purposes, will be invested in those securities,
and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The
Fund will concentrate its investments without limit in the metals, mining and minerals industries. 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.
However, the Fund is currently managed as a diversified fund
and it is anticipated that, as of December 23, 2023, the Fund will no longer be classified as a non-diversified fund and all references to the Fund operating as
non-diversified are removed from the Fund's prospectus and SAI.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in gold or silver bullion, in other precious metals,
in metals naturally occurring with precious metals, in certificates representing an ownership interest in those metals, and in gold or silver coins. The Fund’s investment in shares of exchange-traded funds and other exchange-traded
products that invest in gold bullion (Gold ETFs) are subject to this investment restriction.
The Fund may invest in U.S. or foreign companies, including companies in developing
or emerging markets, i.e., those that are generally in the early stages of their industrial cycles. The Fund has no limit on its foreign investments. The Fund may buy securities issued by companies of any size or market capitalization range and at times
might increase its emphasis on securities of issuers in a particular capitalization range.
As part of its process for identifying investment opportunities, the Fund relies
primarily on evaluations of a company’s fundamentals. It also assesses a company’s financial statements and management structure, as well as the company’s operations and new developments. To arrive at buy and sell decisions, the Fund considers the
growth potential and the valuations of the stocks of particular companies.
The Fund can also invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The
Subsidiary will invest in gold bullion and other precious metals, Gold ETFs, commodity-linked derivatives related to gold or other special minerals (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts), and certain fixed-income securities and
other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the
Subsidiary are intended to provide the Fund with exposure to minerals commodities market returns within the
limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. In managing the Subsidiary's portfolio,
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser”) will be subject to the same operational guidelines that
apply to the management of the Fund. The Fund applies its investment restrictions and compliance policies and procedures, on a look-through basis, to the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary may vary based on the portfolio
manager’s use of gold bullion and other precious metals, Gold ETFs, different types of
commodity-linked derivatives, fixed-income securities and other investments. Since the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in this prospectus, the Fund may be
considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through its Subsidiary and subject to the risks
associated with any investments of the Subsidiary. Therefore, references in this prospectus to investments by the Fund include the Fund’s indirect investments through the Subsidiary.
In addition to investing in derivative instruments through the Subsidiary, the Fund
may also invest directly in derivative instruments, including options. The Fund may use options, including covered call options, for liquidity, hedging and investment purposes. Up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets can be subject to call options
the Fund sells. However, the Fund will not write or purchase any call option that will cause the value of the Fund’s calls on a particular security to exceed 3% of the Fund’s total assets.
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.
Investments in Mining, Minerals and Metal Industry Securities Risk. Investments in mining, minerals and metal industry companies may be speculative and may be subject to greater price
volatility than investments in other types of companies. The special risks of mining, minerals and metal
industry investments include:
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changes in international monetary policies or economic and political conditions can affect the supply of gold and precious metals and consequently the value of mining, minerals and metal
company investments;
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the United States or foreign governments may pass laws or regulations limiting metal investments for strategic or other policy reasons;
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the principal supplies of gold are concentrated in the following countries or territories, including but not limited to China, Australia, Russia and certain other former Soviet Union
countries, Canada and the United States, the governments of which may pass laws or regulations limiting
metal investments for strategic or other policy reasons; and
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increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of mining, minerals and metal investments.
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