Risk Associated with the
Fund Holding Cash, Money Market Instruments and Other Short-Term Investments.
The Fund will, at times, hold assets in cash, money market instruments and other short-term
investments, which may hurt the Fund’s performance. These positions may also subject the Fund to additional risks and costs.
Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses passive underlying funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a
specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an
indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the
index.
Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other
forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or
political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected
for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such
as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.
Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There
is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to
inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified
rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
(CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a
TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or
conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries
or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes due to a number of factors, including inflation
(or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates,
global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental
trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the
Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or
pandemics.
Foreign Securities and Emerging
Markets Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of
U.S. investments.
Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, unstable
governments, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, decreased market liquidity,
expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or
other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible
foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,”
an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has
delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that
the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Foreign
market trading hours, clearance and settlement procedures, and holiday schedules may limit an
underlying fund’s ability to buy and sell securities.
Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments
tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming
riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Emerging market countries
typically have less established market economies than developed countries and may face greater
social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically
present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on
issuers. Certain emerging market countries may be subject to less stringent requirements
regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping and therefore, material
information related to an investment may not be available or reliable. Additionally, an
underlying fund may have substantial difficulties exercising its legal rights or enforcing a
counterparty’s legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of the United States, in particular, in emerging markets countries, which can increase the risk of loss.
Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the Fund and/or an underlying fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The
prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to
fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, contagion risk within a particular industry or sector or to other industries or
sectors, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in
other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its
investments in a particular industry or sector, the value of the Fund’s shares may fluctuate
in response to events affecting that industry or sector.
Interest Rate Risk. Investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If
rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater
interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in
value. The Fund and/or an underlying fund may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and
other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less
sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and
floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as