 | |
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JD.com, Inc., ADR (China) | | | 59,678 | | | | 3,832,521 | |
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Internet Services & Infrastructure–1.37% | | | | | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 7,645 | | | | 334,469 | |
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MongoDB, Inc.(b) | | | 2,510 | | | | 651,345 | |
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Snowflake, Inc., Class A(b)(d) | | | 5,253 | | | | 730,482 | |
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Managed Health Care–5.32% | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 12,947 | | | | 6,649,968 | |
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Pharmaceuticals–3.70% | | | | | |
Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 77,938 | | | | 4,630,570 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–4.35% | | | | | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 22,976 | | | | 2,090,356 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–(continued) | |
ASML Holding N.V., New York Shares (Netherlands) | | | 2,586 | | | $ | 1,230,626 | |
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KLA Corp.(d) | | | 6,657 | | | | 2,124,116 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,445,098 | |
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Semiconductors–14.76% | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b) | | | 22,367 | | | | 1,710,405 | |
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Broadcom, Inc. | | | 6,249 | | | | 3,035,827 | |
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Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) | | | 45,860 | | | | 2,224,210 | |
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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 4,387 | | | | 1,684,783 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 25,527 | | | | 3,869,638 | |
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ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)(d) | | | 53,158 | | | | 2,674,379 | |
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QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 25,487 | | | | 3,255,709 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,454,951 | |
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Systems Software–19.26% | | | | | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(d) | | | 5,395 | | | | 909,381 | |
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Darktrace PLC (United Kingdom)(b) | | | 77,813 | | | | 279,314 | |
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KnowBe4, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 98,279 | | | | 1,535,118 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 59,470 | | | | 15,273,680 | |
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)(d) | | | 4,698 | | | | 2,320,530 | |
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ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 7,927 | | | | 3,769,447 | |
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| | | | | | | 24,087,470 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–7.34% | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 67,113 | | | | 9,175,689 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $95,895,065) | | | | 123,058,371 | |
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Money Market Funds–1.60% | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(e)(f) | | | 699,446 | | | | 699,446 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(e)(f) | | | 499,213 | | | | 499,162 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(e)(f) | | | 799,367 | | | | 799,367 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,997,936) | | | | 1,997,975 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)-100.01% (Cost $97,893,001) | | | | 125,056,346 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | |
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Money Market Funds–10.52% | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund, 1.38%(e)(f)(g) | | | 3,192,191 | | | | 3,192,192 | |
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Invesco Private Prime Fund, 1.66%(e)(f)(g) | | | 9,958,553 | | | | 9,958,553 | |
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Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan (Cost $13,151,141) | | | | 13,150,745 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–110.53% (Cost $111,044,142) | | | | 138,207,091 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.53)% | | | | (13,165,882 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 125,041,209 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Technology 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) | 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 June 30, 2022 was $2,098,480, which represented 1.68% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2022. |
(e) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | 687,446 | | | | $ | 11,058,528 | | | | $ | (11,046,528 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 699,446 | | | | $ | 1,102 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 491,002 | | | | | 7,898,949 | | | | | (7,890,379 | ) | | | | 39 | | | | | (449 | ) | | | | 499,162 | | | | | 1,156 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | 785,653 | | | | | 12,638,318 | | | | | (12,624,604 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 799,367 | | | | | 1,494 | |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Private Government Fund | | | | 1,370,979 | | | | | 22,865,847 | | | | | (21,044,634 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 3,192,192 | | | | | 4,166 | * |
Invesco Private Prime Fund | | | | 3,198,950 | | | | | 55,339,310 | | | | | (48,579,168 | ) | | | | (396 | ) | | | | (143 | ) | | | | 9,958,553 | | | | | 12,276 | * |
Total | | | $ | 6,534,030 | | | | $ | 109,800,952 | | | | $ | (101,185,313 | ) | | | $ | (357 | ) | | | $ | (592 | ) | | | $ | 15,148,720 | | | | $ | 20,194 | |
| * | Represents the income earned on the investment of cash collateral, which is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations. Does not include rebates and fees paid to lending agent or premiums received from borrowers, if any. |
(f) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(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. |
Portfolio Composition
By sector, based on Net Assets
as of June 30, 2022
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Information Technology | | | | 65.70 | % |
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Communication Services | | | | 13.53 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | | 10.16 | |
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Health Care | | | | 9.02 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | | 1.59 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $95,895,065)* | | $ | 123,058,371 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $15,149,077) | | | 15,148,720 | |
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Cash | | | 104 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $539) | | | 533 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 133,908 | |
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Dividends | | | 16,851 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 41,994 | |
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Other assets | | | 116 | |
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Total assets | | | 138,400,597 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 69,596 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 13,151,141 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 65,465 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,359 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 21,847 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 48,980 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 13,359,388 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 125,041,209 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 49,865,894 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | 75,175,315 | |
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| | $ | 125,041,209 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 116,823,841 | |
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Series II | | $ | 8,217,368 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 4,620,994 | |
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Series II | | | 352,004 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 25.28 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 23.34 | |
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* | At June 30, 2022, securities with an aggregate value of $12,645,394 were on loan to brokers. |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $15,312) | | $ | 424,078 | |
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| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $10,502) | | | 14,254 | |
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Total investment income | | | 438,332 | |
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| |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 574,028 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 127,552 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 6,182 | |
|
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 12,482 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 4,602 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 8,790 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 2,927 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 17,829 | |
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Other | | | 1,877 | |
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Total expenses | | | 756,269 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (1,217 | ) |
|
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Net expenses | | | 755,052 | |
|
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (316,720 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (3,066,617 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (592 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 2,968 | |
|
| |
| | | (3,064,241 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (61,885,543 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (357 | ) |
|
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (25 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (61,885,925 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (64,950,166 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (65,266,886 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (316,720 | ) | | $ | (1,409,441 | ) |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (3,064,241 | ) | | | 52,736,882 | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (61,885,925 | ) | | | (24,327,535 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (65,266,886 | ) | | | 26,999,906 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | (17,158,247 | ) |
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Series II | | | - | | | | (1,327,101 | ) |
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| |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | - | | | | (18,485,348 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (7,445,750 | ) | | | (10,621,033 | ) |
|
| |
Series II | | | (577,710 | ) | | | (577,965 | ) |
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| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (8,023,460 | ) | | | (11,198,998 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (73,290,346 | ) | | | (2,684,440 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 198,331,555 | | | | 201,015,995 | |
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| |
End of period | | $ | 125,041,209 | | | $ | 198,331,555 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | Distributions from net realized gains | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 38.08 | | | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | | $ | (12.74 | ) | | | $ | (12.80 | ) | | | $ | – | | | | $ | 25.28 | | | | | (33.61 | )% | | | $ | 116,824 | | | | | 0.97 | %(d) | | | | 0.97 | %(d) | | | | (0.40 | )%(d) | | | | 41 | % |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 36.55 | | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | | 5.62 | | | | | 5.35 | | | | | (3.82 | ) | | | | 38.08 | | | | | 14.41 | | | | | 185,270 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | | 90 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 27.23 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | 12.49 | | | | | 12.32 | | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | 36.55 | | | | | 46.11 | | | | | 187,801 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | 0.98 | | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | | 56 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 21.92 | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | 7.71 | | | | | 7.62 | | | | | (2.31 | ) | | | | 27.23 | | | | | 35.88 | | | | | 127,308 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | 0.99 | | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 22.97 | | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | (1.15 | ) | | | | 21.92 | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | | 109,596 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | 1.03 | | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | | 48 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.89 | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | 6.34 | | | | | 6.25 | | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | | 22.97 | | | | | 35.13 | | | | | 113,352 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | 1.06 | | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | | 43 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 35.20 | | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | | (11.77 | ) | | | | (11.86 | ) | | | | – | | | | | 23.34 | | | | | (33.69 | ) | | | | 8,217 | | | | | 1.22 | (d) | | | | 1.22 | (d) | | | | (0.65 | )(d) | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 34.13 | | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | | 5.23 | | | | | 4.89 | | | | | (3.82 | ) | | | | 35.20 | | | | | 14.08 | | | | | 13,061 | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | 90 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 25.63 | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | 11.73 | | | | | 11.50 | | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | | 34.13 | | | | | 45.79 | | | | | 13,215 | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | 1.23 | | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | | 56 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 20.79 | | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | | 7.30 | | | | | 7.15 | | | | | (2.31 | ) | | | | 25.63 | | | | | 35.56 | | | | | 10,184 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | 1.24 | | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | | 46 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 21.89 | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | (1.15 | ) | | | | 20.79 | | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | | 9,587 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | 1.28 | | | | | (0.72 | ) | | | | 48 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 17.14 | | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | | 6.06 | | | | | 5.92 | | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | | 21.89 | | | | | 34.74 | | | | | 9,439 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | 1.31 | | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | | 43 | |
(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. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco V.I. Technology Fund |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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. The Fund is classified as non-diversified. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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
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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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | 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, unregistered investment companies that comply with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and money market funds (collectively, “affiliated money market funds”) and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, the Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to the Fund the securities loaned and the Fund will return the collateral. 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 and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. 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, are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan, if any, is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) serves as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon also continues to serve as a lending agent. To the extent the Fund utilizes the Adviser as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services in a manner consistent with the federal securities laws. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid the Adviser $832 in fees for securities lending agent services. Fees paid to the Adviser for securities lending agent services are included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations.
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 the 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 |
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| 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. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.
K. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through 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, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) 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. | 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.
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.
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 250 million | | | 0.750% | |
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Next $250 million | | | 0.740% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.730% | |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.720% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.710% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.700% | |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.690% | |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0.680% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,217.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $13,053 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $114,499 for fees paid to insurance
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companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, expenses incurred under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund incurred $1,797 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests | | $ | 114,061,922 | | | $ | 8,996,449 | | | | $– | | | $ | 123,058,371 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 1,997,975 | | | | 13,150,745 | | | | – | | | | 15,148,720 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 116,059,897 | | | $ | 22,147,194 | | | | $– | | | $ | 138,207,091 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE 7–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $63,892,078 and $72,573,192, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 40,406,035 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (13,657,459 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 26,748,576 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $111,458,515.
NOTE 8–Share Information
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 313,915 | | | $ | 9,590,013 | | | | 781,529 | | | $ | 30,696,876 | |
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Series II | | | 10,869 | | | | 279,236 | | | | 35,254 | | | | 1,276,578 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 441,313 | | | | 17,158,247 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 36,905 | | | | 1,327,101 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (558,751 | ) | | | (17,035,763 | ) | | | (1,494,672 | ) | | | (58,476,156 | ) |
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Series II | | | (29,899 | ) | | | (856,946 | ) | | | (88,379 | ) | | | (3,181,644 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (263,866 | ) | | $ | (8,023,460 | ) | | | (288,050 | ) | | $ | (11,198,998 | ) |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 63% 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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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $663.90 | | $4.00 | | $1,019.98 | | $4.86 | | 0.97% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 663.10 | | 5.03 | | 1,018.74 | | 6.11 | | 1.22 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. Technology Fund’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized
environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe and against the NASDAQ Composite Index (Index). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and reasonably comparable to the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Board noted that security selection in certain technology industries negatively impacted Fund
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performance. The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such total expenses. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such relative total expenses, including the differentiated client based associated with variable insurance products.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints
in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers. The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) monthly on Form N-MFP. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. The Fund’s Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC website, 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-MFP, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | O-VIGMKT-SAR-1 |
About your Fund
Invesco Oppenheimer V.I. Government Money Fund (renamed Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio on April 30, 2021), 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 monthend performance including variable product charges, please contact your variable product issuer or financial adviser.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
The Fund is subject to certain other risks. Please see the current prospectus for more information regarding the risks associated with an investment in the Fund.
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities-33.64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills-30.01%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.54%-0.65% | | | | 07/05/2022 | | | $ | 70,000 | | | $ | 69,995,518 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.38%-0.51% | | | | 07/07/2022 | | | | 31,000 | | | | 30,997,514 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.55%-0.80% | | | | 07/12/2022 | | | | 130,100 | | | | 130,072,354 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.08% | | | | 07/14/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,946 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.67% | | | | 07/19/2022 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,986,700 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.71%-0.78% | | | | 07/26/2022 | | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,960,556 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.81% | | | | 08/02/2022 | | | | 38,000 | | | | 37,972,710 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.50%-0.91% | | | | 08/04/2022 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,989,068 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.08%-0.98% | | | | 08/11/2022 | | | | 99,000 | | | | 98,899,094 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 0.97% | | | | 08/16/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,997,534 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.53% | | | | 08/23/2022 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,986,476 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.16% | | | | 09/13/2022 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,904,484 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.68% | | | | 09/22/2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,807,486 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.29% | | | | 09/27/2022 | | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,874,844 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.76% | | | | 09/29/2022 | | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,781,250 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.52% | | | | 10/11/2022 | | | | 24,000 | | | | 23,897,320 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.19% | | | | 02/23/2023 | | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,938,117 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes-3.55% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.91% | | | | 10/31/2022 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 999,983 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.91% | | | | 01/31/2023 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,220 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.89% | | | | 04/30/2023 | | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,000,235 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.89% | | | | 07/31/2023 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,000,066 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.89% | | | | 10/31/2023 | | | | 14,000 | | | | 14,000,459 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.02%)(b) | | | 1.84% | | | | 01/31/2024 | | | | 6,500 | | | | 6,498,227 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate - 0.08%)(b) | | | 1.78% | | | | 04/30/2024 | | | | 43,500 | | | | 43,442,451 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes-0.08% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $2,003,139) | | | 2.00% | | | | 07/31/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,003,139 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $806,005,751) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 806,005,751 | |
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U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities-18.86% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-6.74% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.19%)(b) | | | 1.01% | | | | 07/14/2022 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.09%)(b) | | | 1.63% | | | | 10/07/2022 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 0.83% | | | | 10/12/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,983 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b) | | | 1.06% | | | | 11/16/2022 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,985 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.07% | | | | 02/09/2023 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.10% | | | | 02/17/2023 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.33% | | | | 03/10/2023 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.10% | | | | 05/19/2023 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.41% | | | | 06/14/2023 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.02%)(b) | | | 1.51% | | | | 06/23/2023 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,999,580 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.57% | | | | 07/07/2023 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)(b) | | | 1.51% | | | | 09/18/2023 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.53% | | | | 09/20/2023 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (FFCB)-(continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.57% | | | | 09/29/2023 | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.06% | | | | 11/07/2023 | | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,500,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 1.41% | | | | 12/13/2023 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.45% | | | | 12/15/2023 | | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,999,558 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.57% | | | | 01/04/2024 | | | | 12,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.06%)(b) | | | 0.85% | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.03% | | | | 02/05/2024 | | | | 8,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.13% | | | | 02/23/2024 | | | | 9,000 | | | | 9,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.30% | | | | 03/08/2024 | | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.46% | | | | 03/15/2024 | | | | 14,500 | | | | 14,500,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.04%)(b) | | | 1.52% | | | | 03/18/2024 | | | | 20,500 | | | | 20,500,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 0.94% | | | | 04/25/2024 | | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.06% | | | | 05/09/2024 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | |
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Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.05%)(b) | | | 1.14% | | | | 05/24/2024 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 161,499,106 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)-12.12% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/06/2022 | | | | 14,170 | | | | 14,168,317 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/13/2022 | | | | 3,612 | | | | 3,610,904 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/20/2022 | | | | 17,800 | | | | 17,791,616 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/22/2022 | | | | 88,200 | | | | 88,152,235 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 07/26/2022 | | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,992,146 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 08/05/2022 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,990,576 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.01%)(b) | | | 1.00% | | | | 08/05/2022 | | | | 29,000 | | | | 29,000,000 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 08/09/2022 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,978,333 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 08/10/2022 | | | | 45,000 | | | | 44,949,650 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank(c) | | | 0.00% | | | | 09/16/2022 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,898,403 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 290,532,180 | |
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Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities (Cost $452,031,286) | | | | | | | | | | | | 452,031,286 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (excluding Repurchase Agreements)-52.50% (Cost $1,258,037,037) | | | | | | | | 1,258,037,037 | |
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| | | | | | | | Repurchase Amount | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements-47.74%(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $67,002,885 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations valued at $68,340,009; 0.00% - 3.13%; 02/15/2043 - 05/15/2051) | | | 1.55% | | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 67,002,885 | | | | 67,000,000 | |
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Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $100,004,306 (collateralized by a domestic agency mortgage-backed security valued at $102,000,000; 2.00%; 01/20/2051) | | | 1.55% | | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 100,004,306 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
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RBC Dominion Securities Inc., agreement dated 06/30/2022, maturing value of $380,016,361 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations and domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $387,600,000; 0.00% - 6.13%; 02/28/2026 - 06/25/2059) | | | 1.55% | | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 380,016,361 | | | | 380,000,000 | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., agreement dated 06/30/2022, aggregate maturing value of $377,016,337 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $384,540,000; 2.50% - 5.50%; 09/20/2039 - 10/20/2051) | | | 1.56% | | | | 07/01/2022 | | | | 377,016,337 | | | | 377,000,000 | |
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TD Securities (USA) LLC, term agreement dated 06/29/2022, maturing value of $220,066,306 (collateralized by domestic agency mortgage-backed securities valued at $226,716,140; 1.93% - 5.50%; 02/25/2042 - 05/01/2052)(e) | | | 1.55% | | | | 07/06/2022 | | | | 220,066,306 | | | | 220,000,000 | |
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Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,144,000,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,144,000,000 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES(f)-100.24% (Cost $2,402,037,037) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,402,037,037 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-(0.24)% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,793,990 | ) |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,396,243,047 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
SOFR -Secured Overnight Financing Rate
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on June 30, 2022. |
(c) | Zero coupon bond issued at a discount. The interest rate shown represents the yield to maturity at issue. |
(d) | Principal amount equals value at period end. See Note 1I. |
(e) | The Fund may demand payment of the term repurchase agreement upon one to seven business days’ notice depending on the timing of the demand. |
(f) | Also represents cost for federal income tax purposes. |
Portfolio Composition by Maturity*
In days, as of 06/30/2022
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1-7 | | | 53.4% | |
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8-30 | | | 15.5 | |
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31-60 | | | 11.1 | |
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61-90 | | | 6.4 | |
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91-180 | | | 3.5 | |
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181+ | | | 10.1 | |
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* | The number of days to maturity of each holding is determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, excluding repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | $ | 1,258,037,037 | |
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Repurchase agreements, at value and cost | | | 1,144,000,000 | |
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Cash | | | 639,912 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 1,335,789 | |
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Interest | | | 459,908 | |
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Total assets | | | 2,404,472,646 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 5,875,048 | |
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Dividends | | | 1,144,642 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 992,560 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,711 | |
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Accrued operating expenses | | | 212,638 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 8,229,599 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 2,396,243,047 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 2,396,346,530 | |
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Distributable earnings | | | (103,483 | ) |
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| | $ | 2,396,243,047 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 2,396,233,047 | |
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Series II | | $ | 10,000 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 2,396,138,714 | |
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Series II | | | 10,000 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 4,405,414 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,195,442 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 361,501 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 19,396 | |
|
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 13 | |
|
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Transfer agent fees | | | 136,768 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 10,810 | |
|
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Reports to shareholders | | | 18,799 | |
|
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Professional services fees | | | 84,386 | |
|
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Other | | | 17,467 | |
|
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Total expenses | | | 3,844,582 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed | | | (1,032,120 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 2,812,462 | |
|
| |
Net investment income | | | 1,592,952 | |
|
| |
Net realized gain (loss) from unaffiliated investment securities | | | (24,168 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 1,568,784 | |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,592,952 | | | $ | 24,992 | |
|
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (24,168 | ) | | | (8,089 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,568,784 | | | | 16,903 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,592,948 | ) | | | (24,988 | ) |
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Series II | | | (4 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
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Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | (1,592,952 | ) | | | (24,992 | ) |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,935,572,324 | | | | 96,087,722 | |
|
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Series II | | | (350 | ) | | | 350 | |
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| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 1,935,571,974 | | | | 96,088,072 | |
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| |
Net increase in net assets | | | 1,935,547,806 | | | | 96,079,983 | |
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| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 460,695,241 | | | | 364,615,258 | |
|
| |
End of period | | $ | 2,396,243,047 | | | $ | 460,695,241 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 (realized) | | 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(c) | | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | $ | 0.00 | | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | $ | 0.00 | | | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | | 0.07 | % | | | $ | 2,396,233 | | | | | 0.36 | %(d) | | | | 0.49 | %(d) | | | | 0.20 | %(d) |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 460,685 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 0.52 | | | | | 0.00 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | 364,605 | | | | | 0.24 | | | | | 0.48 | | | | | 0.09 | |
Year ended 12/31/19 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.02 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.71 | | | | | 369,759 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.54 | | | | | 1.82 | |
Year ended 12/31/18 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 1.35 | | | | | 3,055,726 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.56 | | | | | 1.54 | |
Year ended 12/31/17 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.39 | | | | | 425,604 | | | | | 0.50 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 0.39 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0.44 | (d) | | | | 0.74 | (d) | | | | 0.12 | (d) |
Year ended 12/31/21 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0.10 | | | | | 0.77 | | | | | 0.00 | |
Year ended 12/31/20 | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0.29 | | | | | 0.73 | | | | | 0.04 | |
Period ended 12/31/19(e) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | | 1.00 | | | | | 0.78 | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0.72 | (d) | | | | 0.72 | (d) | | | | 1.61 | (d) |
(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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) | Does not include indirect expenses from affiliated fund fees and expenses of 0.00% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. |
(e) | Commencement date after the close of business on May 24, 2019. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 income consistent with stability of principal.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 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 net investment income, if any, 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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 |
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| 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. 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 adviser 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. |
J. | Other Risks - Investments in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government 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. Additionally, from time to time, uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Government to increase the statutory debt limit, commonly called the “debt ceiling”, could increase the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, cause the credit rating of the U.S. Government to be downgraded, increase volatility in the stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates, reduce prices of U.S. Treasury securities, and/or increase the costs of various kinds of debt. If a U.S. Government-sponsored entity is negatively impacted by legislative or regulatory action, is unable to meet its obligations, or its creditworthiness declines, the performance of the Fund that holds securities of that entity will be adversely impacted. |
K. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $500 million | | | 0.450% | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.425 | |
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Next $500 million | | | 0.400 | |
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*The advisory fee paid by the Fund shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the Fund under the administrative services agreement with the Adviser.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.41%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s). Invesco has also entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to provide discretionary management services to the Fund.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Advisor voluntarily waived advisory fees of $1,032,111 and IDI reimbursed class level expenses of $9 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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $348,171 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $13,330 for fees paid to insurance companies. Also, Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as custodian and 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022, 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–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 BNY 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 6–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
Not subject to expiration | | | | $8,089 | | $- | | $8,089 |
* | Capital loss carryforwards are 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 7–Share Information
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Series I | | | 2,648,483,501 | | | | $2,648,483,501 | | | | 192,727,638 | | | | $192,727,638 | |
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Series II | | | (350 | ) | | | (350) | | | | 350 | | | | 350 | |
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Series I | | | 1,592,855 | | | | 1,592,855 | | | | 24,987 | | | | 24,987 | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2022(a) | | | Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
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Series I | | | (714,504,032 | ) | | $ | (714,504,032 | ) | | | (96,664,903 | ) | | $ | (96,664,903 | ) |
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(a) | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 97% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity 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 the entity, 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 the entity are also owned beneficially. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.70 | | $1.79 | | $1,023.01 | | $1.81 | | 0.36% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.30 | | 2.18 | | 1,022.61 | | 2.21 | | 0.44 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco V.I. U.S. Government Money Portfolio’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees
are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel. Also, as part of the contract renewal process, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that
Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance over multiple time periods ending December 31, 2021 to the performance of funds in the Broadridge performance universe. The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the fifth quintile for the two year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Series II shares of the Fund was equal to the performance universe median for the one year period and below the performance universe median for the two year period. The Board considered that the Fund was created in connection with Invesco Ltd.’s acquisition of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”) and that Series II shares of the Fund launched in connection with the
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closing of the Transaction on May 24, 2019 . The Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot in time as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce different results. The Board also reviewed more recent Fund performance as well as other performance metrics, which did not change its conclusions.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Broadridge expense group. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Series II shares of the Fund was above the median contractual management fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” for funds in the expense group may include both advisory and certain non-portfolio management administrative services fees, but that Broadridge is not able to provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Broadridge in calculating expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fees was in the fifth quintile of its expense group and discussed with management reasons for such relative contractual management fees. The Board requested and considered additional information from management regarding such contractual management fees, including the differentiated client base associated with variable insurance products. As previously noted, the independent Trustees reviewed and considered information provided in response to detailed follow-up requests for information submitted by the independent Trustees to management, including with respect to management’s philosophy regarding breakpoints in the Fund’s contractual management fee schedule. The independent Trustees met and discussed those follow-up responses with legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, and subsequently with representatives of management.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board further noted that Invesco Advisers has voluntarily undertaken to waive fees to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in attempting to maintain a positive yield.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to other client accounts that are similarly managed. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board differences in the scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to that provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to certain other types of client accounts, including, among others: management of cash flows as a result of redemptions and purchases; necessary infrastructure such as officers, office space, technology, legal and distribution; oversight of
service providers; costs and business risks associated with launching new funds and sponsoring and maintaining the product line; and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Invesco Advisers also advised the Board that many of the similarly managed client accounts have all-inclusive fee structures, which are not easily un-bundled.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (defined for this purpose as the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other similarly managed third-party mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, based on asset balances as of December 31, 2021.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. Profitability and Financial Resources
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees
received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Fund Performance
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Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
Series I Shares | | | -21.50 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -21.60 | |
Nasdaq-100 Indexq | | | -29.51 | |
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The Nasdaq-100 Index® is a price-only index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. | |
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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Cumulative Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (12/31/21) | | | -21.50 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (12/31/21) | | | -21.60 | % |
The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 17.60%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and
therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from January 1 to December 31.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Money Market Funds–4.15% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 75,006 | | | $ | 75,006 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 53,561 | | | | 53,555 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 69,998 | | | | 69,998 | |
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| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $198,557) | | | | 198,559 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
|
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Options Purchased–120.41% | |
(Cost $11,598,536)(c) | | | | | | $ | 5,758,520 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–124.56% (Cost $11,797,093) | | | | 5,957,079 | |
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| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(24.56)% | | | | (1,174,459 | ) |
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| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 4,782,620 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $1,050,007 | | | | $ 732,556 | | | | $(1,707,557 | ) | | $ - | | | $ - | | | | $ 75,006 | | | | $ 80 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,500,010 | | | | 523,255 | | | | (1,969,705 | ) | | 2 | | | (7) | | | | 53,555 | | | | 58 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,200,008 | | | | 817,543 | | | | (1,947,553 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | 69,998 | | | | 41 | |
Total | | | $3,750,025 | | | | $2,073,354 | | | | $(5,624,815 | ) | | $2 | | | $(7) | | | | $198,559 | | | | $179 | |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 110 | | | USD | | | 11.94 | | | USD | | | 131,340 | | | $2,943,231 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 110 | | | USD | | | 397.85 | | | USD | | | 4,376,350 | | | 1,251,183 |
Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $4,194,414 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Index Options Purchased |
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|
Description | | Type of Contract | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | Call | | | 12/30/2022 | | | 1 | | USD | | | 489.60 | | | USD | | | 48,960 | | | $1,095,067 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | Put | | | 12/30/2022 | | | 1 | | USD | | | 16,320.08 | | | USD | | | 1,632,008 | | | 469,039 |
Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $1,564,106 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Equity Options Written | |
|
| |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | 110 | | | USD | | | | 467.87 | | | | USD | | | | 5,146,570 | | | | $ (490 | ) |
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| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | 110 | | | USD | | | | 358.07 | | | | USD | | | | 3,938,770 | | | | (838,873 | ) |
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| |
Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(839,363 | ) |
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| |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
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Open Index Options Written | |
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| |
Description | | Type of Contract | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Exercise Price | | Notional Value(a) | | Value | |
|
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | Call | | 12/30/2022 | | 1 | | USD | | 19,192.41 | | USD | | 1,919,241 | | $ | (146 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | Put | | 12/30/2022 | | 1 | | USD | | 14,688.07 | | USD | | 1,468,807 | | | (315,334 | ) |
|
| |
Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (315,480 | ) |
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| |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
Abbreviations:
USD – U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By | security type, based on Total Investments |
| | | | | |
| |
Options Purchased | | | | 96.67 | % |
| |
Money Market Funds | | | | 3.33 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $11,598,536) | | $ | 5,758,520 | |
|
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $198,557) | | | 198,559 | |
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| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 46,140 | |
|
| |
Total assets | | | 6,003,219 | |
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| |
| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $6,634,930) | | | 1,154,843 | |
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| |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 82 | |
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| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 14,232 | |
|
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,068 | |
|
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 49,374 | |
|
| |
Total liabilities | | | 1,220,599 | |
|
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 4,782,620 | |
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| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 5,893,293 | |
|
| |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (1,110,673 | ) |
|
| |
| | $ | 4,782,620 | |
|
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,189,871 | |
|
| |
Series II | | $ | 3,592,749 | |
|
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 151,554 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 458,117 | |
|
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.85 | |
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| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.84 | |
|
| |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 179 | |
|
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 9,377 | |
|
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 1,507 | |
|
| |
Custodian fees | | | 1,226 | |
|
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 3,914 | |
|
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 85 | |
|
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 6,281 | |
|
| |
Licensing fees | | | 756 | |
|
| |
Professional services fees | | | 42,081 | |
|
| |
Other | | | 178 | |
|
| |
Total expenses | | | 65,405 | |
|
| |
Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (45,938 | ) |
|
| |
Net expenses | | | 19,467 | |
|
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (19,288 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (703,569 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (7 | ) |
|
| |
Option contracts written | | | (27,882 | ) |
|
| |
| | | (731,458 | ) |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (5,840,016 | ) |
|
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 2 | |
|
| |
Option contracts written | | | 5,480,087 | |
|
| |
| | | (359,927 | ) |
|
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (1,091,385 | ) |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (1,110,673 | ) |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period December 31, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021 | |
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| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ (19,288) | | | | $ (68) | |
|
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (731,458 | ) | | | – | |
|
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (359,927 | ) | | | – | |
|
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (1,110,673 | ) | | | (68) | |
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| |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 13,438 | | | | 1,500,000 | |
|
| |
Series II | | | 2,879,923 | | | | 1,500,000 | |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 2,893,361 | | | | 3,000,000 | |
|
| |
Net increase in net assets | | | 1,782,688 | | | | 2,999,932 | |
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| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 2,999,932 | | | | – | |
|
| |
End of period | | | $ 4,782,620 | | | | $2,999,932 | |
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| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $10.00 | | | | $(0.03 | ) | | | $(2.12 | ) | | | $(2.15 | ) | | | $ 7.85 | | | | (21.50 | )% | | | $1,190 | | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | 2.75 | %(d) | | | (0.69 | )%(d) | | | 0 | % |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | - | | | | 1,500 | | | | 0.70 | (d) | | | 428.89 | (d) | | | (0.70 | )(d) | | | 0 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | | | 7.84 | | | | (21.60 | ) | | | 3,593 | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | 3.00 | (d) | | | (0.94 | )(d) | | | 0 | |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | - | | | | 1,500 | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | 429.14 | (d) | | | (0.95 | )(d) | | | 0 | |
(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. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 31, 2021. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index® .
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $ 2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $9,377 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $36,561.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $268 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,239 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | | $198,559 | | | | $ – | | | | $– | | | | $ 198,559 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 5,758,520 | | | | – | | | | 5,758,520 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 198,559 | | | | 5,758,520 | | | | – | | | | 5,957,079 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (1,154,843 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,154,843 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $198,559 | | | | $ 4,603,677 | | | | $– | | | | $ 4,802,236 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 5,758,520 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (5,758,520 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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| | Value | |
| | Equity | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (1,154,843 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,154,843 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 | |
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| | Risk | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | $ (703,569) | |
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Options written | | | (27,882) | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): Options purchased(a) | | | (5,840,016) | |
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Options written | | | 5,480,087 | |
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Total | | | $(1,091,380) | |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Index | | | Index | |
| | Options | | | Options | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 5,451,036 | | | $ | 10,986,696 | |
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Average contracts | | | 186 | | | | 186 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 5,480,089 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (5,840,016 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (359,927 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $5,162,163.
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021(b) | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 1,556 | | | $ | 13,456 | | | | 150,001 | | | $ | 1,500,010 | |
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Series II | | | 340,556 | | | | 3,142,825 | | | | 150,001 | | | | 1,500,010 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (2 | ) | | | (18 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
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Series II | | | (32,439 | ) | | | (262,902 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 309,671 | | | $ | 2,893,361 | | | | 300,000 | | | $ | 3,000,000 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 51% 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. |
| In addition, 49% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. |
(b) | Commencement date of December 31, 2021. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $785.00 | | $3.10 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 784.00 | | 4.20 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – December |
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - December’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund recently commenced operations in December 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
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The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the
performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the
compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | VINDQJ-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on July 1, 2022 and ending on the following June 30, 2023.
The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – June seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 26.50%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June |
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Options Purchased–105.70% (Cost $3,171,006)(a) | | | | | | $ | 3,171,006 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–105.70% (Cost $3,171,006) | | | | 3,171,006 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(5.70)% | | | | (171,054 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 2,999,952 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 24 | | | | USD 8.41 | | | | USD 20,184 | | | | $648,121 | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 24 | | | | USD 280.28 | | | | USD 672,672 | | | | 69,361 | |
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Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $717,482 | |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Purchased | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | | USD 345.11 | | | | USD 69,022 | | | | $2,216,542 | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | | USD 11,503.72 | | | | USD 2,300,744 | | | | 236,982 | |
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Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $2,453,524 | |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Equity Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 24 | | | | USD 354.55 | | | | USD 850,920 | | | | $(18,839 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 24 | | | | USD 252.25 | | | | USD 605,400 | | | | (45,334 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(64,173 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | | USD 14,552.21 | | | | USD 2,910,442 | | | | $(66,486 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | | USD 10,353.35 | | | | USD 2,070,670 | | | | (155,294 | ) |
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Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(221,780 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Abbreviations:
USD –U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | | 100.00 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $3,171,006) | | $ | 3,171,006 | |
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Cash | | | 3,000,020 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 285,953 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 473 | |
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Total assets | | | 6,457,452 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $285,953) | | | 285,953 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 3,171,006 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 58 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 49 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 434 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,457,500 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 2,999,952 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 3,000,020 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (68 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,499,981 | |
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Series II | | $ | 1,499,971 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | | | | |
Series I | | | 150,001 | |
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Series II | | | 150,001 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Expenses: | | | | |
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Advisory fees | | | 35 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 13 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 40 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 10 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 49 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 3 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 26 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 337 | |
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Other | | | 28 | |
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Total expenses | | | 541 | |
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Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (473 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 68 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (68 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (68 | ) |
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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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
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| | June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022 |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (68 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (68 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 1,500,010 | |
Series II | | | | 1,500,010 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 3,000,020 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | | 2,999,952 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | - | |
End of period | | | $ | 2,999,952 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | | $10.00 | | | | | $(0.00 | ) | | | | $- | | | | | $(0.00 | ) | | | | $10.00 | | | | | - | % | | | | $1,500 | | | | | 0.70 | %(e) | | | | 6.45 | %(e) | | | | (0.70 | )%(e) | | | | 0 | % |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | - | | | | | 1,500 | | | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | | 6.70 | (e) | | | | (0.95 | )(e) | | | | 0 | |
(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) | Commencement date of June 30, 2022. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $ 2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective June 30, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $35 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $438.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $1 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $12 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Options Purchased | | | $– | | | | $3,171,006 | | | | $– | | | | $3,171,006 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (285,953 | ) | | | – | | | | (285,953 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $– | | | | $2,885,053 | | | | $– | | | | $2,885,053 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 3,171,006 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (3,171,006 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (285,953) | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 285,953 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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| | Equity Options Purchased | | | Index Options Purchased | | | Equity Options Written | | | Index Options Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 692,856 | | | $ | 2,369,766 | | | $ | 1,456,320 | | | $ | 4,981,112 | |
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Average contracts | | | 48 | | | | 4 | | | | 48 | | | | 4 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | - | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | - | |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | - | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 150,001 | | | | $ | 1,500,010 | |
Series II | | | | 150,001 | | | | | 1,500,010 | |
Net increase in share activity | | | | 300,002 | | | | $ | 3,000,020 | |
(a) | Commencement date of June 30, 2022. |
(b) | 100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. |
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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 June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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 the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month 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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
| Beginning Account Value (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period3 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 | | $0.02 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 0.03 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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 | Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 1 (as of close of business June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - June’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has no performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
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The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The
Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending
activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VINDQM-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on the following March 31, 2023.
The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – March seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 18.50%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Money Market Funds-3.35% | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 40,434 | | | $ 40,434 |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 28,962 | | | 28,960 |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 46,210 | | | 46,210 |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $115,602) | | | 115,604 |
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Options Purchased-114.04% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,244,215)(c) | | | | | | $ | 3,934,671 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES-117.39% | | | | | |
(Cost $4,359,817) | | | | | | | 4,050,275 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-(17.39)% | | | | (600,149 | ) |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | | | | $ | 3,450,126 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021* | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 1,379,776 | | | | $ | (1,339,342 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 40,434 | | | $ 86 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | - | | | | | 985,554 | | | | | (956,671 | ) | | | | 2 | | | | | 75 | | | | | 28,960 | | | 60 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | - | | | | | 1,576,887 | | | | | (1,530,677 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 46,210 | | | 37 |
Total | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 3,942,217 | | | | $ | (3,826,690 | ) | | | $ | 2 | | | | $ | 75 | | | | $ | 115,604 | | | $183 |
| * | Commencement date of March 31, 2022. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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| | Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | |
| | Type of | | Expiration | | Number of | | Exercise | | Notional | | |
Description | | Contract | | Date | | Contracts | | Price | | Value(a) | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | | Call | | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | | 72 | | | | USD | 10.88 | | | | USD | 78,336 | | | | $ | 1,933,287 | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | | Put | | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | | 72 | | | | USD | 362.54 | | | | USD | 2,610,288 | | | | | 575,047 | |
Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,508,334 | |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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| | Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | |
| | Type of | | Expiration | | Number of | | Exercise | | Notional | | |
Description | | Contract | | Date | | Contracts | | Price | | Value(a) | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | | | Call | | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | | 1 | | | | USD | 445.15 | | | | USD | 44,515 | | | | $ | 1,098,381 | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | | | | Put | | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | | 1 | | | | USD | 14,838.49 | | | | USD | 1,483,849 | | | | | 327,956 | |
Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,426,337 | |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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| | Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Type of | | | Expiration | | | Number of | | | Exercise | | | Notional | | | | |
Description | | Contract | | | Date | | | Contracts | | | Price | | | Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 72 | | | | USD 429.61 | | | | USD 3,093,192 | | | $ | (4,095 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Equity Options Written–(continued) | |
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| | Type of | | | Expiration | | | Number of | | | Exercise | | | Notional | | | | |
Description | | Contract | | | Date | | | Contracts | | | Price | | | Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 72 | | | | USD 326.29 | | | | USD 2,349,288 | | | $ | (373,438 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (377,533 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Written | |
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| | Type of | | | Expiration | | | Number of | | | Exercise | | | Notional | | | | |
Description | | Contract | | | Date | | | Contracts | | | Price | | | Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 1 | | | | USD 17,583.61 | | | | USD 1,758,361 | | | $ | (2,245 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NASDAQ 100 Index | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 1 | | | | USD 13,354.64 | | | | USD 1,335,464 | | | | (213,471 | ) |
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Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (215,716 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
Abbreviations:
USD -U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | | 97.15 | % |
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Money Market Funds | | | | 2.85 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $4,244,215) | | $ | 3,934,671 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $115,602) | | | 115,604 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 39,817 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 34,590 | |
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Dividends | | | 71 | |
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Total assets | | | 4,124,753 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $323,933) | | | 593,249 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 34,950 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 32 | |
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Amount due custodian | | | 4,866 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 5,953 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,024 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 31,553 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 674,627 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 3,450,126 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 4,035,665 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (585,539 | ) |
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| | $ | 3,450,126 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,253,793 | |
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Series II | | $ | 2,196,333 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 150,000 | |
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Series II | | | 262,907 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.36 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.35 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 183 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 3,459 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,341 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 1,304 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 1,207 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 38 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,512 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 303 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 1,601 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 26,070 | |
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Other | | | 2,476 | |
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Total expenses | | | 42,311 | |
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Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (35,372 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 6,939 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (6,756 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 75 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (309,544 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 2 | |
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Option contracts written | | | (269,316 | ) |
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| | | (578,858 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (578,783 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (585,539 | ) |
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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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
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| | March 31, 2022 |
| | (commencement date) through |
| | June 30, 2022 |
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Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | (6,756 | ) | | |
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Net realized gain | | | | | | | 75 | | | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | | (578,858 | ) | | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (585,539 | ) | | |
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Share transactions-net: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | | | | 1,500,000 | | | |
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Series II | | | | | | | 2,535,665 | | | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | | | | 4,035,665 | | | |
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Net increase in net assets | | | | | | | 3,450,126 | | | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | - | | | |
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End of period | | | | | | $ | 3,450,126 | | | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | | $ | (1.62 | ) | | | $ | (1.64 | ) | | | $ | 8.36 | | | | | (16.40 | )% | | | $ | 1,254 | | | | | 0.70 | %(e) | | | | 4.99 | %(e) | | | | (0.68 | )%(e) | | | | 0 | % |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | (1.63 | ) | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | | 8.35 | | | | | (16.50 | ) | | | | 2,196 | | | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | | 5.24 | (e) | | | | (0.93 | )(e) | | | | 0 | |
(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) | Commencement date of March 31, 2022. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $2 billion | | 0.420% |
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For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective March 31, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,459 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $31,913.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date), through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $106 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $1,235 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | $ | 115,604 | | | | | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 115,604 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | | | | | 3,934,671 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 3,934,671 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 115,604 | | | | | | | | 3,934,671 | | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | 4,050,275 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | | | | | (593,249 | ) | | | | | | | – | | | | | | | | (593,249 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 115,604 | | | | | | | $ | 3,341,422 | | | | | | | | $– | | | | | | | $ | 3,457,026 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 3,934,671 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (3,934,671 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (593,249 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 593,249 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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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Options purchased(a) | | | $(309,544) | |
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Options written | | | (269,316) | |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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| | Equity | | | | | Index | | | | | Equity | | | | | Index | |
| | Options | | | | | Options | | | | | Options | | | | | Options | |
| | Purchased | | | | | Purchased | | | | | Written | | | | | Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 2,156,501 | | | | | $ | 1,528,364 | | | | | $ | 4,365,323 | | | | | $ | 3,093,825 | |
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Average contracts | | | 115 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 115 | | | | | | 2 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 420,594 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (999,452 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (578,858 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $4,035,884.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Sold: | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 150,001 | | | $1,500,010 |
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Series II | | | 264,139 | | | 2,546,078 |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1 | ) | | $ | (10 | ) |
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Series II | | | (1,232 | ) | | | (10,413 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 412,907 | | | $ | 4,035,665 | |
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(a) | Commencement date of March 31, 2022. |
(b) | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 27% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity 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 the entity, 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 the entity are also owned beneficially. |
In addition, 73% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.
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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 March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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 the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month 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 | | Ending | | Expenses | | Ending | | Expenses | | Annualized |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Account Value | | Paid During | | Expense |
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Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $836.00 | | $1.62 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 835.00 | | 2.20 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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 | Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92 (as of close of business March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - March’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has limited performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
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The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The
Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending
activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VINDQS-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | | | | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | | | | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -18.96 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -19.07 | |
Nasdaq-100 Index▼ | | | -29.51 | |
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Source(s): ▼Bloomberg LP | | | | |
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The Nasdaq-100 Index® is a price-only index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. | |
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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Cumulative Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/30/21) | | | -14.10 | % |
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Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/30/21) | | | -14.30 | % |
The Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund – September seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 15.77%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and
therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from October 1 to September 30.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Money Market Funds–3.60% | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 72,432 | | | | $ 72,432 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 51,660 | | | | 51,654 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 54,097 | | | | 54,097 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $178,183) | | | | 178,183 | |
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Options Purchased–110.97% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $5,935,717)(c) | | | | | | | $5,498,278 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–114.57% (Cost $6,113,900) | | | | 5,676,461 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(14.57)% | | | | (721,999 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | $4,954,462 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 50,251 | | | | $ 702,636 | | | | $ (680,455) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $ 72,432 | | | $ 58 |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 35,819 | | | | 501,882 | | | | (486,037) | | | | 3 | | | | (13) | | | | 51,654 | | | 42 |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 28,748 | | | | 803,012 | | | | (777,663) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 54,097 | | | 28 |
Total | | | $114,818 | | | | $2,007,530 | | | | $(1,944,155) | | | | $3 | | | | $(13) | | | | $178,183 | | | $128 |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 159 | | | | USD | | | | 10.74 | | | | USD | | | | 170,766 | | | $ | 4,279,202 | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 159 | | | | USD | | | | 357.96 | | | | USD | | | | 5,691,564 | | | | 1,219,076 | |
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Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,498,278 | |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Equity Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 159 | | | | USD | | | | 414.41 | | | | USD | | | | 6,589,119 | | | $ | (594 | ) |
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 159 | | | | USD | | | | 322.16 | | | | USD | | | | 5,122,344 | | | | (697,479 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (698,073 | ) |
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USD - U.S. Dollar |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | | 96.86 | % |
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Money Market Funds | | | | 3.14 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $5,935,717) | | $ | 5,498,278 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $178,183) | | | 178,183 | |
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Cash | | | 91,603 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 12,285 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 61,808 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 135 | |
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Total assets | | | 5,842,292 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $515,997) | | | 698,073 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 103,887 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 516 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 15,673 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,210 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 67,336 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 135 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 887,830 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 4,954,462 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 5,590,306 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (635,844 | ) |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,357,478 | |
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Series II | | $ | 3,596,984 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 158,028 | |
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Series II | | | 419,489 | |
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Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.59 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.57 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 128 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 8,087 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 272 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 99 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 2,945 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 87 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 6,946 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 756 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 4,482 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 41,303 | |
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Other | | | 892 | |
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Total expenses | | | 65,869 | |
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Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (49,500 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 16,369 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (16,241 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from affiliated investment securities | | | (13 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (657,939 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 3 | |
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Option contracts written | | | (152,795 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (810,744 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (826,985 | ) |
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ (16,241 | ) | | | | $ (7,030 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | (13 | ) | | | | (75 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (810,731 | ) | | | | 191,216 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (826,985 | ) | | | | 184,111 | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 79,870 | | | | | 1,500,010 | |
Series II | | | | 2,040,375 | | | | | 1,977,081 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 2,120,245 | | | | | 3,477,091 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | | 1,293,260 | | | | | 3,661,202 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 3,661,202 | | | | | – | |
End of period | | | | $4,954,462 | | | | | $3,661,202 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September |
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 10.60 | | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | | $ | (1.98 | ) | | | $ | (2.01 | ) | | | $ | 8.59 | | | | | (18.96 | )% | | | $ | 1,357 | | | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | | 3.27 | %(d) | | | | (0.69 | )%(d) | | | | 0 | % |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | 0.62 | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | 10.60 | | | | | 6.00 | | | | | 1,589 | | | | | 0.70 | (d) | | | | 7.73 | (d) | | | | (0.70 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 10.59 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (1.98 | ) | | | | (2.02 | ) | | | | 8.57 | | | | | (19.07 | ) | | | | 3,597 | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | 3.52 | (d) | | | | (0.94 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | 0.62 | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | 10.59 | | | | | 5.90 | | | | | 2,072 | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | 7.98 | (d) | | | | (0.95 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
(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. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 30, 2021. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September |
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the Nasdaq 100 Index® (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the Nasdaq 100 Index® or options that reference the Invesco QQQ ETF, which is an affiliated exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the Nasdaq 100 Index®.
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written - The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk - Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk - The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk - Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk - The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $ 2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under these expense limits.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $8,086 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $41,414.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $272 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $0 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | $ | 178,183 | | | $ | – | | | | $– | | | $ | 178,183 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 5,498,278 | | | | – | | | | 5,498,278 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 178,183 | | | | 5,498,278 | | | | – | | | | 5,676,461 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (698,073 | ) | | | – | | | | (698,073 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 178,183 | | | $ | 4,800,205 | | | | $– | | | $ | 4,978,388 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 5,498,278 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (5,498,278 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (698,073 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 698,073 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 | |
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| | Risk | |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | $(657,939) | |
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Options written | | | (152,795) | |
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(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
| The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period. |
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| | Equity | | | | | | Equity | |
| | Options | | | | | | Options | |
| | Purchased | | | | | | Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 4,375,240 | | | | | | | $ | 8,740,631 | |
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Average contracts | | | 237 | | | | | | | | 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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 had a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021, as follows:
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Capital Loss Carryforward* |
Expiration | | Short-Term | | Long-Term | | Total |
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Not subject to expiration | | $71 | | $– | | $71 |
* | Capital loss carryforward 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 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 679,011 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (1,298,530 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (619,519 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $5,597,907.
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021(b) | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 8,146 | | | $ | 80,969 | | | | 150,001 | | | $ | 1,500,010 | |
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Series II | | | 228,729 | | | | 2,087,107 | | | | 196,330 | | | | 1,984,070 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (119) | | | | (1,099 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
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Series II | | | (4,909) | | | | (46,732 | ) | | | (661 | ) | | | (6,989 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 231,847 | | | $ | 2,120,245 | | | | 345,670 | | | $ | 3,477,091 | |
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(a) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 48% 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. |
In addition, 52% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.
(b) | Commencement date of September 30, 2021. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $810.40 | | $3.14 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 809.30 | | 4.26 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. Nasdaq 100 Buffer Fund - September’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in September 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified
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percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including
information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a
summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VISP500D-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
Performance summary
Fund vs. Indexes
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower.
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Series I Shares | | | -13.40 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -13.50 | |
S&P 500 Indexq | | | -20.58 | |
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Source(s): qRIMES Technologies Corp. | |
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged price-only index considered representative of the US stock market.
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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Cumulative Total Returns | |
As of 6/30/22 | |
Series I Shares | |
Inception (12/31/21) | | | -13.40 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (12/31/21) | | | -13.50 | % |
The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – December seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 12.20%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and
therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from January 1 to December 31.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Liquidity Risk Management Program
| In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco. |
| As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets. |
| At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. |
| The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period: |
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Money Market Funds–3.69% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 117,351 | | | $ | 117,351 | |
| |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 88,191 | | | | 88,182 | |
| |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 140,810 | | | | 140,810 | |
| |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $346,337) | | | | 346,343 | |
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
| |
Options Purchased–109.90% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $10,974,216)(c) | | | | | | $ | 10,315,547 | |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–113.59% (Cost $11,320,553) | | | | 10,661,890 | |
| |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(13.59)% | | | | (1,275,325 | ) |
| |
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 9,386,565 | |
| |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Change in | | | Realized | | | | | | | |
| | Value | | | Purchases | | | Proceeds | | | Unrealized | | | Gain | | | Value | | | | |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | at Cost | | | from Sales | | | Appreciation | | | (Loss) | | | June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 700,007 | | | | $1,744,113 | | | | $(2,326,769) | | | | $ - | | | | $ - | | | | $117,351 | | | | $112 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 1,000,010 | | | | 987,590 | | | | (1,899,385) | | | | 6 | | | | (39) | | | | 88,182 | | | | 87 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 800,008 | | | | 1,999,987 | | | | (2,659,185) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 140,810 | | | | 98 | |
Total | | | $2,500,025 | | | | $4,731,690 | | | | $(6,885,339) | | | | $6 | | | | $(39) | | | | $346,343 | | | | $297 | |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 116 | | | USD | 14.25 | | | USD | 165,300 | | | $ | 4,168,283 | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 116 | | | USD | 474.96 | | | USD | 5,509,536 | | | | 1,117,530 | |
Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,285,813 | |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Index Options Purchased | |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 11 | | | USD | 142.99 | | | USD | 157,289 | | | $ | 3,974,418 | |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 11 | | | USD | 4,766.18 | | | USD | 5,242,798 | | | | 1,055,316 | |
Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,029,734 | |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Equity Options Written | |
| |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 116 | | | USD | 532.91 | | | USD | 6,181,756 | | | $ | (1,141 | ) |
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 116 | | | USD | 427.46 | | | USD | 4,958,536 | | | | (636,998 | ) |
| |
Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (638,139 | ) |
| |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
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Open Index Options Written | |
| |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 11 | | | | USD 5,347.65 | | | | USD 5,882,415 | | | $ | (1,475 | ) |
| |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 11 | | | | USD 4,289.56 | | | | USD 4,718,516 | | | | (598,489 | ) |
| |
Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (599,964 | ) |
| |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
| | |
ETF | | –Exchange-Traded Fund |
SPDR® | | –Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt |
USD | | –U.S. Dollar |
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
| | | | |
Options Purchased | | | 96.75 | % |
Money Market Funds | | | 3.25 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $10,974,216) | | $ | 10,315,547 | |
| |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $346,337) | | | 346,343 | |
| |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 21,971 | |
| |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 44,252 | |
| |
Total assets | | | 10,728,113 | |
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| |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $776,252) | | | 1,238,103 | |
| |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 245 | |
| |
Amount due custodian | | | 21,971 | |
| |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 28,898 | |
| |
Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,157 | |
| |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 50,174 | |
| |
Total liabilities | | | 1,341,548 | |
| |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 9,386,565 | |
| |
| |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 10,608,386 | |
| |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (1,221,821 | ) |
| |
| | $ | 9,386,565 | |
| |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 866,168 | |
| |
Series II | | $ | 8,520,397 | |
| |
|
Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 100,000 | |
| |
Series II | | | 985,053 | |
| |
Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.66 | |
| |
Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.65 | |
| |
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 297 | |
| |
|
Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 16,900 | �� |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 5,531 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 1,551 | |
| |
Distribution fees - Series II | | | 8,898 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 113 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 6,374 | |
| |
Licensing fees | | | 1,190 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 40,949 | |
| |
Other | | | 1,353 | |
| |
Total expenses | | | 82,859 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (45,927 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 36,932 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (36,635 | ) |
| |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (51,793 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | (39 | ) |
| |
Option contracts written | | | (12,840 | ) |
| |
| | | (64,672 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (658,669 | ) |
| |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 6 | |
| |
Option contracts written | | | (461,851 | ) |
| |
| | | (1,120,514 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (1,185,186 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (1,221,821 | ) |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period December 31, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | December 31, 2021 |
| | Six Months Ended | | (commencement date) through |
| | June 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (36,635 | ) | | | $ | (45 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | (64,672 | ) | | | | – | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (1,120,514 | ) | | | | – | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (1,221,821 | ) | | | | (45 | ) |
| | |
Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | – | | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Series II | | | | 8,608,431 | | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 8,608,431 | | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | | 7,386,610 | | | | | 1,999,955 | |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | 1,999,955 | | | | | – | |
End of period | | | $ | 9,386,565 | | | | $ | 1,999,955 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | | $ | (1.31 | ) | | | $ | (1.34 | ) | | | $ | 8.66 | | | | | (13.40 | )% | | | $ | 866 | | | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | | 1.84 | %(d) | | | | (0.69 | )%(d) | | | | 0 | % |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | - | | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 0.70 | (d) | | | | 643.01 | (d) | | | | (0.70 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | (1.31 | ) | | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | 8.65 | | | | | (13.50 | ) | | | | 8,520 | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | 2.09 | (d) | | | | (0.94 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | - | | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | | 10.00 | | | | | - | | | | | 1,000 | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | 643.26 | (d) | | | | (0.95 | )(d) | | | | 0 | |
(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. |
(e) | Commencement date of December 31, 2021. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $16,900 and reimbursed fund level expenses of $29,027.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $410 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $5,121 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | $ | 346,343 | | | $ | – | | | $– | | $ | 346,343 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 10,315,547 | | | – | | | 10,315,547 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 346,343 | | | | 10,315,547 | | | – | | | 10,661,890 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (1,238,103 | ) | | – | | | (1,238,103 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 346,343 | | | $ | 9,077,444 | | | $– | | $ | 9,423,787 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Value | |
| | Equity | |
Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 10,315,547 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (10,315,547 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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| | Value | |
| | Equity | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (1,238,103 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,238,103 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 |
| | Equity |
| | Risk |
Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | $ | (51,793 | ) |
Options written | | | | (12,840 | ) |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | | (658,669 | ) |
Options written | | | | (461,851 | ) |
Total | | | $ | (1,185,153 | ) |
(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Equity | | | Index | | | Equity | | | Index | |
| | Options | | | Options | | | Options | | | Options | |
| | Purchased | | | Purchased | | | Written | | | Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 4,451,811 | | | $ | 5,072,809 | | | $ | 8,739,367 | | | $ | 9,958,450 | |
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Average contracts | | | 182 | | | | 21 | | | | 182 | | | | 21 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 1,286,744 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (2,407,258 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (1,120,514 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended | | | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021(b) | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 100,001 | | | $ | 1,000,010 | |
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Series II | | | 931,272 | | | | 9,013,968 | | | | 100,001 | | | | 1,000,010 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
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Series II | | | (46,219 | ) | | | (405,537 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 885,053 | | | $ | 8,608,431 | | | | 200,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | |
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(a) | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 82% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund and the Fund’s principal underwriter or adviser, are parties to participation agreements with the entity whereby the entity 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 the entity, 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 the entity are also owned beneficially. |
| In addition, 18% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. |
(b) | Commencement date of December 31, 2021. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio2 |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $866.00 | | $3.24 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 865.00 | | 4.39 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - December’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in December 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
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The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the
performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the
compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VISP500J-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on July 1, 2022 and ending on the following June 30, 2023.
The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 22.27%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Options Purchased–102.78% (Cost $2,055,607)(a) | | | | | | $ | 2,055,607 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–102.78% (Cost $2,055,607) | | | | 2,055,607 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.78)% | | | | | | | (55,632 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,999,975 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | USD | 11.33 | | | USD | 2,266 | | | $ | 73,206 | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | USD | 377.56 | | | USD | 75,512 | | | | 6,406 | |
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Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 79,612 | |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Purchased | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 5 | | | USD | 113.56 | | | USD | 56,780 | | | $ | 1,809,425 | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 5 | | | USD | 3,785.38 | | | USD | 1,892,690 | | | | 166,570 | |
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Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,975,995 | |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Equity Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | USD | 461.64 | | | USD | 92,328 | | | $ | (1,793 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 2 | | | USD | 339.80 | | | USD | 67,960 | | | | (4,694 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (6,487 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 5 | | | | USD 4,628.38 | | | | USD 2,314,190 | | | $ | (35,945 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 06/30/2023 | | | | 5 | | | | USD 3,406.84 | | | | USD 1,703,420 | | | | (104,085 | ) |
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Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (140,030 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ETF SPDR USD | | –Exchange-Traded Fund –Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt –U.S. Dollar |
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | 100.00% | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | |
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $2,055,607) | | $ | 2,055,607 | |
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Cash | | | 2,000,020 | |
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Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 146,516 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 499 | |
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Total assets | | | 4,202,642 | |
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Liabilities: | |
Other investments: | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $146,517) | | | 146,517 | |
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Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,055,607 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 39 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 49 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 455 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 2,202,667 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 1,999,975 | |
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Net assets consist of: | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 2,000,020 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (45 | ) |
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Net Assets: | |
Series I | | $ | 999,991 | |
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Series II | | $ | 999,984 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 100,001 | |
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Series II | | | 100,001 | |
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Series I: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Series II: | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Expenses: | |
Advisory fees | | | 23 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 9 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 39 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 7 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 49 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 3 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 51 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 336 | |
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Other | | | 27 | |
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Total expenses | | | 544 | |
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Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (499 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 45 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (45 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (45 | ) |
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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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
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Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (45 | ) | | | | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (45 | ) | | | | |
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Share transactions–net: | |
Series I | | | 1,000,010 | | | | | |
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Series II | | | 1,000,010 | | | | | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 2,000,020 | | | | | |
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Net increase in net assets | | | 1,999,975 | | | | | |
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Net assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | – | | | | | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,999,975 | | | | | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | 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) | |
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Series I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | $10.00 | | | | $(0.00) | | | | $- | | | | $(0.00) | | | | $10.00 | | | | -% | | | | $1,000 | | | | 0.70%(e) | | | | 9.80%(e) | | | | (0.70)%(e) | | | | 0% | |
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Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.00) | | | | - | | | | (0.00) | | | | 10.00 | | | | - | | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.95(e) | | | | 10.05(e) | | | | (0.95)(e) | | | | 0 | |
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(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) | Commencement date of June 30, 2022. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – June (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written - The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | |
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First $2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective June 30, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
For the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $23 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $476.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $1 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $8 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Purchased | | | $– | | | $ | 2,055,607 | | | | $– | | | $ | 2,055,607 | |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (146,517 | ) | | | – | | | | (146,517 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $– | | | $ | 1,909,090 | | | | $– | | | $ | 1,909,090 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Value | |
Derivative Assets | | Equity Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 2,055,607 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (2,055,607 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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| | Value | |
Derivative Liabilities | | Equity Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (146,517 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 146,517 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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| | Equity Options Purchased | | | Index Options Purchased | | | Equity Options Written | | | Index Options Written | |
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Average notional value | | | $77,778 | | | | $1,949,470 | | | | $160,288 | | | | $4,017,610 | |
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Average contracts | | | 4 | | | | 10 | | | | 4 | | | | 10 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. In the fund’s initial year of operations, the cost of investments for tax purposes will not reflect any tax adjustments until its fiscal year-end reporting period.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | – | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | – | |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | – | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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Series I | | | 100,001 | | | | $1,000,010 | |
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Series II | | | 100,001 | | | | 1,000,010 | |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 200,002 | | | | $2,000,020 | |
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(a) | Commencement date of June 30, 2022. |
(b) | 100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. |
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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 June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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 the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month 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 (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period3 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
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Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $1,000.00 | | $0.02 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
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Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 0.03 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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 | Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 1 (as of close of business June 30, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - June’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has no performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
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The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The
Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending
activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
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NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | VISP500M-SAR-1 |
Fund Performance
The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is twelve months, commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on the following March 31, 2023.
The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 14.60%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
The Fund’s performance history is not presented here because, as of the date of this semiannual report, the Fund has not completed a full six months of operations. The Fund’s most recent performance information is accessible on the Fund’s website.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Money Market Funds–3.68% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 136,202 | | | $ | 136,202 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 97,356 | | | | 97,346 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 155,659 | | | | 155,659 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $389,204) | | | | 389,207 | |
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Options Purchased–107.57% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $12,214,766)(c) | | | | | | $ | 11,362,708 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–111.25% (Cost $12,603,970) | | | | 11,751,915 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(11.25)% | | | | (1,188,819 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 10,563,096 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | Value December 31, 2021* | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Realized Gain | | Value June 30, 2022 | | Dividend Income |
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Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 3,703,524 | | | | $ | (3,567,323 | ) | | | $ | - | | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 136,202 | | | | $ | 251 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | - | | | | | 2,645,374 | | | | | (2,548,087 | ) | | | | 3 | | | | | 56 | | | | | 97,346 | | | | | 176 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | | - | | | | | 4,232,599 | | | | | (4,076,940 | ) | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 155,659 | | | | | 235 | |
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Total | | | $ | - | | | | $ | 10,581,497 | | | | $ | (10,192,350 | ) | | | $ | 3 | | | | $ | 56 | | | | $ | 389,207 | | | | $ | 662 | |
| * | Commencement date of March 31, 2022. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 51 | | | | USD 13.56 | | | | USD 69,156 | | | $1,832,483 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 51 | | | | USD 452.11 | | | | USD 2,305,761 | | | 384,426 |
Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | $2,216,909 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Purchased |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 21 | | | | USD 135.91 | | | | USD 285,411 | | | $7,582,506 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 21 | | | | USD 4,530.41 | | | | USD 9,513,861 | | | 1,563,293 |
Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $9,145,799 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Equity Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 51 | | | | USD 518.12 | | | | USD 2,642,412 | | | $ | (3,523 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Equity Options Written–(continued) | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 51 | | | | USD 406.90 | | | | USD 2,075,190 | | | $ | (226,916 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (230,439 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 21 | | | | USD 5,191.85 | | | | USD 10,902,885 | | | $ | (15,499 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 03/31/2023 | | | | 21 | | | | USD 4,077.37 | | | | USD 8,562,477 | | | | (919,974 | ) |
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Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (935,473 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
Abbreviations:
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
USD – U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | 96.69% | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 3.31 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $12,214,766) | | $ | 11,362,708 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $389,204) | | | 389,207 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 33,921 | |
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Dividends | | | 338 | |
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Total assets | | | 11,786,174 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $795,484) | | | 1,165,912 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 346 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 19,590 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,023 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 33,207 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,223,078 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 10,563,096 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 11,807,760 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (1,244,664 | ) |
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| | $ | 10,563,096 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 887,686 | |
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Series II | | $ | 9,675,410 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 99,999 | |
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Series II | | | 1,090,577 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.88 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.87 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 662 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 10,428 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 3,795 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 1,545 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 5,616 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 25 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 4,512 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 252 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 3,154 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 26,019 | |
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Other | | | 2,439 | |
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Total expenses | | | 57,785 | |
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Less: Fees waived | | | (34,886 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 22,899 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (22,237 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Affiliated investment securities | | | 56 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (852,058 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 3 | |
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Option contracts written | | | (370,428 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (1,222,427 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (1,244,664 | ) |
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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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022
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Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (22,237 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | | 56 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (1,222,483 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (1,244,664 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Series II | | | | 10,807,760 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 11,807,760 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | | 10,563,096 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | – | |
End of period | | | $ | 10,563,096 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | $10.00 | | | | $(0.02 | ) | | | $(1.10 | ) | | | $(1.12 | ) | | | $8.88 | | | | (11.20 | )% | | | $ 888 | | | | 0.70 | %(e) | | | 2.10 | %(e) | | | (0.67 | )%(e) | | | 0 | % |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Period ended 06/30/22(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 8.87 | | | | (11.30 | ) | | | 9,675 | | | | 0.95 | (e) | | | 2.35 | (e) | | | (0.92 | )(e) | | | 0 | |
(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) | Commencement date of March 31, 2022. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - March (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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 | | | 0.420% | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
For the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022 , the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
Effective March 31, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II shares to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $10,428 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $24,458.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date), through June 30, 2022 , Invesco was paid $71 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $3,724 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022 , 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | | $389,207 | | | | $ – | | | | $– | | | | $ 389,207 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 11,362,708 | | | | – | | | | 11,362,708 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 389,207 | | | | 11,362,708 | | | | – | | | | 11,751,915 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written | | | – | | | | (1,165,912 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,165,912 | ) |
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Total Investments | | | $389,207 | | | | $10,196,796 | | | | $– | | | | $10,586,003 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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| | Value | |
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Derivative Assets | | Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 11,362,708 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (11,362,708 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (1,165,912 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 1,165,912 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 |
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| | Risk |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | | | | $(852,058) | |
Options written | | | | | | (370,428) | |
(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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| | Equity | | | Index | | | Equity | | | Index | |
| | Options | | | Options | | | Options | | | Options | |
| | Purchased | | | Purchased | | | Written | | | Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 7,816,086 | | | $ | 1,455,219 | | | $ | 15,525,944 | | | $ | 2,890,688 | |
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Average contracts | | | 33 | | | | 62 | | | | 33 | | | | 62 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 959,507 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (2,181,990 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | $ | (1,222,483 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $11,808,486.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 100,000 | | | | $ 1,000,010 | |
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Series II | | | 1,094,534 | | | | 10,843,784 | |
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Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
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| | Summary of Share | |
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| | June 30, 2022(a)(b) | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1 | ) | | $ | (10 | ) |
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Series II | | | (3,957 | ) | | | (36,024 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 1,190,576 | | | $ | 11,807,760 | |
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(a) | Commenced operations on March 31, 2022. |
(b) | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 83% 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. |
In addition, 17% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
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 March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022.
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 (March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022). Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month 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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period3 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
Series I | | $1,000.00 | | $888.00 | | $1.67 | | $1,021.32 | | $3.51 | | 0.70% |
Series II | | 1,000.00 | | 887.00 | | 2.26 | | 1,020.08 | | 4.76 | | 0.95 |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022, 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 | Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92 (as of close of business March 31, 2022 (commencement date) through June 30, 2022)/365. Because the Fund has not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - March’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board did not consider Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund, because the Fund is new and has limited performance history. The Board did review performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board considered the advisory fee schedule of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fee is below the Morningstar “Options Trading” category median and average, and less than the advisory fee associated with other variable insurance “defined outcome” funds. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The
Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund��s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending
activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – March
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Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | June 30, 2022 |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
The Fund provides a complete list of its portfolio holdings four times each year, at the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears, respectively, in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the list with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC website, 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-PORT, 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/corporate/about-us/ esg. 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.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | | | | | | | VISP500S-SAR-1 | | |
Fund Performance
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Performance summary | |
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Fund vs. Indexes | |
Cumulative total returns, 12/31/21 to 6/30/22, excluding variable product issuer charges. If variable product issuer charges were included, returns would be lower. | |
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Series I Shares | | | -12.34 | % |
Series II Shares | | | -12.45 | |
S&P 500 Index▼ | | | -20.58 | |
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Source(s): ▼RIMES Technologies Corp. | | | | |
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged price-only index considered representative of the US stock market. | |
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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Cumulative Total Returns | | | | |
As of 6/30/22 | | | | |
Series I Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/30/21) | | | -7.23 | % |
Series II Shares | | | | |
Inception (9/30/21) | | | -7.43 | % |
The Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September seeks, over a specified annual Outcome Period (an “Outcome Period”), to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside Cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses.
The Fund’s Cap for the current Outcome Period, which represents the maximum percentage return (expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the Outcome Period) that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over the entire Outcome Period (the “Cap”), is 13.30%. This Cap is before considering fees and expenses. A new Cap level for each successive Outcome Period will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period. If the Underlying Index experiences returns over an Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund, and
therefore investors, will not experience those excess gains.
As of the date of this fund report, the Defined Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the performance of the Underlying Index over the Outcome Period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Following this initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period from October 1 to September 30.
The Fund has characteristics unlike many other traditional investment products and is not appropriate for all investors. In particular, investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for investors who do not intend to maintain their investment through the entire Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve the stated Defined Outcomes.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee 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. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Liquidity Risk Management Program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco.
As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid,” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets.
At a meeting held on March 21-23, 2022, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”). The Report discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fund and the overall market. The Report noted that there were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period.
The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period:
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Money Market Funds–4.40% | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.38%(a)(b) | | | 81,019 | | | $ | 81,019 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.41%(a)(b) | | | 86,528 | | | | 86,520 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 1.35%(a)(b) | | | 178,583 | | | | 178,583 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $346,121) | | | | 346,122 | |
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Options Purchased–101.73% | | | | |
(Cost $8,503,269)(c) | | $ | 7,997,276 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES–106.13% (Cost $8,849,390) | | | 8,343,398 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(6.13)% | | | (481,918 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | $ | 7,861,480 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Change in | | | Realized | | | | | | | |
| | Value | | | Purchases | | | Proceeds | | | Unrealized | | | Gain | | | Value | | | | |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | at Cost | | | from Sales | | | Appreciation | | | (Loss) | | | June 30, 2022 | | | Dividend Income | |
Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | $ 788,922 | | | | $1,294,643 | | | | $(2,002,546) | | | | $- | | | | $ - | | | | $ 81,019 | | | | $ 44 | |
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 563,516 | | | | 924,745 | | | | (1,401,731) | | | | 1 | | | | (11) | | | | 86,520 | | | | 59 | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 901,625 | | | | 1,479,592 | | | | (2,202,634) | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 178,583 | | | | 95 | |
Total | | | $2,254,063 | | | | $3,698,980 | | | | $(5,606,911) | | | | $1 | | | | $(11) | | | | $346,122 | | | | $198 | |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of June 30, 2022. |
(c) | The table below details options purchased. |
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Open Equity Options Purchased |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 112 | | | USD | 12.87 | | | USD | 144,144 | | | $4,052,704 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 112 | | | USD | 429.15 | | | USD | 4,806,480 | | | 604,916 |
Total Open Equity Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $4,657,620 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Index Options Purchased |
Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 8 | | | USD | 129.23 | | | USD | 103,384 | | | $2,911,283 |
Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 8 | | | USD | 4,307.54 | | | USD | 3,446,032 | | | 428,373 |
Total Open Index Options Purchased | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $3,339,656 |
(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Open Equity Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 112 | | | USD | 486.23 | | | USD | 5,445,776 | | | $ | (884 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 112 | | | USD | 386.24 | | | USD | 4,325,888 | | | | (261,847 | ) |
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Total Open Equity Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (262,731 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
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Open Index Options Written | |
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Description | | Type of Contract | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Exercise Price | | | Notional Value(a) | | | Value | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Call | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 8 | | | USD | 4,880.44 | | | USD | 3,904,352 | | | $ | (782 | ) |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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S&P 500® Index | | | Put | | | | 09/30/2022 | | | | 8 | | | USD | 3,876.79 | | | USD | 3,101,432 | | | | (185,352 | ) |
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Total Open Index Options Written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (186,134 | ) |
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(a) | Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by the multiplier. |
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Abbreviations: |
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ETF | | – Exchange-Traded Fund |
SPDR® | | – Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on Total Investments
as of June 30, 2022
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Options Purchased | | | 95.85 | % |
Money Market Funds | | | 4.15 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
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Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $8,503,269) | | $ | 7,997,276 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $346,121) | | | 346,122 | |
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Cash | | | 81,016 | |
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Receivable for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,794 | |
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Fund expenses absorbed | | | 60,732 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 76 | |
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Total assets | | | 8,488,016 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $585,905) | | | 448,865 | |
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Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 83,810 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,286 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 22,221 | |
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Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 2,892 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 67,386 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 76 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 626,536 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 7,861,480 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 8,521,045 | |
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Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (659,565 | ) |
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| | $ | 7,861,480 | |
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Net Assets: | | | | |
Series I | | $ | 1,178,843 | |
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Series II | | $ | 6,682,637 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | |
Series I | | | 130,737 | |
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Series II | | | 742,350 | |
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Series I: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.02 | |
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Series II: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.00 | |
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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 198 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 11,455 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 1,170 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 202 | |
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Distribution fees - Series II | | | 5,298 | |
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Transfer agent fees | | | 106 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 7,630 | |
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Licensing fees | | | 1,101 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 4,510 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 41,257 | |
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Other | | | 1,126 | |
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Total expenses | | | 73,855 | |
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Less: Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed | | | (49,549 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 24,306 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (24,108 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (103,284 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | (11 | ) |
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Option contracts written | | | (53,122 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (703,306 | ) |
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Affiliated investment securities | | | 1 | |
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Option contracts written | | | 158,127 | |
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| | | (545,178 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (701,595 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (725,703 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the period September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | | September 30, 2021 (commencement date) through December 31, 2021 |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (24,108) | | | | $ | (7,454) | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | | (156,417) | | | | | (67) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (545,178) | | | | | 176,226 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (725,703) | | | | | 168,705 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | – | | | | | (29,538) | |
Series II | | | | – | | | | | (80,483) | |
Total distributions from distributable earnings | | | | – | | | | | (110,021) | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | 284,731 | | | | | 1,018,798 | |
Series II | | | | 1,922,433 | | | | | 5,302,537 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | | 2,207,164 | | | | | 6,321,335 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | | 1,481,461 | | | | | 6,380,019 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
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Beginning of period | | | | 6,380,019 | | | | | – | |
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End of period | | | $ | 7,861,480 | | | | $ | 6,380,019 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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 | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | | | $ | 10.29 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1.24 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1.27 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9.02 | | | | | | | | | | | | (12.34 | )% | | | | | | | | | | | $1,179 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.70 | %(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 2.51 | %(d) | | | | | | | | | | | (0.69 | )%(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | % | | | | |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 10.29 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.84 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,048 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.70 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | 7.68 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | (0.70 | )(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Series II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Six months ended 06/30/22 | | | | | | | 10.29 | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | 9.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | (12.54 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,683 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | 2.76 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | (0.94 | )(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
Period ended 12/31/21(e) | | | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 10.29 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.84 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,332 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.95 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | 7.93 | (d) | | | | | | | | | | | (0.95 | )(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
(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. |
(e) | Commencement date of September 30, 2021. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund – September
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - September (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each 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 seeks, over a specified annual outcome period, to provide investors with returns that match those of the S&P 500® Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to an upside cap, while providing a buffer against the first 10% (prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund) of Underlying Index losses. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in options that reference the S&P 500® Index or options that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, which is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to track the S&P 500® Index.
The Fund employs a “Defined Outcome” strategy, which seeks to replicate the performance of the Underlying Index over a designated period of 12 months (the “Outcome Period”) up to a predetermined cap (the “Cap”), while providing a buffer against the first 10% of Underlying Index losses over the Outcome Period (the “Buffer”). Following the conclusion of the initial Outcome Period, each subsequent Outcome Period will be a one-year period that begins on the trading day that immediately follows the day that the preceding Outcome Period concluded. New Cap levels will be determined at the end of the trading day immediately preceding the first day of each new Outcome Period and will change depending on market conditions. The Buffer for each Outcome Period will be 10%. The Fund’s Cap represents the maximum percentage return, expressed as a percentage of the value of the Underlying Index determined at the start of the relevant Outcome Period (the “Underlying Index Start Value”), that can be achieved from an investment in the Fund over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. The Fund’s Buffer represents the amount of losses, expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Index Start Value, that the Fund will buffer against if the Underlying Index experiences losses over an Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees and expenses of the Fund. Underlying Index losses over an Outcome Period that exceed the Buffer will be borne by shareholders.
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 Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
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 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 asked 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 asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts may be valued up to 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 debt securities) 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. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. 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 investment 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/asked 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.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
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Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally 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 (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. 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 the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the 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 net investment 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 recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
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. | Flex Options Purchased and Written – The Fund invests primarily in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX® Options”), which are non-standard Options that allow users to negotiate key contract terms, including exercise prices, exercise styles, and expiration dates, on major stock indexes as well as individual equities. Other benefits of FLEX® Options, include guarantee for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a market clearinghouse that guarantees performance by two parties (“Counterparties”) to certain derivatives contracts and protection from Counterparty risk that is associated with Over-the-counter trading. |
The Fund will purchase and sell put and call FLEX® Options. Put options give the holder (the buyer of the put) the right to sell an asset (or deliver the cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) and gives the seller of the put (the writer) of the put the obligation to buy the asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index put option) at a certain defined price. Call options give the holder (the buyer of the call) the right to buy an asset (or receive cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) and gives the seller of the call (the writer) the obligation to sell the asset (or deliver cash value of the Underlying Index, in case of an index call option) at a certain defined price.
When the Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Purchased options are non-income producing securities. Options purchased are reported as Investments in unaffiliated securities on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options purchased are included on Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investment securities.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised,
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the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as the writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Options written are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on options written are included on the Statement of Operations as Net realized gain (loss) from and Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Option contracts written.
The Fund bears the risk that the OCC could be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX® Options contracts, which could cause significant losses. Additionally, FLEX® Options may be less liquid than certain other securities such as standardized options. In less liquid markets for the FLEX® Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX® Options positions under the customized terms. The Fund may experience substantial downside from specific FLEX® Option positions and certain FLEX® Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the underlying FLEX® Options will be affected by, among others, changes in the value of the exchange, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time to until the FLEX® Options expire. The value of the FLEX® Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction). However, as a FLEX® Option approaches its expiration date, its value typically increasingly moves with the value of the Underlying Index.
J. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the 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. |
K. | Buffered Loss Risk – The term “buffer” is a generic term that is widely used in the investment management and financial services industries to describe an investment product or strategy that is designed to mitigate or alleviate downside risk. The Buffer for the Fund is designed to limit downside losses for shares purchased at the beginning and held until the end of the Outcome Period; however, there is no guarantee that the Buffer will effectively protect against all losses. If the Underlying Index declines over an Outcome Period by more than the Buffer, shareholders will bear the amount of the loss in excess of the Buffer at the end of the Outcome Period (plus Fund fees and expenses). |
L. | Non-Diversified Risk – Under the 1940 Act, a fund designated as “diversified” must limit its holdings such that the securities of issuers which individually represent more than 5% of its total assets must in the aggregate represent less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund is classified as “diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund may be “non-diversified,” as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. A non-diversified fund can invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than a diversified fund can. In such circumstances, a change in the value of one or a few issuers’ securities will therefore affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. As such, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks, or even a single stock, and the Fund’s shares may experience significant fluctuations in value. |
M. | COVID-19 Risk – The COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has resulted in instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased trading costs. Efforts to contain its spread have resulted in travel restrictions, disruptions of healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, layoffs, lower consumer demand and employee availability, and defaults and credit downgrades, among other significant economic impacts that have disrupted global economic activity across many industries. Such economic impacts may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks locally or globally and cause general concern and uncertainty. The full economic impact and ongoing effects of COVID-19 (or other future epidemics or pandemics) at the macro-level and on individual businesses are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund’s performance. |
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 accrues daily and pays monthly 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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First $ 2 billion | | | 0.420% | |
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Over $2 billion | | | 0.400% | |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 0.42%.
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 Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will 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 Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least April 30, 2023, 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 0.70% and Series II to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “expense limits”). 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, 2023. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limits or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limits, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2024, 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $11,455 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $38,094.
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 fees paid to insurance companies that have agreed to provide certain administrative services to the Fund. These administrative services provided by the insurance companies may include, among other things: maintenance of master accounts with the Fund; tracking, recording and transmitting net purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares; maintaining and preserving records related to the purchase, redemption and other account activity of variable product owners; distributing copies of Fund documents such as prospectuses, proxy materials and periodic reports, to variable product owners, and responding to inquiries from variable product owners about the Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, Invesco was paid $343 for accounting and fund administrative services and was reimbursed $827 for fees paid to insurance companies. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. 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 six months ended June 30, 2022, 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:
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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 June 30, 2022. 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 | |
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | $ | 346,122 | | | $ | – | | | $– | | $ | 346,122 | |
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Options Purchased | | | – | | | | 7,997,276 | | | – | | | 7,997,276 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 346,122 | | | | 7,997,276 | | | – | | | 8,343,398 | |
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Other Investments – Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Options Written* | | | – | | | | (448,865 | ) | | – | | | (448,865 | ) |
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Total Investments | | $ | 346,122 | | | $ | 7,548,411 | | | $– | | $ | 7,894,533 | |
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* | Options written are shown at value. |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 June 30, 2022:
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Derivative Assets | | Equity Risk | |
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Options purchased, at value(a) | | $ | 7,997,276 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (7,997,276 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Equity Risk | |
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Options written, at value | | $ | (448,865 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 448,865 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | – | |
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(a) | Options purchased, at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022
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 | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | | | | | $(103,284 | ) | | | | |
Options written | | | | | | | (53,122 | ) | | | | |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Options purchased(a) | | | | | | | (703,306 | ) | | | | |
Options written | | | | | | | 158,127 | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | $(701,585 | ) | | | | |
(a) | Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investment securities and the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities. |
The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Equity Options Purchased | | | Index Options Purchased | | | Equity Options Written | | | Index Options Written | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 3,499,325 | | | $ | 2,514,170 | | | $ | 6,907,054 | | | $ | 4,962,430 | |
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Average contracts | | | 158 | | | | 11 | | | | 158 | | | | 11 | |
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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 SSB, 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. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
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. 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 did not have a capital loss carryforward as of December 31, 2021.
NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
There were no securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Government obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased or sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, 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 Investments on a Tax Basis | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | | $ 615,688 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (1,158,350 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | $ (542,662 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $8,437,195.
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NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six months ended June 30, 2022(a) | | | December 31, 2021(b) | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | 30,680 | | | $ | 301,622 | | | | 101,751 | | | $ | 1,018,327 | |
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Series II | | | 438,351 | | | | 4,107,856 | | | | 514,276 | | | | 5,261,059 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | - | | | | - | | | | 50 | | | | 508 | |
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Series II | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,064 | | | | 51,452 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | (1,741 | ) | | | (16,891 | ) | | | (3 | ) | | | (37 | ) |
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Series II | | | (214,384 | ) | | | (2,185,423 | ) | | | (957 | ) | | | (9,974 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 252,906 | | | $ | 2,207,164 | | | | 620,181 | | | $ | 6,321,335 | |
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(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. |
In addition, 23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser.
(b) | Commencement date of September 30, 2021. |
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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 January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
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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| | | | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
| | Beginning Account Value (01/01/22) | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (06/30/22) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 |
Series I | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 876.60 | | | | $ | 3.26 | | | | $ | 1,021.32 | | | | $ | 3.51 | | | | | 0.70 | % |
Series II | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 874.60 | | | | | 4.42 | | | | | 1,020.08 | | | | | 4.76 | | | | | 0.95 | |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, 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 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on June 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) as a whole, and the independent Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Invesco® V.I. S&P 500 Buffer Fund - September’s (the Fund) Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2022. After evaluating the factors discussed below, among others, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts and determined that the compensation payable thereunder by the Fund to Invesco Advisers and by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Evaluation Process
The Board has established an Investments Committee, which in turn has established Sub-Committees that meet throughout the year to review the performance of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet regularly with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review detailed information about investment performance and portfolio attributes of these funds. The Board has established additional standing and ad hoc committees that meet regularly throughout the year to review matters within their purview. The Board took into account evaluations and reports that it received from its committees and sub-committees, as well as the information provided to the Board and its committees and sub-committees throughout the year, in considering whether to approve each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.
As part of the contract renewal process, the Board reviews and considers information provided in response to detailed requests for information submitted to management by the independent Trustees with assistance from legal counsel to the independent Trustees and the Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. The Board receives comparative investment performance and fee and expense data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), an independent mutual fund data provider, as well as information on the composition of the peer groups provided by Broadridge and its methodology for determining peer groups. The Board also receives an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal
process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable in accordance with certain negotiated regulatory requirements. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel throughout the year and as part of meetings convened on May 2, 2022 and June 13, 2022, the independent Trustees also discussed the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.
The discussion below is a summary of the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them during the course of the year and in prior years and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee. The information received and considered by the Board was current as of various dates prior to the Board’s approval on June 13, 2022.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process and oversight, credit analysis, and research capabilities. The Board considered information regarding Invesco Advisers’ programs for and resources devoted to risk management, including management of investment, enterprise, operational, liquidity, valuation and compliance risks, and technology used to manage such risks. The Board also received and reviewed information about Invesco Advisers’ role as administrator of the Invesco Funds’ liquidity risk management program. The Board received a description of, and reports related to, Invesco Advisers’ global security program and business continuity plans and of its approach to data privacy and cybersecurity, including related testing. The Board considered how the cybersecurity and business continuity plans of Invesco Advisers and its key service providers operated in the remote and hybrid working environment resulting from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and paved the way for a hybrid working framework in a normalized environment as employees return to the office. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds, such as various back office support functions, third party oversight, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading and legal and compliance. The Board observed that Invesco Advisers’ systems preparedness and ongoing investment enabled
Invesco Advisers to manage, operate and oversee the Invesco Funds with minimal impact or disruption through challenging environments. The Board reviewed and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of the family of funds under the umbrella of Invesco Ltd., Invesco Advisers’ parent company, and noted Invesco Ltd.’s depth and experience in running an investment management business, as well as its commitment of financial and other resources to such business. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expertise with respect to certain asset classes and that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts may benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided to the Fund by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory.
B. | Fund Investment Performance |
The Board considered Fund investment performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund had recently commenced operations in September 2021 and has limited performance history. The Board reviewed performance expectations for the Fund as well as information provided regarding the experience of the portfolio managers in managing products with derivatives-based strategies.
C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the median contractual management fee rate of the Fund’s Broadridge expense group, as provided by management. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for shares of the Fund was below the Lipper Large Cap Core classification median fees. The Board also considered comparative information regarding the Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund for the term disclosed in the Fund’s registration statement in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified
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percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other similarly managed mutual funds or client accounts.
The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management.
D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there may be economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund and the Invesco Funds, and the extent to which such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board considered that the Fund may benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule, which generally operate to reduce the Fund’s expense ratio as it grows in size. The Board noted that the Fund also shares in economies of scale through Invesco Advisers’ ability to negotiate lower fee arrangements with third party service providers. The Board noted that the Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as Invesco Advisers’ investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.
E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services in the aggregate and on an individual Fund-by-Fund basis. The Board considered the methodology used for calculating profitability and the periodic review and enhancement of such methodology. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds in the aggregate and to most Funds individually. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing such services to be excessive, given the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers provided information demonstrating that Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the investment advisory agreement, and provided representations indicating that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the sub-advisory contracts.
F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for providing administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board received comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including
information provided by Broadridge and other independent sources. The Board reviewed the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board noted that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and subject to approval on an annual basis by the Board based on its determination that the services are required for the operation of the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements may result in the Fund bearing costs to purchase research that may be used by Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with other clients and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives from Invesco Advisers periodic reports that include a representation to the effect that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in registered money market funds or, with regard to securities lending cash collateral, unregistered funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 (collectively referred to as “affiliated money market funds”) advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board considered information regarding the returns of the affiliated money market funds relative to comparable overnight investments, as well as the fees paid by the affiliated money market funds to Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. In this regard, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to the Fund’s investments. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the advisory fees payable to Invesco Advisers from the Fund’s investment of cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are for services that are not duplicative of services provided by Invesco Advisers to the Fund.
The Board considered that Invesco Advisers may serve as the Fund’s affiliated securities lending agent and evaluated the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers when serving in such role, including the compensation received. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ securities lending platform and corporate governance structure for securities lending, including Invesco Advisers’ Securities Lending Governance Committee and its related responsibilities. The Board noted that to the extent the Fund utilizes Invesco Advisers as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with, and in reliance upon, no-action letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board considered information provided by Invesco Advisers related to the performance of Invesco Advisers as securities lending agent, including a
summary of the securities lending services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers and the compensation paid to Invesco Advisers for such services, as well as any revenues generated for the Fund in connection with such securities lending activity and the allocation of such revenue between the Fund and Invesco Advisers.
The Board also received information about commissions that an affiliated broker may receive for executing certain trades for the Fund. Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers advised the Board of the benefits to the Fund of executing trades through the affiliated broker and that such trades were executed in compliance with rules under the federal securities laws and consistent with best execution obligations.
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Not applicable for a semi-annual report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
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 August 9, 2022, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“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 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of August 9, 2022, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
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/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | August 19, 2022 |
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/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | August 19, 2022 |
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By: | | /s/ Adrien Deberghes |
| | Adrien Deberghes |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | August 19, 2022 |