| Summary Prospectus |
December 15, 2023 |
Invesco American Franchise Fund
Class: A (VAFAX), C (VAFCX), R (VAFRX), Y (VAFIX), R5 (VAFNX), R6 (VAFFX)
Before you invest, you may want to review the
Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information
about the Fund online at www.invesco.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 959-4246 or by sending an e-mail request to
ProspectusRequest@invesco.com. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated December 15, 2023 (as each may be amended or supplemented), are
incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website, phone number or e-mail address noted above.
Investment Objective(s)
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.
The table and Examples below do not reflect any transaction
fees that may be charged by financial intermediaries or
commissions that a shareholder may be required to pay directly
to its financial intermediary when buying or selling Class Y or
Class R6 shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least
$50,000 in the Invesco Funds. More
information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section “Shareholder Account Information – Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares Only)” on page A-3 of the prospectus and the
section “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares – Purchase and Redemption of Shares” on page L-1 of the statement of additional information (SAI).
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
| Class: |
A |
C |
R |
Y |
R5 |
R6 |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
5.50
% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
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| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) |
None1
|
1.00
% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| | ||||||
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
| Class: |
A |
C |
R |
Y |
R5 |
R6 |
| Management Fees |
0.58 % |
0.58 % |
0.58 % |
0.58 % |
0.58 % |
0.58 % |
| | ||||||
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
None |
None |
None |
| | ||||||
| Other Expenses |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
| | ||||||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.99 |
1.74 |
1.24 |
0.74 |
0.71 |
0.64 |
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1
A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See “Shareholder Account
Information-Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs).”
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing
in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This Example does not include
commissions and/or other forms of
compensation that investors may pay on transactions in Class Y and Class R6 shares. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Class A |
$645 |
$848 |
$1,067 |
$1,696 |
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| Class C |
$277 |
$548 |
$944 |
$1,853 |
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| Class R |
$126 |
$393 |
$681 |
$1,500 |
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| Class Y |
$76 |
$237 |
$411 |
$918 |
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| Class R5 |
$73 |
$227 |
$395 |
$883 |
| | ||||
| Class R6 |
$65 |
$205 |
$357 |
$798 |
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Class A |
$645 |
$848 |
$1,067 |
$1,696 |
| | ||||
| Class C |
$177 |
$548 |
$944 |
$1,853 |
| | ||||
| Class R |
$126 |
$393 |
$681 |
$1,500 |
| | ||||
| Class Y |
$76 |
$237 |
$411 |
$918 |
| | ||||
| Class R5 |
$73 |
$227 |
$395 |
$883 |
| | ||||
| Class R6 |
$65 |
$205 |
$357 |
$798 |
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Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover
rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s
performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 73% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. issuers, and in derivatives and other
instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The Fund deems an issuer to be a
U.S. issuer if (i) its principal securities trading market (i.e., a U.S. stock exchange, NASDAQ or
over-the-counter markets) is in the U.S.; (ii) it (alone or through its consolidated subsidiaries) derives 50% or more of its annual revenue from either goods produced, sales made or services performed in
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the U.S.; (iii) it is organized under the laws
of, or has a principal office in, the U.S.; or (iv) its “country of risk” is the U.S. as determined by a third party service provider. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of mid- and large-capitalization issuers. The
principal type of equity security in which the Fund invests is common stock.
The Fund invests primarily in securities that are considered by the Fund’s portfolio managers to
have potential for earnings or revenue growth.
The Fund may invest up
to 20% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers.
The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its net assets in emerging markets countries,
i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it can invest a greater percentage of its
assets in a small group of issuers or any one issuer than a diversified fund can.
The Fund’s portfolio managers use a bottom-up stock selection process designed
to seek alpha (return on investments in excess of the Russell
1000® Growth Index), as well as a disciplined portfolio construction process designed to manage risk. The portfolio managers
use a holistic approach that closely examines company fundamentals, including detailed modeling of a
company’s financial statements and discussions with company management teams, suppliers, distributors, competitors, and customers. The portfolio managers use a variety of valuation techniques based on the company in question, the industry in which the
company operates, the stage of the company’s business cycle, and other factors that best reflect a
company’s value. The portfolio managers seek to invest in companies with attractive growth outlooks
at compelling valuation levels.
The portfolio managers consider whether to sell a particular security when a company
is deemed to be overvalued, a company’s fundamentals deteriorate, the catalysts for growth are no longer present or reflected in the stock price or if the company is displaced by a more attractive investment opportunity.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
As with
any mutual fund investment, loss of money is a risk of investing. An investment in the Fund is not a
deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
governmental agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. The principal risks of investing in the Fund
are:
Market Risk. The market values of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of the Fund’s shares, will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Market risk may
affect a single issuer, industry or section of the economy, or it may affect the market as a whole. The value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down due to general market conditions that 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, economic crisis or adverse
investor sentiment generally. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may
decline in value. When markets perform well, there can be no assurance that specific investments held by
the Fund will rise in value.
Investing in Stocks
Risk. The value of the Fund’s portfolio may be affected by changes in the stock markets. Stock markets may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall or
rise sharply at times. Adverse events in any part of the equity or fixed-income markets may have unexpected
negative effects on other market segments. Different stock markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. stock markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets.
The prices of individual stocks generally do not all move in the same direction at
the same time. However, individual stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of certain other types of
investments, such as bonds. A variety of factors
can negatively affect the price of a particular company’s stock. These factors may include, but are not
limited to: poor earnings reports, a loss of customers, litigation against the company, general unfavorable
performance of the company’s sector or industry, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry. To the extent that securities of a particular type are emphasized (for example foreign stocks, stocks of
small- or mid-cap companies, growth or value stocks, or stocks of companies in a particular industry), fund share values may fluctuate more in response to events affecting the market for those types of securities.
Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk. Mid-capitalization companies
tend to be more vulnerable to changing market conditions and may have more limited product lines and
markets, less experienced management and fewer financial resources than larger companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies, and their returns may vary,
sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market.
Growth Investing
Risk. If a growth company’s earnings or stock price fails to increase as anticipated, or if its business plans do not produce the expected results, the value of its
securities may decline sharply. Growth companies may be newer or smaller companies that may experience
greater stock price fluctuations and risks of loss than larger, more established companies. Newer growth
companies tend to retain a large part of their earnings for research, development or investments in capital assets. Therefore, they may not pay any dividends for some time. Growth investing has gone in and out of favor during past
market cycles and is likely to continue to do so. During periods when growth investing is out of favor or
when markets are unstable, it may be more difficult to sell growth company securities at an acceptable
price and the securities of growth companies may underperform the securities of value companies or the overall stock market. Growth stocks may also be more volatile than other securities because of investor speculation.
Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may from time to time have a significant amount of its assets invested in one market sector or group of
related industries. In this event, the Fund’s performance will depend to a greater extent on the
overall condition of the sector or group of industries and there is increased risk that the Fund will lose significant value if conditions adversely affect that sector or group of industries.
Foreign Securities
Risk. The Fund's foreign investments may be adversely affected by political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulty in
enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity or increased volatility. Foreign investments also involve the risk of the possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of the issuer or foreign deposits (in which the Fund could lose its entire
investments in a certain market) and the possible adoption of foreign governmental restrictions such as exchange controls. Foreign companies generally may be subject to less stringent regulations than U.S. companies, including
financial reporting requirements and auditing and accounting controls, and may therefore be more
susceptible to fraud or corruption. There may be less public information available about foreign companies
than U.S. companies, making it difficult to evaluate those foreign companies. Unless the Fund has hedged its
foreign currency exposure, foreign securities risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate
fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate
significantly over short periods of time. Currency hedging strategies, if used, are not always
successful.
Emerging Market Securities Risk. Emerging markets (also referred
to as developing markets) are generally subject to greater market volatility, political, social and
economic instability, uncertain 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
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companies in more developed markets. Such
countries’ economies may be more dependent on relatively few industries or investors that may be highly
vulnerable to local and global changes. Companies in emerging market countries generally may be subject to
less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies
may be less available and reliable, which can impede the Fund’s ability to evaluate such companies.
Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change
quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions (including bankruptcy, confiscatory
taxation, expropriation, nationalization of a company’s assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of
local companies, restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country, protectionist measures and practices such as share blocking), or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, the ability
of foreign entities to participate in privatization programs of certain developing or emerging market
countries may be limited by local law. Investments in emerging market securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information.
Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in the obligations or securities of a small number of issuers or any single issuer than
a diversified fund can. 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.
Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed and depends heavily on the Adviser’s judgment about markets, interest rates or the
attractiveness, relative values, liquidity, or potential appreciation of particular investments made for
the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund could experience losses if these judgments prove to be incorrect. Additionally, legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may adversely affect management of the Fund and, therefore, the ability of the Fund to
achieve its investment objective.
Performance Information
The
bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year as of December 31. The performance table compares the Fund’s performance to that of a
style-specific benchmark and a broad-based securities market benchmark (in that order).
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
Performance returns would be lower without applicable fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
All Fund performance shown assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
and the effect of the Fund’s expenses.
Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at
www.invesco.com/us.
Annual Total Returns
The bar chart does not reflect sales loads. If it did, the annual total returns shown would be lower.
| Class A |
Period Ended |
Returns |
| Year-to-date |
September 30, 2023 |
23.30% |
| Best Quarter |
June 30, 2020 |
30.98% |
| Worst Quarter |
June 30, 2022 |
-20.33% |
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)
| |
Inception Date |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10
Years |
| Class A |
|
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
6/23/2005 |
-34.92 % |
6.33 % |
10.84 % |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions |
|
-36.09 |
3.52 |
8.66 |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
|
-19.81 |
5.12 |
8.82 |
| | ||||
| Class C |
6/23/2005 |
-32.27 |
6.73 |
10.80 |
| | ||||
| Class R |
5/23/2011 |
-31.30 |
7.28 |
11.19 |
| | ||||
| Class Y |
6/23/2005 |
-30.99 |
7.81 |
11.75 |
| | ||||
| Class R5 |
12/22/2010 |
-30.98 |
7.85 |
11.82 |
| | ||||
| Class R6 |
9/24/2012 |
-30.89 |
7.94 |
11.92 |
| | ||||
| Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
-29.14 |
10.96 |
14.10 |
| | ||||
| S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
-18.11 |
9.42 |
12.56 |
| | ||||
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns
shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as
401(k) plans, 529 college savings plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax
returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco or the Adviser)
| Portfolio Managers |
Title |
Length of Service on the Fund |
| Ronald J. Zibelli, Jr., CFA |
Portfolio Manager (lead) |
2022 |
| | ||
| Ido Cohen |
Portfolio Manager |
2010 |
| | ||
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through your financial adviser or by telephone at 800-959-4246. Shares of the Fund, other than Class R5 and Class R6
shares, may also be purchased, redeemed or exchanged on any business day through our website at
www.invesco.com/us or by mail to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
The minimum investments for Class A, C, R and Y shares for fund accounts are as follows:
| Type of Account |
Initial
Investment Per Fund |
Additional
Investments Per Fund |
| Asset or fee-based accounts managed by your financial adviser |
None |
None |
| | ||
| Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans and Employer Sponsored IRAs |
None |
None |
| | ||
| IRAs and Coverdell ESAs if the new investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan |
$25 |
$25 |
| | ||
| All other types of accounts if the investor is purchasing shares through a systematic purchase plan |
50 |
50 |
| | ||
| IRAs and Coverdell ESAs |
250 |
25 |
| | ||
| All other accounts |
1,000 |
50 |
| | ||
With respect to Class R5 and Class R6 shares, there is no minimum initial investment for Employer Sponsored Retirement and Benefit Plans investing through a retirement platform that
administers at least $2.5 billion in retirement plan assets. All other Employer Sponsored Retirement and
Benefit Plans must meet a minimum initial investment of at least $1 million in each Fund in which it
invests.
For all other institutional investors purchasing Class R5 or Class R6 shares, the
minimum initial investment in each share class is $1 million, unless such investment is made by (i) an investment company, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), that is
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part of a family of investment companies which
own in the aggregate at least $100 million in securities, or (ii) an account established with a 529 college
savings plan managed by Invesco, in which case there is no minimum initial investment.
There are no minimum investment amounts for Class R6 shares held through retail omnibus accounts
maintained by an intermediary, such as a broker, that (i) generally charges an asset-based fee or commission in addition to those described in this prospectus, and (ii) maintains Class R6 shares and makes them available to retail
investors.
Tax Information
The
Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan, 529 college savings plan or individual retirement account. Any
distributions from a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account may be taxed as ordinary income when
withdrawn from such plan or account.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund, the Fund’s distributor or its related companies may pay the intermediary
for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson or financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website
for more information.
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